
Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use
in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials
science, and related areas. It offers flexible rendering and a powerful
plugin architecture.
Core features and goals of the Avogadro project include:
- Open-source, distributed under the liberal 3-clause BSD license
- Cross-platform, with nightly builds on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows
- An intuitive interface designed to be useful to whole community
- Fast and efficient, embracing the latest technologies
- Extensible, making extensive use of a plugin architecture
- Flexible, supporting a range of chemical data formats and packages