NMR Software
Prices were checked recently, are for academic licenses, and are in US dollars unless stated otherwise.
Software | OS | Cost | Notes |
TopSpin | Windows, MacOSX, CentOS | Free to academics | comprehensive, 1D..6D processing, not so intuitive |
mNova | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | 45 day free trial | 1D,2D processing |
iNMR | Windows, MacOSX | unlimited free 30 minute trials | 1D,2D,3D processing |
ACD Spectrus Processor | Windows | free 30 day trial | 1D,2D processing |
PERCH NMR Software Tools | Windows | 3 month trial version | focused on small molecules |
SpinWorks | Windows | free | 1D,2D processing |
NMRPipe | Windows XP, MacOSX, Linux, Irix, Solaris | free | focused on multi-dimensional processing, enforces understanding, requires comfort with command line |
NMRFx | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free | focused on multi-dimensional processing, essentially graphical version of NMRPipe |
Rowland NMR Toolkit | MacOSX, Linux, AIX, ALTIX | free | provides linear prediction, maximum entropy, non-uniforrmm sampling reconstruction methods |
Software | OS | Cost | Notes |
TopSpin | Windows, MacOSX, CentOS | Free to academics | comprehensive, better for small molecules than biomolecules |
mNova | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | 45 day free trial | small molecules, spectra prediction, 1H auto assign |
iNMR | Windows, MacOSX | unlimited free 30 minute trials | small molecules, spin system simulation, multiplet fitting |
PERCH NMR Software Tools | Windows | 3 month trial version | small molecules, 1H spectra prediction |
NMRFAM-Sparky | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free | mainly biomolecules, multi-dimensional spectra, easy to learn |
CcpNmr Analysis | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free | mainly biomolecules, multi-dimensional spectra, powerful, steep learning curve |
NMRFx Viewer | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free, suggested $590 | biomolecules, multi-dimensional spectra |
CARA | Windows, MacOSX, MacX11, Linux, Irix, Solaris | free | biomolecules, multi-dimensional spectra |
Software | OS | Cost | Notes |
ChemDraw | Windows, MacOSX | 2 week free trial, $350 | 2D structure drawing, property prediction, 3D energy minimisation, industry standard |
ChemAxon MarvinSketch | Windows, Mac, Linux | free | 2D structure drawing, property prediction, 3D energy minimisation |
ACD Chemsketch | Windows | free for academics | 2D structure drawing |
PERCH NMR Software Tools | Windows | 3 month trial version | focused on small molecules |
Avogadro | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free | 3D visualization and editing, focused on small molecules |
CcpNmr ChemBuild | Windows, Linux | free | 3D editing, builds definitions for structure calculation software |
Chimera | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free | 3D visualization, some editing, animations, displays MD trajectories, biomolecules, viruses |
VMD | Windows, MacOSX, Linux, Solaris | free | 3D visualization, displays MD trajectories, biomolecules |
Pymol | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | $99/year for academics | 3D visualization, animations, biomolecules, poor documentation |
MolMol | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free | 3D visualization, biomolecules, NMR focus |
Software | OS | Cost | Notes | |
CYANA | MacOSX, Linux, Irix, Compaq Alpha, AIX | 600 Euro | biomolecules | |
Xplor-NIH | Linux, Irix | free | biomolecules | |
AMBER | any that has the compilers | $400 | any molecule | |
Dynamo | MacOSX, Linux | free | biomolecules, comes with NMRPipe | |
Software | OS | Cost | Notes |
GROMACS | Windows, MacOSX, Linux | free to academics | any molecule |
HADDOCK | Webserver, MacOSX, Linux | free to academics | mainly biomolecule and biomolecule/ligand interaction |
Software | OS | Cost | Notes |
SMILE | MacOSX, Linux | free | reconstruction of non-uniformly sampled spectra, requires NMRPipe |
hmsIST | MacOSX, Linux | free | reconstruction of non-uniformly sampled spectra, requires NMRPipe |
MDD | MacOSX, Linux | free | reconstruction of non-uniformly sampled spectra, requires NMRPipe |
PALES | Linux, Irix, Solaris | free | protein structural analysis with residual dipolar couplings |
TALOS-N | Windows, MacOSX, Linux, Irix, Solaris | free | prediction of protein torsion angles from chemical shifts |
SPARTA+ | Windows, MacOSX, Linux, Irix, Solaris | free | prediction of protein backbone and Cb chemical shifts from structures |