Open-Source PyMOL
Molecular visualisation for inspecting structures and interfaces.
Schrödinger, LLC (open-source build)
What it does
Molecular visualisation and measurement. Input: structures and trajectories; output: rendered images/sessions plus interface inspection - contacts, distances, buried surface - for sanity-checking a design by eye.
Commercial use
Commercial use OKLicence as writtenOpen-Source PyMOL Copyright Notice (custom permissive, MIT/X11-style)
The LICENSE file grants permission to use, copy, modify and distribute for any purpose without fee, provided copyright notices are kept; the PyMOL name may not be used in advertising without permission, and derivatives must be plainly distinguished from Schrödinger's PyMOL products. The paid Incentive PyMOL product is separate.
The licence read at the source allows use by a company. Attribution or copyleft conditions may still apply — read the note.
Is commercial use free of charge?
Free for commercial useThe open-source build is free for any use. The commercial PyMOL sold by Schrodinger is a separate, paid product; you do not need it, and incentive/educational builds have their own restrictions.
Price and rights are separate: this panel is about money, the panel above is about permission.
When to use it
Use for visual QC of designs, epitopes and docked poses. The open-source build lacks some features and support of the commercial distribution.
Facts
- Maker
- Schrödinger, LLC (open-source build)
- Cost for commercial use
- Free for commercial use
- Category
- Data and structure resources
- Compute
- CPU
- Open weights
- Yes
- Licence
- Open-Source PyMOL Copyright Notice (custom permissive, MIT/X11-style)
- Official site / repo
- github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source
- Paper
- None listed
- Last verified
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