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UCSF ChimeraX

Next-generation molecular visualization and analysis

ChimeraX is the successor to UCSF Chimera, built for performance with large structures, cryo-EM maps and virtual reality.

Highlights

  • Fetch and visualize PDB, EMDB and AlphaFold DB entries directly.
  • Analysis of interfaces, contacts and sequence–structure relationships.
  • Scriptable in Python with a modern command line.

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