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Molecule editor and visualiser. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Molecule editor and visualiser
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Project history and usage
Avogadro is a free, open-source molecular editor and visualization application for scientific research and education. The current Avogadro 2 generation is a major rewrite of the original application.
Project history
The original Avogadro project was already publishing beta releases in 2007. Avogadro 2 was subsequently developed as a rewrite of the now-unsupported 1.x codebase, with its code divided into reusable libraries and an application layer under the Open Chemistry community.
The second-generation project emphasizes modern rendering, stability, extensibility, and reusable components for chemical visualization and data processing.
Adoption history
Avogadro developed into a cross-platform, open-source application serving computational chemistry, molecular modeling, education, bioinformatics, and materials science. Its broad file-format support and plugin architecture make it useful across both teaching and research workflows.
How it is used
Users draw, edit, optimize, analyze, and visualize molecular structures; inspect orbitals and surfaces; and prepare input for external computational-chemistry programs. Avogadro runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Why package nerds care
Avogadro is notable as a desktop scientific application whose reusable libraries, plugin system, and integrations connect graphical molecular editing with command-line chemistry packages. Package maintainers must account for a substantial native scientific and graphics dependency stack.
Timeline
- 2007: Avogadro 0.2.0 was released as an early beta.
- 2015: The first version of the official Avogadro manual was produced.
- 2022–2025: The official manual was extensively revised for Avogadro 2.
Related projects
- Open Chemistry is the umbrella community under which Avogadro is developed.
- Open Babel and external computational-chemistry programs complement Avogadro's format conversion, force-field, and input-generation workflows.
Sources
- Official 0.2.0 release notes: https://avogadro.cc/install/versions/v020.html
- Official guide: https://avogadro.cc/docs/
- Official project repository: https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs
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page generated2026-11-04
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install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:avogadro |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/avogadro |
| Homepage | https://avogadro.cc/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs |
| Upstream docs | https://avogadro.cc/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/releases/download/2.1.0/Avogadro2-2.1.0-Darwin-arm64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | d6bdc4348ccf53c01e14259bdaedb489c8584da356d78abe4f421099ea95229c |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | avogadro |
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