How can I download PyMOL for Windows for free?

Pre-compiled Open-Source PyMOL is available free from Christoph Gohlke of the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, University of California, Irvine. Install the latest version of Python 3 for Windows (e.g., by going to http://www.python.org/downloads/ and choosing the x64 EXE installer).

Is there a free version of PyMOL?

The Software Center has made PyMOL software available for free to all CWRU students, faculty and staff on Windows, Macintosh and Linux machines. PyMOL is a powerful and comprehensive molecular visualization product for rendering and animating 3D molecular structures.

How do I open PyMOL on Windows?

You can launch PyMOL from the applications menu or from the icon on your desktop (if you placed one there). Alternatively, if you want to change the default directory for data, you can just put the path to the new default directory in the “Start In” field of the “shortcut link” that is used to launch Pymol.

Is PyMOL free for students?

Order PyMOL and AxPyMOL Online Educational subscriptions to PyMOL are available at no cost to full-time students and educators teaching full-time students.

Is PyMOL open source?

PyMOL is an open source but proprietary molecular visualization system created by Warren Lyford DeLano. It was commercialized initially by DeLano Scientific LLC, which was a private software company dedicated to creating useful tools that become universally accessible to scientific and educational communities.

How do I open a file in PyMOL?

Open the PDB file using File => Open… from the menu bar. The protein’s structure will appear, probably rendered as simple bonding lines. The right side of the Viewer shows the loaded PDB as an object, as well as its command buttons. Each button contains a submenu with more options.

Is PyMOL paid?

Order PyMOL and AxPyMOL Online Educational subscriptions to PyMOL are available at no cost to full-time students and educators teaching full-time students. However, there is not an educational subscription for AxPyMOL at this time.

Is PyMOL a python package?

While much functionality in PyMOL is accessible using the GUI, we can also access these and many more commands from the ‘pymol’ Python package, in particular, ‘pymol.

What files can PyMOL use?

Supported molecular file formats include: pdb, mol, mol2, sdf, xyz, and others. Supported map formats include: xplor, ccp4, phi, and others.

How do I download PyMOL on Linux?

Installing PyMol on Ubuntu

  1. From repository. $ sudo apt-get install -y pymol.
  2. From source. Open the terminal and change to the directory where you want to install the software, say, Downloads. $ cd Downloads. $ wget https://pymol.org/installers/PyMOL-2.3.4_121-Linux-x86_64-py37.tar.bz2. Now, untar the package.

How do I run a Python script in PyMOL?

Run a Python script from the PyMOLWiki

  1. Load a protein structure, e.g. by typing into the PyMOL command line: fetch 1ubq.
  2. The bbPlane.py script added the new bbPlane command to PyMOL, type it into the PyMOL command line and hit Enter bbPlane.