ChemDraw

About

ChemDraw, a proprietary and paid communication suite developed by Revvity Signals and originating from the United States, serves as a premier chemical drawing solution for managing, reporting, and presenting chemistry research, enabling users to produce precise chemical structures. Available on Mac and Windows, it supports features like exporting to PowerPoint and is associated with tags such as chemistry, chemical, chemical-structures, biodraw, molecule, chemical-drawings, structure-drawing, and reaction. Despite its intended purpose for the academic community, ChemDraw is widely criticized for being 'criminally expensive,' with a basic annual subscription costing $525 for minimal features, significantly more than competitors and even comprehensive creative suites. Users frequently report numerous fundamental bugs across both platforms, including issues with copy/paste, Retina display support, random program closures, and heavy system resource consumption, with new releases often failing to deliver tangible performance improvements or bug fixes. A notable drawback is the absence of a Linux version. The company maintains a social media presence on platforms like Facebook.