ChemWidget: The Lightweight 
Chemical Editor for Modern Labs

A browser-based chemical structure editor built for speed, simplicity, and accuracy. No apps. No downloads. Just your browser.

Familiar editing tools

Standard drawing and editing behavior lets chemists start working without learning a new interface.

Mouse and touch input

ChemWidget is designed for both desktop and touchscreen interaction.

Chemical structure support

Draw common bonds, rings, charges, radicals, stereochemical bonds, and other structural features.

Canonical SMILES

Generate canonical SMILES directly in the browser and retrieve them programmatically.

Clean rendering

Structures are rendered for clarity at normal and high-density display resolutions.

Simple integration

Use ChemWidget as a chemical input component inside a larger web application.