In ChemDoodle 2, lines, arcs and reactions were all distinct objects. This was a simplistic and straightforward system meant to be easy to learn. In essence, these objects were merely different graphical classes and there were no semantics for reaction data. ChemDoodle 3 contains an entire system for building and managing reactions. We intend to [...]

The last poll has closed and the results are close. 45% voted to tier ChemDoodle into Basic and Pro packages while 55% voted for everyone to receive all the features for the same price. We listen to all of the suggestions from our users and majority rules: we will not be tiering ChemDoodle. Please keep [...]

The entire interface has been polished for ChemDoodle 3 and it looks spectacular. Of all the windows in ChemDoodle though, the Preferences window has seen the most drastic changes. Here are some images. ChemDoodle 3 is a free upgrade for all customers of ChemDoodle 1 or 2.
By the way, many have asked what is taking [...]

One frequent comment from ChemDoodle users is that it takes too many clicks to draw a structure. Well, we have listened to your suggestions and have provided two significant changes in ChemDoodle 3 to make sketching structures easy and quick, while remaining intuitive. The first change is an overhaul of the lasso and transform tools [...]

ChemDoodle 3 is a very powerful chemical graphics and publishing environment. We have also invested a lot of effort over the last year in providing a credible and thorough database of elemental data as well as an advanced engine for performing cheminformatics algorithms to power ChemDoodle. While the function of ChemDoodle is still to create [...]

ChemDoodle 3 contains a new widget to allow you to search your hard drive and any attached storage devices for chemical structures. With the ability to interpret at least 21 chemical file formats listed below, you will be able to find the old files you thought you lost a long time ago and edit them [...]

ChemDoodle 3 has the ability to generate ChemDoodle Web Components for you, so you do not need to master Javascript to build dynamic and interactive chemical structures and components for your web pages. Before I continue, I would like to reiterate that ChemDoodle 3 is a free upgrade to all customers that purchased ChemDoodle 1 [...]

We have received a few emails asking us to provide ChemDoodle on the iPad. We have had several internal discussions since the unveiling of the product, and I regret to state that we will not be providing ChemDoodle on that platform anytime soon. However, we are continuing to research tablet and hand-recognition technologies relevant to [...]

We certainly have been busy with ChemDoodle 3 development as its release approaches. One major new capability of ChemDoodle 3 is the inclusion of spectroscopic content. The JCAMP specification has been implemented so Mass Spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy output can be loaded and manipulated. Additionally, of the new widgets added, one [...]

We have tested ChemDoodle with the new Ubuntu 9.10 release and everything works as expected. As always, when there is a new operating system update, ChemDoodle will continue to work for you. On a side note, we are continuing to develop ChemDoodle 3 on schedule and it is very impressive. ChemDoodle 3 will be a [...]