ChemScribble
Hand-Drawn Chemical Structures and Schemes
for Windows, macOS and Linux
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Setup
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Windows
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Get the Hardware
You will need to use a Windows PC with a compatible stylus to be used on its screen. We test with Windows Surface devices, which typically include a stylus, but any compatible PC and stylus combo should work just fine.
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Install ChemScribble
Download ChemScribble and install. Now open ChemScribble. You may now start scribbling your chemistry!
ChemScribble running on a Windows Surface PC with a Surface Slim Pen. macOS-
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Get the Hardware
You will need access to a Mac, iPad, and iPad compatible stylus. We test with an Apple Pencil.
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Pair the Stylus to your iPad
Pair the stylus to your iPad so stylus input is recognized by your iPad.
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Setup the iPad as a Extended Display
This requires you to pair the iPad with your Mac using an iCloud account. Once paired, you may extend the Mac display to the iPad in macOS System Settings, in the Displays tab.
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Install ChemScribble
Download ChemScribble and install. Open ChemScribble and move the ChemScribble application window to the iPad display. You may now start scribbling your chemistry!
ChemScribble is running on a MacBook Air and iPad Air as an extended display and using an Apple Pencil (USB-C). A search of the caffeine scribble into PubChem is initiated. Linux-
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Still working on the best solution
We will figure it out! Thank you for your patience.
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Guides
Various Schemes #1 (Claire de Lune)
Chemical structures and schemes are drawn in ChemScribble
Watch on YouTube
Scribbling Bonds
Learn how to draw bonds, including single, double and triple bonds and rings.
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Writing Labels
Learn how to write elemental labels, abbreviations, charges, radicals and more.
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Stylus Gestures
Explore stylus gestures to facilitate quick navigation and convenient scribbling.
Watch on YouTubeTry ChemScribble before you buy
A free trial for ChemScribble lasts for 14 days with some features restricted. The trial is not an obligation and we require no identifying or financial information to start a trial. After 14 days, the trial will no longer open. Our free trials are only for evaluation purposes and any output from the trial will contain a watermark and is copyright of iChemLabs.
To start your trial, do not buy, simply download ChemScribble for your operating system below, install and open it. Then accept the EULA. The next page will ask for a license code, instead click the I have not yet purchased a license code button and then the Free Trial button to begin.
Download v0.7.0
System Requirements
- Windows 10/11+, macOS 11+ (Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia or more recent), or Linux.
- A 64 bit (x86_64 or Apple Silicon) processor is required.
- A stylus compatible with your computer.
- A minimum of 1GB of memory, 2GB recommended.
Download User Guide