CIF Software

library for CIF input/output and validation; Python library interface and compiled (C++) parser; part of the cctbx suite

( CIFTable ) collection of classes for managing table objects

program focused on solution, refinement and interpretation of difficult, especially modulated structures

Jmol is a free, open source molecule viewer for students, educators, and researchers in chemistry and biochemistry. It is cross-platform, running on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux/Unix systems.
The JmolApplet is a web browser applet that can be integrated into web pages.
The Jmol application is a standalone Java application that runs on the desktop.
The JmolViewer is a development tool kit that can be integrated into other Java applications.

A JavaScript codebase for viewing and applying dictionary Relational Expression Language (dREL) methods to Crystallographic Information Files (CIFs). N.B. This is not fully compatible with the current DDLm specifications, but may be a useful starting point for understanding dREL

prototype Perl applications for producing TeX and HTML formatted versions of CIF dictionaries

supports CIF import

application for processing and annotating of macromolecular structure data (from the Protein Data Bank)

Mercury offers a comprehensive range of tools for 3D structure visualization and the exploration of crystal packing. With a long pedigree and over 10,000 downloads, Mercury is firmly established as the visualiser of choice within the crystallographic community.

With a vast number of options for customizing display settings Mercury is widely used for the generation of publication-quality images. A Style Manager contains a number of pre-defined display styles for work, publication and presentation and also provides the ability to preserve and share your own custom display settings. Stunning 3D images created using Mercury can be exported in a variety of common formats. In addition, it is possible to render high quality ray-traced images using POV-Ray.

Python Macromolecular Library for the analysis and manipulation of macromolecular structural models

Integration of single crystal diffraction data from area detectors. Assumes that the experiment was conducted using the Arndt-Wonacott oscillation method, and also that monochromatic radiation was used.

Object C libraries and applications for DDL1 and DDL2 compliant CIFs

open-source chemistry toolboxconverting between more than 90 chemical file formats including CIF (but without symmetry transformations)

Toolkit for translating macromolecular structure data from mmCIF into CORBA, XML and SQL-relational representations using a central ontology-based metamodel.

Program suite containing tools and examples for extracting mmCIF data from macromolecular structure determination applications.

Script for filtering PDB entries and producing mmCIF output.

Program for inspecting Rietveld fits from pdCIF, distributed as part of the ciftools package.

Versatile SHELX97 compatible multipurpose crystallographic tool implementing the following features: standard geometrical calculations, descriptors, tests, utilities, graphics

CIF validation module of Xtal

CIF typesetting service for journals of the IUCr