THE COSMOL VIEWER HANDBOOK

Documentation

A practical guide to the Rust-native molecular viewer. Learn the Python API, compose molecular scenes, and find the details you need.

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GUIDES & REFERENCE

Find your next step

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01

Scenes & geometry

Compose molecules, proteins, and annotation geometry.

Molecule representationsScenes and camerasSpheres and sticks
02

Rendering workflows

Control output, interaction, and molecular animations.

PNG export and notebooksViewers and animationRust APIProtein structures
03

Look up the details

Check signatures, locate symbols, and review evidence.

Search documentationPython API referenceGeneral indexValidation evidence
NOT YET AVAILABLEJavaScript / WebAssembly documentationBenchmark reports

BEYOND THE DOCUMENTATION

Explore the wider project

Companion resources on tools.cosmol.org

INTERACTIVE WORKSPACEEXTERNAL ↗

COSMol Web tools

Convert molecular formats, render structures, and explore chemistry directly in your browser. A separate workspace for hands-on tasks.

Open Web toolstools.cosmol.org/tools ↗
ARTICLES & PERSPECTIVESEXTERNAL ↗

From the blog

Read beyond the reference: articles about cheminformatics, the toolkit, and the ideas behind the project.

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