title: High-quality macromolecular graphics on mobile devices: a quick starter's guide.
abstract: With the rise of tablets, truly portable molecular graphics are now available for wide use by scientists to share structural information in real time at a reasonable cost. We have surveyed the existing software available on Apple iPads and on Android tablets in order to make a recommendation to potential users, primarily based on the product features. Among 12 apps, iMolview (available on both platforms) stands out to be our choice, with PyMOL app (iOS) a close alternative and RCSB PDB Mobile viewer/NDKmol (both platforms) offering some uniquely useful functions. Finally, we include a tutorial on how to get started using iMolview to do some simple visualization in 10 min.
authors.affiliation: 33/F, Shui On Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Chin-Pang Benny
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Yiu
authors.forename: Yu Wai
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D030562:Databases, Protein; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000592:standards; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances