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Elegant, Easy & Affordable Power
Bringing Crystals to Life

Welcome to CrystalMaker: an award-winning program for building, displaying and manipulating all kinds of crystal and molecular structures.

New version shipping!

Learn about the 100+ new features in version 8.1 for Mac and 2.0 for Windows.

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Product Overview

Download our 34-page CrystalMaker product overview (3.1 MB Adobe PDF document).


Easy and Flexible
CrystalMaker makes it easy to load structural data and generate spectacular, photo-realistic images, with the option of breathtaking "out-of-the-screen" 3D stereo (red/blue glasses included). Models can be extensively customized, with a wide range of individual atom, bond and polyhedral styles - including stylized and line-art representations.

QuickTime icon CrystalMaker provides real-time rotation, as well as the ability to record digital video and QTVR objects.

Fully-Interactive
CrystalMaker includes real-time manipulation and the ability to edit and design new structures. Multiple window views (and undo levels) encourage exploration and discovery - ideal for research and teaching. (See our educational supplement for more on CrystalMaker's amazing potential for teaching science.)

A Scientific Tool
CrystalMaker is a full-featured scientific program, supporting the major crystallographic file formats (CIF, GSAS, PDB, ICSD, FDAT, SHELX, CSSR, etc.) and with the ability to display massive structures (up to 2 billion atoms). Bonds and polyhedra are automatically calculated, with the option of bond distance output and error propagation, as well as direct visualization of cluster shells and coordination networks.

molecule on spinel surface
You can easily visualize crystal surfaces and even place molecules into an existing structure.

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Explore Structural Behaviour
The latest program offers unique perspectives into structural behaviour, thanks to its multi-structure browsing, animation and movie output capabilities.

Interface with Diffraction Software
Diffraction patterns can be simulated for any displayed crystal structure, with a single menu command, using our powder diffraction (x-ray and neutron) and single-crystal diffaction (electron microscope, plus reciprocal lattice sections) helper applications (Mac version, currently).

Now Available for Windows and Mac
CrystalMaker for Windows has been designed for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista. The application benefits from all the latest system and interface features, without any legacy code.

CrystalMaker 8 for Mac is designed for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" and 10.5 "Leopard", with full support for the latest system features including Cover Flow, Quick Look and Spotlight search. The program is a Universal Binary which runs natively on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs.

System Requirements
CrystalMaker is available in two different versions: for Windows (XP/Vista), and for Mac (Universal Binary). The program is distributed on CD-ROM, with a full-colour printed setup guide.

Mac OS X Universal CrystalMaker 8.1 for Mac
  • PowerPC- or Intel-based Mac
  • Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" or Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard"

  • Runs with Windows XP/Vista

    CrystalMaker 2.0 for Windows
  • PC with Pentium II processor or better
  • Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista
  • Minimum of 800 x 600 pixels resolution, with thousands or millions of colours

  • Pricing & Ordering Information.
    Visit our Sales page to download standard and education price lists and a product brochure (Adobe PDF format).


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