---
name: "bkchem"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bkchem"
version: "0.14.0~pre4+git20211228-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bkchem"
---

# bkchem(1)

a free chemical drawing program

## NAME

bkchem - a free chemical drawing program

## SYNOPSIS

**bkchem** \[**options**\] \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**bkchem** is a free chemical drawing program, which was written in Python. The editor gives you the possibility to draw, scale, rotate, align and validate molecules and/or molecular fragments. You can import CML1/CML2, MDL MOL files, SMILES and INChI. Export is possible into SVG, OpenOffice Draw format, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), CML1/CML2, MDL MOL files and SMILES.

## OPTIONS

The following options can be used:

- **-H** *home-directory*

  Set the new home directory to be *home-directory*.

- **-b** *script*

  Run in batch mode and execute *script*.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show usage information.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Show version information.

## FILES

- *${HOME}/.bkchem/prefs.xml*

  File to store user preferences.

## AUTHORS

**bkchem** is written by Beda Kosata \<beda@zirael.org\>.

This manual page was written by Daniel Leidert \<daniel.leidert@wgdd.de\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms  of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.