---
name: "gchem3d"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gcu-bin"
version: "0.14.17-6.1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gchem3d"
---

# gchem3d(1)

a small chemical viewer application

## NAME

gchem3d - a small chemical viewer application

## SYNOPSIS

**gchem3d** \[**OPTION(S)**...\] \[*FILE*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gchem3d** is a small chemical viewer application, which can show several chemical file formats.

## OPTIONS

The following options are accepted:

- **-b** *COLOR*, **--bgcolor=***COLOR*

  Use the given color as background color. *COLOR* can be one of "*black*" (default), "*white*", "*#rrggbb*" (don't forget to escape the “#” character in the shell).

- **-d** *MODEL*, **--display3d=***MODEL*

  Choose how molecules are displayed. *MODEL* can be one of "*BallnStick*" (default), "*SpaceFill*".

- **-?**, **--help**

  Show application help options.

**--help-all**, **--help-\***

Print all or just a group of help options. These options are not documented here. Instead see [**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md) and [**gnome-options**(7)](/gnome-options/7.md).

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

  Print gchem3d version information.

## SEE ALSO

[**gnome-options**(7)](/gnome-options/7.md), [**gtk-options**(7)](/gtk-options/7.md)

## AUTHORS

**Jean Bréfort** \<jean.brefort@normalesup.org\>

Program author.

**Daniel Leidert** \<daniel.leidert@wgdd.de\>

Manpage author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2007, 2012 Jean Bréfort\
 Copyright © 2004-2007 Daniel Leidert\

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.