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

# gchempaint(1)

2D chemical structures editor for the GNOME2 desktop

## NAME

gchempaint - 2D chemical structures editor for the GNOME2 desktop

## SYNOPSIS

**gchempaint** \[**OPTIONS**...\] \[*FILE*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**gchempaint** is a 2D chemical structures editor for the GNOME2 desktop. It is a multi document application. You can read different file types with **gchempaint**. E.g. chemical/x-cml, chemical/x-mdl-molfile, chemical/x-mdl-sdfile or chemical/x-pdb. But be aware, that you will maybe loose 3D-data from these file-formats.

## OPTIONS

Currently the following options are supported:

- **-e**, **--edit-residue**

  Open residues dialog.

- **-F**, **--full-screen**

  Open new windows full screen.

- **-M**, **--maximize**

  Open new window maximized.

- **-?**, **--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 gchempaint 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.