I just noticed there have been 250 downloads of iBabel4, I can count these like citations right ? 😁

You can download iBabel here.

iBabel is a graphical user interface (GUI) to the open-source cheminformatics toolkit Open Babel

I'm starting to compile a list of updates/additions, if you have any suggestions let me know.

 

There is a new test build of VMD for Catalina.

Latest version (May 8) Updated modeling plugins updated for Tk 8.6 (grid vs. pack corrections)

VMD is a molecular visualization program for displaying, animating, and analyzing large biomolecular systems using 3-D graphics and built-in scripting.

There are details of many other scientific applications under Catalina here

Scientific Applications under Catalina: Update 13

 

PyMOL 2.4 has been released. Download ready-to-use bundles from https://pymol.org/ or update your installation with

conda install -c schrodinger pymol

Highlights:

• Incentive PyMOL only:

  • Support for https://lookingglassfactory.com/schrodinger
  • Pi-Pi and Pi-Cation interactions (A > find > pi-interactions)
  • WaterMap result presets (A > preset > WaterMap ...)
  • APBS Plugin improvements (multi-state assemblies, propka pH calculation)

• Open-Source and Incentive PyMOL:

  • Distinguish .mrc and .ccp4 formats (origin interpretation)
  • Trajectory handling improvements
  • Improved error handling in Python API with exceptions
  • ... many bug fixes

This will be the last release with support for Python 2.7.

Full release notes https://pymol.org/dokuwiki/?id=media:new24

 

This quarterly release includes usability improvements and performance enhancements across all of the software. Full release notes are here https://www.schrodinger.com/releases/new-features?.

 

The 31st Apple WWDC will take place just over a month from now. This normally a hugely over-subscribed event with a lottery deciding who gets to attend. This year things will be different, it will be an online event that can be accessible to millions around the globe.

Now would be a good time to download the Apple Developer App to find out what is planned.