The much-awaited CrystalMaker 10.4 is now shipping - complete with full “Dark Mode”.

CrystalMaker and CrystalDiffract are real 64-bit Mac programs, written in Cocoa/Objective-C, with beautiful real Mac interfaces. They’re not Windows or Unix applications reskinned via Qt, Java, wxWidgets they’re the real deal: 100% pure Mac. Thus they are able to offer:-

• Retina display
• Multi-touch
• Force touch
• Haptic feedback
• Touch bar interface (MacBook Pro)
• Dark Mode
• Full-screen mode and Spaces
• Quick Look
• Finder thumbnails
• QuickTime video
• Apple Help
• Code-signed, sandboxed, with “hardened runtime” for maximum security

CrystalMaker 10.4 has over 60 new features, of which the most-important are probably:-

1. Dark Mode
2. Sleek new structures library with integrated CrystalViewer (1,100 structures; fully customizable)
3. New energy-modelling engine: makes designing your own molecules quick and easy, with vibrational spectra simulation.
4. Live powder diffraction: link CrystalMaker 10.4 with CrystalDiffract 6.8 so that editing a crystal in CrystalMaker automatically updates its simulated powder diffraction pattern in CrystalDiffract.
5. Interpolate Structures command - makes animating structural behaviour smooth and seamless.
6. Customizable Atoms Inspector and coordinates display.
7. Spring-loaded sidebars: move the mouse to the edge of the screen to show the relevant sidebar (works great in full-screen mode).
8. Powerful video sizing/compression options.
9. Fat sticks display option (great for emphasising structural channels).
10. Advanced control over axial vectors with scaling, fonts, positioning, inset etc.

More details are available from the download page http://crystalmaker.com/crystalmaker/

They also have a set of video tutorials available.

CrystalMaker X lets you import data from over 40 different formats: with instant display and powerful customization. CrystalMaker can handle including multi-structure files such as DL_POLY HISTORY - use CrystalMaker's synchronization and animation capabilities to rapidly understand structural behaviour, lattice dynamics, or visualize the trajectory of a simulation. CrystalMaker X can also handle truly massive structures. Take advantage of our unique "Depth Profiling" tool, to rapidly scan ares of interest in massive structures - ideal for characterizing the results from computer models.