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CrystalMaker

We have a campus-wide site license for the CrystalMaker package that includes three software programs: CrystalMaker, CrystalDiffract, and SingleCrystal. Our current license license agreement is valid through February. Both native Mac and Windows versions are available (but not Linux). After installing the software, you do not need to be connected to the Internet in order to use it.   

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About Technical Specifications Download

CrystalMaker Overview

 CrystalMaker Tech Specs Download CrystalMaker
CrystalDiffract Overview
 CrystalDiffract Tech Specs Download CrystalDiffract
SingleCrystal Overview
 Single Crystal Tech Specs Downoad SingleCrystal

License keys: License keys are available to all current students, faculty, and staff at Stanford.  To get the license keys, please send a request to the Science Library using your @Stanford email address. Please include your Stanford ID number in the request. Be sure to specify the version (Mac or Windows) plus the name of the software program(s) you want as there is a different license key for each one.

Quick tip: If your license key doesn't work, download and install the latest version of the software.

Help: Go to the Support page to view tutorials, find a crystal structure, participate in user forums, and to get technical help.

About CrystalMaker software

CrystalMaker software is used for research and teaching in chemistry, solid-state physics, materials science, mineralogy, and crystallography. Their products are used to:

  •     Build, display, and manipulate all kinds of crystal and molecular structures.
  •     Design new materials and relax their structures.
  •     Animate structural behaviour; generate video for teaching or presentations.
  •     3D print models; create rotatable 3D models for iPhone, iPad.
  •     Simulate diffraction properties for powders and single crystals.

Software descriptions

CrystalMaker  CrystalDiffract  SingleCrystal

CrystalMaker
"CrystalMaker is the most-efficient way to visualize crystal and molecular structures. Its interactive design lets you 'see the wood for the trees' and build your own visual understanding of complex materials. CrystalMaker transcends traditional crystallography software, letting you create dynamical visualizations with rotatable animations. Energy-modelling tools let you design and relax new structures, predict their vibrational properties, and explore how they interface with other materials." (publisher's description)
CrystalDiffract
"CrystalDiffract brings the world of x-ray & neutron powder diffraction to your computer screen, with interactive control and easy characterization of your experimental data. Real-time parameter controls let you experiment with diffraction and sample settings, with instant feedback. Combine these with instant mixture creation - and the ability to load observed data in the same window - and you have a powerful workbench application for researchers, teachers and students." (publisher's description)
SingleCrystal
"From the classroom to the laboratory to the synchrotron: SingleCrystal is the easiest way to visualize and understand diffraction properties of crystals. SingleCrystal lets you simulate X-ray, neutron and electron diffraction patterns from single crystals, display reciprocal lattice sections and construct stereographic projections of planes or vectors. By combining a simulated pattern with an observed diffraction image, you can auto-index the pattern and determine the orientation of your crystal." (publisher's description)
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