JChemPaint!

* browse the github source repository https://github.com/JChemPaint/jchempaint
* download a recent jar file from github (current is 3.3-1210: * the desktop application https://github.com/downloads/JChemPaint/jchempaint/jchempaint-3.3-1210.jar
(6.8 MB * the zipped applet files https://github.com/downloads/JChemPaint/jchempaint/jchempaint-applet-3.3-1210.zip
(6.7 MB * or download the same from the Plovdiv maven repository #nexus-search;gav~org.openscience.cdk~jchempaint*~3.3-12*~jar~ * see this link as an example HTML on how to deploy the applet * or get a snapshot from rwst's bugfixes branch https://github.com/rwst/jchempaint/downloads
if you cannot wait for the monthly release JChemPaint maintained by egonw https://github.com/egonw,
rwst https:/

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