Software

Free, open-source tools for 3D visualization and structural validation of macromolecules. Most are also distributed with the PHENIX suite and available through MolProbity; source lives on GitHub.

KiNG 3D viewer screenshot
KiNG

Interactive Java viewer for kinemages: display, analyze, and rebuild structures on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Mage display program screenshot
Mage

The original kinemage display program for building and viewing 3D molecular illustrations.

Reduce hydrogen placement
Reduce

Adds and optimizes hydrogen atoms in PDB models, with automated correction of Asn/Gln/His flips.

Probe contact dots animation
Probe

Computes all-atom contacts and steric clashes with small-probe contact dots.

RNA suite conformer map
Suitename

Assigns conformer names (“suites”) to RNA backbone and flags outliers.

CaBLAM backbone validation
CaBLAM

Diagnoses protein and RNA backbone conformation, especially useful at low resolution.