Vimol is a powerful molecular viewer and editor. Vimol features vi-like key bindings, fast and lightweight design, editing in multiple tabs, visualization of trajectories, unlimited undo/redo, command record/replay, and much more! Vimol does not require the mouse, and most things can be accomplished in less than 5 keystrokes. Use h/j/k/l keys to rotate the molecule and q to exit the program. Multi-frame pdb and xyz file formats are supported for viewing and editing. For the detailed documentation consult the manual page.
To obtain vimol source code, download the latest tarball archive or use git to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/ilyak/vimol
To compile vimol from source you will need an ANSI C complaint compiler and a make utility. The following dependencies should also be installed along with their corresponding development packages:
Cairo graphics library (https://cairographics.org). Version 1.12.0 or newer is recommended.
- Fedora Linux:
yum install cairo-devel - Ubuntu Linux:
apt-get install libcairo-dev - FreeBSD:
pkg install cairo - OpenBSD:
pkg_add cairo - Mac OS X: see this page
Simple direct-media layer (https://libsdl.org). Version 2.0.1 or newer is recommended. Make sure that the video support is turned on if building SDL from source.
- Fedora Linux:
yum install SDL2-devel - Ubuntu Linux:
apt-get install libsdl2-dev - FreeBSD:
pkg install sdl2 - OpenBSD:
pkg_add sdl2 - Mac OS X: see this page
After installing all dependencies, compile vimol by issuing:
make
To install vimol, issue as root:
make install
Use vimol to start the program, and man vimol to see the manual page.