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OpenBabel

program and library designed to interconvert between many file formats used in molecular modeling and computational chemistry
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OpenBabel

Summary

OpenBabel is a free software[1]. OpenBabel ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenBabel's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • OpenBabel's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • OpenBabel's instance of is recorded as chemistry software[5].
  • OpenBabel's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6].
  • OpenBabel's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[7].
  • OpenBabel's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • OpenBabel's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • OpenBabel's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • OpenBabel's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.1[12].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.0[13].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.2[14].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.0[15].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.3[16].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.2[17].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[18].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[19].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.1[20].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[21].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.1[22].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[23].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.0[24].
  • OpenBabel's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1[25].
  • OpenBabel is used for cheminformatics[26].
  • OpenBabel's official website is recorded as https://openbabel.org[27].

Why It Matters

OpenBabel ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2] OpenBabel has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

C++ cheminformatics free software Linux macOS Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . openbabel.org. Retrieved . openbabel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . openbabel.org. Retrieved . openbabel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . openbabel.org. Retrieved . openbabel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_openbabel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{OpenBabel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/openbabel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Pythonik · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → —
    Replaces → —
    Programmed in → Q2407
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, GNU General Public License, version 2.0
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 3.1.1"
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