Category:Installation

• OpenBabelGUI

Provides a graphical user interface for Open Babel, as well as a command-line interface. This is what most users are looking for.

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Documentation

• Python module

Provides access to the Open Babel libraries from Python.

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Documentation

The following options are only recommended for experienced developers.

• Compile from source

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Instructions for MSVC++

Instructions for Cygwin

Instructions for MinGW

• Compile from source

Compile Open Babel, and optionally the Perl and Python bindings.

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How to compile

How to use babel

How to use the Perl bindings

How to use the Python bindings

• Install a binary package

Several Linux distributions provide binary packages. Some of these are more up-to-date than others, and the Perl/Python bindings may not be available.

Debian

Fedora 6

RedHat Enterprise Linux/Fedora (RPM)

Other RPM packages

• iBabel -- *recommended*

A graphical interface to Open Babel.

To get the command-line tools you need to choose one of the following:

• Binary installer -- *recommended*
• Fink
• MacPorts
• Compile the source code

Compile Open Babel, and optionally the Perl and Python bindings, using Apple's Developer Tools