Department of Chemistry
X-ray Facility

SHELX

Widely used for structure solution and refinement. Link

PLATON

Very useful program to check for missed symmetry, search for twin matrices, squeeze out disordered solvents, and much more. Link

WinGX

Free program used for structure solution and refinement. Link

ShelXle

Free program used for structure solution and refinement. Link

EnCIFer

A .cif file editor that checks for syntax errors and has a visualiser. Link

Mercury

Useful program for visualization of crystal structures. Link

Diamond

Useful program for building and visualizing crystal structures. Link

Ortep3

A program for making thermal ellipsoid plots. Can use many style templates and output images in multiple formats, including exporting to graphics editors like POV-Ray. Link