Local-first chemistry workbench, not just a molecule table.
NewChem Database has grown into a local-first chemistry desktop workbench with RDKit-backed structure search, richer molecule detail surfaces, ChemScan image-to-structure intake, curated cofactor browsing, practical lab utilities, and internal reaction-adjacent lanes.
What the current build actually contains
Molecule workbench
Local molecule records with search, filters, rarity context, identifiers, provenance, and transfer actions.
ChemScan
Image-to-structure extraction with an in-app correction step before search, sash routing, or add-to-database.
Curated reference lanes
Dedicated tables like cofactors with structure detail, source links, and stronger reference context.
Lab utilities
Molecule-aware converter and boiling-point tooling so common bench calculations stay inside the same app.
Reaction-adjacent workflows
An implemented reaction lane already exists in the working build, even if it is not yet the public-alpha headline.
Local-first control
The workbench is designed to live on your own machine with predictable local behavior and no required cloud dependency.
The public alpha scope is still narrower than the full working build shown here. The public-current reference page remains Docs, but this page now reflects the broader implemented feature surface.
Public alpha vs. implemented surface
NewChem Database is still released cautiously. The public alpha promise is the stable local-first molecule database lane. The implemented working build already extends further into OCR/ChemScan, curated reference tables, practical calculators, and reaction-adjacent surfaces that are still being hardened before they are treated as general-public promises.
What this means in practice
- Everything shown below is implemented in the app today
- Not every lane below is yet a public stability guarantee
- The core local-first architecture remains the constant
Screenshot gallery
These are real screenshots from the current NewChem Database build. The gallery now covers the implemented surfaces that matter most: the molecule workbench, enriched detail view, ChemScan, cofactors, converter, boiling-point tools, solvent presets, and the reaction lane.
Searchable local molecule records
The main database surface combines fast local search with a dense table view, structure preview, validation, identifiers, rarity context, and provenance.
Richer molecule detail surfaces
The current build includes a stronger right-side inspection pane with validation state, identifiers, structure preview, provenance, and direct transfer actions into adjacent workflows.
Image-to-structure from clean figures
ChemScan can ingest literature-style structure images, hand the result straight into Ketcher, and keep the correction/search/add flow inside the same app.
Hand-drawn and notebook capture
The newer ChemScan lane is not restricted to pristine figures; it can also work from rougher notebook-style captures before manual cleanup in the editor.
Cofactor browser
NewChem now includes curated reference-table surfaces such as cofactors with structure preview, binding context, external links, and confidence/source data.
Molecule-aware converter
Mass, mmol, molecular-weight, and stock-normalization calculations can now stay inside NewChem with selected-molecule context and export hooks.
Boiling-point and pressure sweeps
The boiler lane provides local pressure and boiling-point estimation with model labeling, confidence state, and a sweep view for routine bench planning.
Curated solvent presets
The boiler system is backed by a real preset list so common solvent work does not begin from a blank form each time.
Reaction lane
The current reaction lane now shows parsed reaction records, normalized reactions, visible participant mapping, and packet-oriented review tools inside the same local-first workbench.