36) OpenBabel GUI - file format converter

It is a chemical toolbox designed to speak the many languages of chemical data.

OpenBabel GUI for windows can be downloaded from the following website,

http://www.brothersoft.com/open-babel-download-208843.html,

OpenBabel is also available for LINUX and MACINTOSH,

Basic operation:

OpenBabel converts chemical objects (currently molecules or reactions) from one file format to another. This interface is an alternative to a command line and has the same capabilities.

- Select the type of the type of the input file from the dropdown list.

- Click the "..." button and select the file. Its contents are displayed.

- Choose the output format and file in a similar way. You can merely display the output without saving it by not selecting an output file or by checking "Output below only..".

- Click the "Convert" button.

The message window below the button gives the number of molecules converted, and the contents of the output file are displayed.

By default, all the molecules in an input file are converted if the output format allows multiple molecules.

NOTE: This would be useful for the people who are handling different docking softwares, because the file formats for each docking software will differ, based on the type of algorithm used and the development of the software.