PDB Viewer: 3D Molecules

PDB Viewer turns your phone into a molecular microscope. Search the entire Protein Data Bank and over 200 million AlphaFold predictions, then explore any protein, virus, drug, or DNA structure in interactive 3D — free, with no account, no ads, and no sign-up.

WHERE THE MOLECULES COME FROM

• RCSB Protein Data Bank — 200,000+ experimentally determined structures

• AlphaFold — 200M+ AI-predicted protein models

• SWISS-MODEL — template-based homology models

• PubChem and ChEMBL — millions of drugs and compounds

• Crystallography Open Database — small-molecule crystals

• NCI/CADD resolver — type a chemical name and get a 3D model

Every source is free and needs no API key. You can also open your own .pdb and .cif files.

WAYS TO SEE IT

• Five representations: wireframe, ball-and-stick, space-filling (CPK), cartoon/ribbon, and a smooth molecular surface

• Color by element, chain, secondary structure, rainbow, or AlphaFold confidence (pLDDT)

• Biological assemblies: rebuild an entire icosahedral virus capsid from a few deposited chains

• NMR ensembles: overlay every model in the bundle to watch a protein flex

• Automatic secondary-structure detection

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• Rotate, pinch-zoom, and pan with smooth native rendering

• Tap any atom to see its element, residue, and chain

• Recently viewed structures are cached, so they reopen instantly and work offline

For students, researchers, teachers, and the simply curious. PDB Viewer makes structural biology beautiful and accessible.

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