MOL File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a MOL file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .MOL files.
What is a MOL file?
A .MOL file is a MOdule (play)List file. Through our analysis of MOL files, we know that one use of the format is MOdule (play)List. We have not yet described in detail what these files contain and what they are used for, but our team is working tiredlessly through thousands of file formats. We'd love hearing from you if you have information about the format.
How to open MOL files
You will need a program compatible with the specific file you are trying to open, as different programs may use files with file extension MOL for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different MOL openers which you will find listed below.
Suggest another file format using extension MOL
While we know of one file format using the .MOL file extension, there may be more. It is widespread that different programs use files with the same file extension for very different types of data. Please let us know if you are aware of a different kind of .MOL file.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of MOL files. Remember, different programs may use MOL files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | ACD/ChemSketch FREEWARE | User submitted |
 | ACD/ChemSketch | User submitted |
 | Symyx Draw | User submitted |
 | Accelrys Draw | User submitted |
 | JEOL NMR Software | User submitted |
 | ChemAxon Marvin Beans | User submitted |
 | KnowItAll Informatics System | User submitted |
 | ArgusLab | User submitted |
 | Mercury | User submitted |
 | MDL Draw | User submitted |
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