QUASAR, a CIF
syntax checking and file manipulation tool (33560 bytes)
CYCLOPS2, checks apparent data names in text files against their
occurrence in one or more CIF dictionaries (requires
CIFtbx2)
Graphical editors
enCIFer,
from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.
Graphical editor tool for single or multi-block CIFs featuring:
Location and reporting of syntax/format violations using the
current CIF core dictionary
Correction of syntax/format violations
Editing of existing individual data items or looped data items
Addition of new individual data items or looped data items
Addition of certain standard additional information via two data
entry wizards:
Publication wizard - basic bibliographic information required by
most journals and databases that accept CIF deposition documents
Data wizard - chemical, physical and crystallographic property
information that enhances a CIF for journal or database deposition
3D visualisation of structure(s) in a CIF
CIFEDIT
was created to view and edit CIFs, with particular emphasis on files that
contain multiple blocks, which are quite important in pdCIF. For
DDL 1.4 version dictionaries, CIFEDIT can use information from the
dictionaries to validate CIF data items, as well as display the
definitions for these items. The program is distributed as
part of the NCNR CIFTOOLS
and runs on Windows, MacOS (OSX) and virtually all Unix and Linux
platforms.
Software Libraries for Manipulating and Validating CIFs
CIFOBJ - a
class library of mmCIF dictionary access tools
Visualisation Tools
Mercury,
from the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, allows visualisation and
exploration of crystal structures from CIFs and other formats, as well
as from the Crystal Structure Database. Available for Windows, Linux Intel,
Solaris and SGI Irix platforms.
RasMol, a visualisation
program for macromolecules and small molecules for Unix,
VMS, Windows and Mac platforms
The pdCIFplot
program is used to display powder diffraction data and optionally
Rietveld fits reported in CIF format. The program is distributed as
part of the NCNR CIFTOOLS
and runs on Windows, MacOS (OSX) and virtually all Unix and Linux
platforms.
printCIF for
Word, an embedded Visual Basic application suitable for CIF editing and
formatting within a familiar PC-based word processing environment.
Information on using
checkcif and printcif,
e-mail interfaces to the IUCr CIF checking and typesetting facilities
for prospective authors to Acta Crystallographica
CIFtex, the IUCr
typesetting tool (compressed tar archive for Unix: 304630 bytes) [this requires
QUASAR and
TeX]