Installation/System Requirements

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What is the difference between Marvin Applets and Applications?

Marvin is Java based and runs on all major operating systems.
Marvin products come in various packages for users with different needs:

Marvin Applets:

Marvin Applets are targeted at the Web Developer who builds chemical Internet/Intranet sites.
The package contains:

MarvinSketch:
Applet for editing and visualizing structures, queries and reactions on a web page.
MarvinView:
Applet for viewing structures, queries and reactions on a web page.
MarvinSpace:
Applet for 3D molecule visualization.

Note, that the applets are signed that allows the same feature set as the applications.

Marvin Applications:

Standalone Java applications (MarvinSketch, MarvinView and MarvinSpace)

System Requirements

Both Marvin Applets and Applications run on all major platforms where Java is available. Marvin supports Java distributed by Sun only. On Mac platform (where Sun Java is not available), it supports Apple's Mac OS X built-in Java that is compatible with Sun's distribution.

Both Marvin Applets and Applications require at least Java 1.5.

Further requirements for applets: To launch any Marvin applets you need a Java 2 enabled browser that support the required Java version.

How to get Java?

You can download Sun's Java from the Sun's site. Select the Java Runtime Environment from the Download section.

If you use Mac OS X, probably Java has been already installed to your machine. If not, check-in Java in the Software Update center to installation/update.

Installation

Marvin Applets

First, download the Marvin Applets package from the Marvin site: Download Marvin for Developers. Select the proper archive (.tar.gz is recommended for Unix-like platforms, .zip for others). You need a forum account to be able to download. Accept the License Agreement (on the upper part of the page) before starting the download process.

On the download page, next to the link of the required downloadable file, you can find the link to the proper installation guide. Follow the instructions described there.

Marvin Applications

The Marvin Applications are distributed in the Marvin Beans package. Download from the following page: Download Marvin for End Users. Select the proper downloadable for your platform and follow the installation instructions.