---
tags:
  - Non-commercial
catalog:
  name: Molden
  description: Processing program for molecular and electronic structure calculations
  license_type: Non-commercial
  disciplines:
    - Chemistry
  available_on:
    - Puhti
    - Mahti
---

# Molden

Molden is a general molecular and electronic structure processing program. It can be used to analyze various results obtained from electronic structure calculations.

## Available

- Puhti: 6.7
- Mahti: 6.7

## License

- The use of the software is restricted to non-commercial research. [Detailed license description](https://www.theochem.ru.nl/molden/CopyRight.html).
- In order to keep up support for Molden, please also register as a [Molden user](https://www.theochem.ru.nl/molden/form.html).

## Usage

Initialize with:

```bash
module load molden/6.7
```

Note, that you need remote graphics to work with Molden. You can either enable X11 forwarding or use the [Puhti web interface desktop](../computing/webinterface/desktop.md) (recommended).

## References

If you use Molden in your work, please cite the following references:

> * G. Schaftenaar, E. Vlieg and G. Vriend, "Molden 2.0: quantum chemistry meets proteins", J Comput. Aided Mol. Des., 31 (2017) 789-800.
> * G. Schaftenaar and J. H. Noordik, "Molden: a pre- and post-processing program for molecular and electronic structures", J. Comput. Aided Mol. Des., 14 (2000) 123-134.

## More information

- [Molden home page](https://www.theochem.ru.nl/molden/)
