PDB Editor & Animator

View & animate PDB structures

$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Explore proteins and small molecules in 3D: load PDBs, customize views, build keyframe animations, docking, edit molecules and export models and GIFs on iPhone and iPad. PDB Editor brings structural biology to your iPhone and iPad. Load Protein Data Bank (PDB) files, explore models in 3D, and create presentations with camera-friendly controls and animation tools. Structures & data • Load structures by PDB ID from public archives or open PDB files from Files and other apps • Work with multiple structures in one scene • Favorites for quick access to structures you use often • Modify, dock, mutate, etc custom models and export as PDB files Visualization • Display modes including ball-and-stick, space-filling, wireframe, and ribbon • Bonds, unit cell, optional membrane visualization, and alignment tools • Electrostatic charge and B-factor color mapping • Custom background color, photo background, or live camera augmented reality background for context and screenshots Interaction • Intuitive 3D navigation (orbit, pan, zoom) • Selection and editing workflows tailored to structures, chains, and residues Animation • Keyframe timeline with move/rotate modes • Movement presets (rotation, rocking, orbit, fades, pulses, and more) • Insert animations: opacity, scale, rotation, docking, transforms, flashes, and related effects • Export animations as GIF for sharing and slides PDB Editor is built for students, educators, and anyone who wants clear, interactive 3D structure views on the go. PDB Editor retrieves public structure files when you request them by ID. Structures are for research and education; not for clinical diagnosis.

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Guided start with clearer controls and an unobstructed 3D view, a redesigned animation timeline where every clip gets its own lane, a scrollable Animation Studio with step-by-step tips, replays that always start from the molecule's original pose, exact keyframe editing and deletion, protection against overwriting a scene by accident, smoother loading, a responsive GIF export progress bar with cancel, accurate GIF frame-rate presets, sturdier file parsing, exported animations save to Photos correctly, clearer camera permission text, and RCSB Protein Data Bank credit in Settings.

Version 1.2

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    Information

    Seller
    Los Palmos LLC
    Size
    9.5 MB
    Category
    Education
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.1 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.1 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.1 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.1 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Los Palmos LLC
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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