Development

Design & Interface Avogadro is a tool for editing, design and visualization of molecules in 3D. That means, it borrows a variety of interface / design ideas from programs like Photoshop, Blender, and CAD programs - graphical editors and 3D modeling tools. Plugins This category is for discussion of Avogadro plugins, including announcements, feedback, and development.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Development category Development	1	1466	August 24, 2023
New plugin index Plugins	16	57	March 13, 2026
March 2026 Development Updates Development	0	10	March 12, 2026
Incorrect version no. in local builds Development	5	32	March 8, 2026
Auto-rotate tool Development	5	22	March 6, 2026
New Plugin Infrastructure Development	21	41	March 6, 2026
Unbundling generator scripts Development	5	20	March 6, 2026
Packages vs Plugins in Interface Design & Interface	6	25	March 4, 2026
Plugin for energy/gradient calculation with Gromacs Plugins	5	18	February 25, 2026
Merging new plugin framework Development	7	33	February 25, 2026
Feature Request: Support for multiple Frequency calculations per file Development	4	153	February 24, 2026
`userOptions` and `highlightStyles` Plugins	8	28	February 23, 2026
Future of the `avo_xtb` plugin Plugins	2	19	February 22, 2026
Plugin feature names and categories Plugins	23	65	February 13, 2026
Build issues relating to JKQTPlotter Development	10	53	February 13, 2026
Adding more fuzzing Development	0	13	February 9, 2026
Future of the `data` and `i18n` plugin types Plugins	3	23	February 7, 2026
February 2026 Updates Development	1	35	February 6, 2026
Template Tool Key Shortcuts Design & Interface	14	244	February 6, 2026
Revised Plugin Download Window Design & Interface	7	40	February 6, 2026
Molecular Orbital Window Development	22	473	February 3, 2026
Mulliken charge label from orca output Design & Interface	11	81	February 3, 2026
Partial harmonization of plugin API between plugin/feature types Plugins	2	14	February 2, 2026
New plugin syntax for pyproject.toml Plugins	5	40	February 2, 2026
Migrating to OpenGL 4.0 core profile Development	14	70	January 29, 2026
January 2026 Development Updates Development	1	50	January 16, 2026
Internal Units for Optimization & Dynamics Development	2	49	December 31, 2025
CodeRabbit AI reviews Development	1	108	December 17, 2025
Combined plugins & plugin list Development	23	299	December 16, 2025
December 2025 Development Updates Development	1	56	December 7, 2025