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Burrete is a macOS molecular file workspace with Finder Quick Look previews. Press Space for PDB, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, XYZ and more, then use the desktop app for Mol* 3D, RDKit grids, Ketcher and file workflows. Open-source and local-first for computational chemistry.
Hi Product Hunt! I built Burrete because molecular files are everywhere in chemistry workflows, yet Finder treats many of them as opaque attachments. I wanted the fastest path from a PDB, SDF or XYZ file to a trustworthy visual check: select it and press Space. Burrete grew into a local-first workspace with Mol*, RDKit grids, Ketcher and workflow handoffs when a file needs more. I would love feedback from computational chemists, structural biologists and macOS utility fans—especially on formats or Finder workflows you want next.
How does the local-first setup handle really big structures, like full ribosome assemblies, without dragging down the Quick Look preview latency?
Does this integrate with existing chemoinformatics pipelines, or would I need to build custom scripts to feed structures into something like RDKit notebooks? Also curious about how the Mol* 3D viewer handles very large complexes like ribosomes.
Quick Look previews for PDB and mmCIF files directly in Finder is genuinely useful, saves me from opening the full app just to check a structure. The Mol* 3D integration with RDKit grids is a nice touch.
About Burrete on Product Hunt
“Finder Quick Look for molecular files on macOS”
Burrete was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 4 comments, placing #51 on the daily leaderboard. Burrete is a macOS molecular file workspace with Finder Quick Look previews. Press Space for PDB, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, XYZ and more, then use the desktop app for Mol* 3D, RDKit grids, Ketcher and file workflows. Open-source and local-first for computational chemistry.
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