Desktop Workspace
The desktop app is the full Burrete workspace. Use it when a one-off Finder preview is not enough.
The desktop surface keeps the active structure, project navigation, and workflow panels in one window.
Core workflow
- Keep previews alive in tabs while you switch files.
- Browse project folders, nested structures, recent files, and search results from the sidebar.
- Use the command palette for opening files, switching renderers, maintenance actions, exports, project navigation, Ketcher, and FEP network previews.
- Compare structures, text files, Ketcher, grids, and workflow panels in right and bottom docks.
- Open files in Finder, the default app, or discovered chemistry editors.
- Drag files, tabs, grid rows, sketches, or recognized structure text into target-aware workspace actions.
Collection work
Burrete includes an RDKit-powered collection grid for SDF, SMILES, CSV, and TSV files. The grid supports search, sorting, SMARTS filtering and highlighting, selection, incremental loading, append and merge workflows, editing, and export.
Read SDF and molecule collections for exact merge rules and Drag and drop for target behavior.
Ketcher scope
The desktop app includes a Ketcher small-molecule editor. You can sketch a molecule, import and export common small-molecule formats, send a sketch to Mol*, xyzrender, or a collection grid, and edit grid rows through Ketcher.
Macromolecule editing is not enabled in the current Ketcher integration.
Local calculations
The structure inspector exposes local xTB calculations and CREST/PRISM conformer workflows. They require separately installed executables, keep job status and artifacts visible, and reject direct chemistry jobs above the 300-atom guard unless you select a smaller molecular object.