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How to import your ChemDraw templates and libraries

Open the Library panel, choose Add to the library (the + button), then Import a file…, and pick your ChemDraw template (.ctp), document (.cdx) or style sheet (.cds). SVG and SDF files import the same way.

Steps

  1. Open the Library panel: click its tab beside Layers, or press Shift+B.

  2. Choose Add to the library (the + button next to Filter).

  3. Choose Import a file…. The menu lists what it accepts: .ctp ChemDraw templates, .cdx ChemDraw documents, .cds ChemDraw style sheets, .svg pictures and .sdf structure files.

    The Library's Add to the library menu with Import a file and the accepted file types.The Library's Add to the library menu with Import a file and the accepted file types.

  4. Pick the file. Its contents are added to your own part of the library, ready to drag onto the canvas.

Note

Share a structure with the community, in the same menu, publishes a structure for everyone. Importing keeps it to yourself.

Compound info and the LibraryThe LibraryAthanor's Library: about a thousand curated compounds, reaction templates, guides and icons to drag onto the page, searchable by name or by structure.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026