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Why Synvala?
See how Synvala stacks up against other ways to record experiments.
| Feature | SynvalaDesktop App | Paper NotebookPhysical | Excel / SheetsSpreadsheet | OneNote / NotionGeneral Notes | Commercial ELNEnterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Chemistry | |||||
| Reaction scheme generation | |||||
| Equivalent auto-calculation | |||||
| PubChem integration | |||||
| Structure drawing (Ketcher) | |||||
| Methodology screening table | |||||
| Multistep synthesis | |||||
| Substrate scope + SI export | |||||
| Data & Export | |||||
| PDF export | |||||
| SI text export (.docx) | |||||
| NMR / IR / HRMS tracking | |||||
| JCAMP spectra viewer | |||||
| CSV import/export | |||||
| Productivity | |||||
| AI assistant | |||||
| Markdown notebook | |||||
| Obsidian compatibility | |||||
| Chemical database | |||||
| Mobile access | |||||
| Privacy & Cost | |||||
| 100% offline / local | |||||
| No account required | |||||
| Free tier | Unlimited | N/A | |||
| Open data format (SQLite) | |||||
| Multi-language UI | 5 languages | ||||
Built for Organic Chemistry
Not a generic note-taking app. Every feature was designed for synthetic chemistry workflows.
Your Data, Your Machine
SQLite database on your computer. No cloud, no account, no tracking. Full data ownership.
Zero Setup
Download, extract, run. No installation, no dependencies, no configuration required.
Free Where It Counts
Unlimited synthesis experiments forever. Pro features for screening, multistep, and substrate scope.
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