Release Date: March 13, 2018

• plugins initialized by default (can be suppressed with -k)
• command parser: improve exception handling
  • .pml script line number in tracebacks
  • suggestions for misspelled words
  • better readable tracebacks
• Python API: auto library mode (no pymol.finish_launching() necessary)
• pdb_echo_tags for mmCIF and MMTF (title only)
• improved PSE import dialog
• stick_round_nub for COLLADA export
• improve coordinate loading from mmcif chem_comp files
  • ignore columns with all ? (missing) values
  • select columns with chem_comp_cartn_use setting
• new selection keywords polymer.protein and polymer.nucleic
• Multi-file export
  • File > Export Molecule > Multi-File
  • new multifilesave command
• new diagnostics command: Quick platform and environment summary for troubleshooting
• brings back the window command
• dx map import: support skewed delta and “type float”
• store viewport in session files (only restored in headless mode)
• MMTF export

• auto_copy_images support (all platforms)
• SpaceNavigator support (all platforms, see https://pymol.org/spacenavigator/ )
• colored errors and warnings in the feedback window
• .stl export (requires pycollada)

• stereo auto-detection on Linux
• “-R” launch flag for RPC server
• alt-codes can't be aligned (or morphed) to non-alt-codes
• “enabled” in name pattern doesn't consider parent group
• fix “h_add”: skip missing coordinates
• fix poor multi-state isosurface performance
• cif parser: support “.” and “?” as string values

• fix crash on Windows when saving COLLADA or STL
• fix crash loading reduced 5ijo.mmtf
• fix multi-state CGO movie crash
• ignore zero-order bonds in neighbor lookup, this could cause wrong bond order guessing in distance based bonding
• volume panel: fix zoom (CTRL+R-Drag) and value input (R-Click)
• fix typo in default_phenix_no_fill_names setting default value
• add simple conda wrapper for PyMOL command line
• Help > Check for Updates
• read crystal symmetry from .mae files
• suppress false positive error with matrix_copy and symmetry_copy