ISOLDE is designed as a plugin to UCSF ChimeraX, and should be installed via their internal package management framework. To obtain it, follow the instructions below.
- Go to https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/download.html#release and download the 1.6 release for your operating system.
- Install and run ChimeraX
- Go to Tools/More Tools... in the ChimeraX menu
- Find the ISOLDE link in the browser window that opens
- Click the big blue "Install" button on the right hand side, and wait for it to download/install. When complete, you will see a message in the ChimeraX log window.
- ISOLDE should now appear in the menu under Tools/General/ISOLDE
If you encounter issues during installation, please first check to see if your problem is covered here. Otherwise, please contact me.