Please note: The scientific software platform that owns and administers ChemDraw, previously known as PerkinElmer Informatics, has recently undergone some changes and has been rebranded as Revvity Signals Software, Inc. This change does not affect our access to ChemDraw or the download and installation process outlined below.

1. New Users: Register using your University of Toronto email address.

Once you have completed your registration, you will be directed to the Revvity Signals log in page, where you will need to enter your University of Toronto email address again, and create new password. Click the New User tab to start the process.

Log in to the Revvity Signals Download Centre on the Existing User tab. Note: The log in system was recently updated. If you already have a Download Centre account associated with your UofT email address, you may need to sign up again as a new user. Visit the login page, click the New User tab and then enter the username and password you previously used to log in.

2. Once you have signed up or logged in, you will be taken to the "List Entitlements" page. Click on the first Download Now link listed next to ChemDraw Professional. Then click on ChemDraw Professional in the New Versions tab on the next page to install the latest version. Download the PC Windows installer (.exe file).

3. Navigate back to the List Entitlements page from the menu on the left and copy the Product Activation code for ChemDraw Professional.

4. Run the installation and then open the ChemDraw application. Please note: the latest versions of the download files have also automatically included an application called ChemDraw Collections, which we do not have a license for at the University of Toronto. Please make sure to open ChemDraw, rather than ChemDraw Collections.

5. Upon opening ChemDraw, a pop-up window will appear providing different options for licensing the product. Choose Activation Code and click Continue. If you are only able to enter a Signals URL and do not see the option to use an activation code, this means that you are opening the wrong application. Please make sure you are opening ChemDraw, rather than ChemDraw Collections (please see Step 4 above).

6. In the new window that appears, enter your name, U of T email address and the 16-digit activation code you copied from the Revvity Signals Download Centre in step 3. Select Activate or Deactivate online, then click Activate. Now your license has been activated and you can use ChemDraw!

If you encounter an error when downloading or installing the software, please check our FAQ and Troubleshooting page to see if your problem is addressed there. 

If you are still experiencing issues, please contact Maddy Gerbig for assistance. Please include a screenshot of what you are seeing, as well as your operating system and the version of ChemDraw that you are trying to download.