[Version]
2.0.0

[Release Notes]
<p>Avogadro 2.0.0 was released on 1 April 2026.</p>

<p>Key Updates with 2.0.0:</p>

<ul>
<li>Improved rendering speed and quality, including real-time shadows and depth effects</li>
<li>Template tool to quickly create inorganic / organometallic complexes or functional groups</li>
<li>Volumetric orbital and electron density rendering</li>
<li>Layers to customize rendering and hide / show parts of the system like solvent molecules</li>
<li>Symmetry detection and rendering</li>
<li>Solvent-accessible and solvent-excluded surfaces</li>
<li>Plugin system to enable energy and electrostatic models</li>
<li>Plugins to add menu commands for XTB, building molecular packing, generating surface slabs, and more</li>
<li>Updated and new input generator tools, including syntax highlighting</li>
<li>Much, much more</li>
</ul>

<p>For more information and to download the latest version, please visit <a href="https://avogadro.cc/">Avogadro.cc</a>.</p>