ODYSSEY Student Edition

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Intended users

Wavefunction describes ODYSSEY as developed for general chemistry teaching and learning, with content ranging from introductory high school through AP and university general chemistry.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Languages

ODYSSEY content is available in Spanish, German, and Japanese.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Learning content

ODYSSEY 7 includes Learning Units for more than 290 topics, more than 110 Google Forms for assessment, and molecular models for more than 800 compounds and mixtures.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Licensing

Academic licenses are available as permanent lab licenses or annual campus-wide site licenses, while student purchases must be installed on student-owned machines.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Maintenance

New license purchases include one year of maintenance at no charge; maintenance includes version updates, priority technical support, license transfers, and VM use as a network license server.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Maker history

Wavefunction says it was founded in 1991 to provide molecular visualization and computational tools for researchers and educators in chemistry.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Purpose

ODYSSEY is a molecular visualization environment with 3D simulations of atoms and molecules based on Newton’s laws of motion.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Requirements

The maker lists Windows 8.1, 10, or 11, and macOS 10.12 through 15; requirements include a 2 GHz or faster chip, 128 GB disk space, and at least 4 GB RAM.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Security

Wavefunction’s privacy policy says it uses commercially acceptable means to protect personal information and does not guarantee absolute security.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Student worksheets

The Student Edition includes more than 100 assignable lab worksheets.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Support status

The maker marks ODYSSEY versions older than version 7 as no longer supported.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Trial access

Academic faculty, government and industrial chemists may request a 30-day fully functional ODYSSEY demo; graduate students may request one through an advisor.wavefun.com · read 7 Oct 2026

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