Crystallographica Search-Match (CSM) is a search match program for use with the International Centre for Diffraction Data's PDF databases.

  • powerful search algorithm for multi-phase identification
  • lightning-fast search using raw data, peak data or a combination of the two
  • fully integrated Boolean PDF card retrieval and display
  • user database, with interface to Crystallographica
  • fully integrated peak search and background subtraction tools
  • powder pattern simulation, including multi-phase mixtures
  • reads most common file formats - if not just ask!
  • writes reports directly to Microsoft Word

For more information see specification, screen shots or best of all download a time-limited demonstration and try the full version of CSM on real-life data.

CSM compatiblity with PDF databases

CSM-3 is fully compatible with both the old format PDF-2 and the new RDB format databases PDF-2 Release 2005, PDF-4 and PDF-4+.

CSM-2 is only compatible with the old format PDF-2, discontinued in September 2005.


News

  • The latest version, available as a free upgrade, is 3,0,1,1.
  • CSM-3 now out, and available for a limited time at the same price as CSM-2. Existing CSM-2 users will need to purchase an upgrade in order to use CSM-3.