Mol* library

Published April 3, 2026 | Version v5.8.0

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Dependencies: remove utils.promisify, node-fetch (#1797)
Fix circular dependency which causes crash in bundlers (#1791)
Add putty as a mol-view-spec representation.
Fix detecting sidechain-only structures as coarse-grained (#1420)
Fix clip-object transform due to missing axis normalization
Sequence alignment: Fix return type & improve scoring for unknown residues
Use PDB SEQRES block to show unresolved residues in Sequence toolbar
Canvas3D debug-helpers
- [Breaking] Move helpers to an extension as a PluginBehavior (params are no longer part of Canvas3D)
- Add helpers for clip-object, direct-volume, image, mesh
Fix StructureComponent node update throwing error when substructure empty
CSS: Avoid tooltip box flickering when hovering something under it
Volume slice visual
- Fix support for volume instances
- Fix plane mode: ensure normalized & correctly oriented
MolViewSpec
- Add VolumeStreamingExtension (molstar_volume_streaming custom property)
- Fix focusing empty selections
Avoid re-calculating static model properties for trajectories

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