Dental Software Catalog
WebCeph is a browser-based orthodontic analysis service with automated AI cephalometric tracing, automated superimposition and VTO/STO treatment simulation, plus iOS and Android apps. Shareware (conditionally free): a free plan covers tracing and analysis, paid plans add viewers, STL models and export.
Videa AI (formerly VideaHealth) is a cloud dental AI platform: FDA-cleared detection of caries, calculus and periapical radiolucencies on X-rays, patient-education visuals, voice notes, voice perio charting and insurance automation. Shareware (conditionally free): commercial, free demo only.
Overjet is a cloud dental AI platform that detects decay, calculus, periapical radiolucencies and bone loss on X-rays and CBCT, with IRIS imaging software, voice documentation and insurance automation. Shareware (conditionally free): commercial, with a free one-image AI test and a demo.
GIMP is a free, open-source image editor (GNU GPL) for Windows, macOS and Linux. Its built-in plug-in opens and exports single, uncompressed DICOM images, which helps when annotating dental X-rays for teaching and slides, but GIMP is not a DICOM viewer.
CloudCompare is free, open-source (GPL) software for aligning and comparing 3D point clouds and meshes. Dental labs and researchers use it for deviation maps between scans, models and printed parts. Windows, macOS and Linux.
MeshLab is a free, open-source (GPL) tool from ISTI-CNR for cleaning, repairing, simplifying and comparing 3D meshes. Dental labs use it to fix and decimate intraoral and model scans before CAD or 3D printing. Windows, macOS and Linux.
Blender for Dental (B4D) adds dental CAD modules – models, crowns, splints, trays, bars, guides – to the free Blender 3D suite. Blender is free and open source; B4D modules are paid, so B4D is shareware. Windows and macOS.
FreeCAD is free, open-source (LGPL) parametric 3D CAD for Windows, macOS and Linux. There is no official dental workbench; dental labs use its Mesh, Part Design and TechDraw tools for model bases, jigs, holders and STL work.
LibreCAD is free, open-source (GPLv2) 2D CAD for Windows, macOS and Linux with native DXF support. Dental clinics and labs use it for room layouts, equipment plans and dimensioned part drawings; it has no dental or 3D features.
Care2x is a free, open-source (GPL) web-based hospital information system covering admissions, wards, lab, pharmacy and surgery. The last stable package dates from 2012; community PHP 8 work continues on GitHub. It has no dental charting module.
Orthanc is a free, open-source (GPLv3+) lightweight DICOM server and PACS. It receives CBCT and X-ray studies from imaging devices, stores them centrally and serves them in the browser through Orthanc Explorer 2 and viewer plugins such as Stone Web Viewer and OHIF.
Bahmni is a free, open-source EMR and hospital system built on OpenMRS, with Crater or Odoo billing, lab and imaging. It is not dental-specific: dental departments use custom forms. Runs on Docker; users work in a browser.
OSCAR EMR is a free, open-source (GPL v2+) EMR and billing system for Canadian primary care from McMaster University. Community OSCAR 19 reached end of life in August 2026; clinics move to OSCAR Pro or forks such as CARLOS. Not dental software.
Chikitsa is a free, open-source (GPL) patient management system for small clinics: appointments per doctor, visit and treatment history, bills, receipts and payments. It is a self-hosted PHP/MySQL web app; dental details are recorded as text.
FreeMED is a free, open-source (GPL v2+) EMR and practice management system from the FreeMED Software Foundation. Web-based, Linux server. No packaged release since 2007; the Git code still gets occasional fixes. No dental features.
RasMol is a free, open-source (GPL) molecular graphics program for viewing proteins and small molecules from PDB and other files. In dentistry it is used for teaching and biomaterials research, not for dental imaging.
Diagnocat is a cloud-based AI service that analyses intraoral X-rays, panoramic images and CBCT scans and produces radiological reports, 3D STL models, implant and orthodontic reports. It is shareware (conditionally free): commercial, with a free demo on request.
BoneBox Dental Lite is a free, ad-supported 3D dental anatomy app by iSO-FORM with a tooth-identification quiz. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple silicon Macs, Vision Pro and Android; there is no official Windows version.
Materialise Mimics is Windows software that segments CT, CBCT and MRI scans into 3D models, with AI CMF algorithms for skull, jaws and teeth and STL export for 3D printing. It is shareware (conditionally free): commercial, with a trial on request and a free Student Edition.
OHIF Viewer is a free, open-source (MIT) DICOM viewer that runs in the web browser. It connects to DICOMweb archives such as Orthanc or dcm4chee and offers MPR, 3D rendering, measurements and segmentation, with no install on the viewing PC.
coDiagnostiX by Dental Wings (sold by Straumann) is Windows software for implant planning and surgical guide design from CBCT and intraoral scans. It is shareware (conditionally free): a free demo version is available for learning (not for clinical cases), and clinical use needs a paid licence.
Free, open-source (Apache 2.0) medical image viewer from Kitware that runs in a web browser. Drag in a CBCT or CT DICOM folder for cinematic 3D rendering, measurements and annotations; data stays on your computer. Not FDA approved.
Free, open-source (MIT) volume segmentation tool from the University of Utah SCI Institute. Paint and filter-based segmentation of CT/CBCT with STL export. Last release 2.5.1 (May 2021); not actively maintained.
Free, open-source (GPL v3) segmentation tool from the University of Pennsylvania. Outline teeth, bone or lesions on CBCT and CT with manual, active-contour and, in version 4.4, AI-assisted tools, then export STL.
Free, open-source (GPL v2) program from Brazil’s CTI Renato Archer that turns CT and CBCT DICOM scans into 3D reconstructions. Segment bone or teeth by density and export STL, OBJ or PLY for 3D printing and CAD.
Dental implant planning and surgical guide design software from Blue Sky Bio for Windows. Shareware (conditionally free): planning and design are free, while exporting finished guides, aligners and dentures uses paid export credits.
Free, open-source medical imaging platform. With the DentalSegmentator and Automated Dental Tools extensions it automatically segments teeth, jaws and the mandibular canal from CBCT and exports STL. Research use; not approved for clinical use.
Ginkgo CADx is a free, open-source DICOM viewer and dicomizer originally developed by MetaEmotion. It is discontinued: the final release, 3.8.8, came out in January 2019 and the repository was archived in 2021. For new installs, a maintained viewer such as Weasis is the better choice.
Horos is a free, open-source DICOM viewer for macOS only, based on OsiriX and licensed under LGPL 3.0. Dentists use it on Macs to review CBCT and CT studies, build curved reconstructions along the arch and export 3D surfaces to STL.
RadiAnt DICOM Viewer by Medixant is a fast Windows viewer for CT, CBCT, MR and X-ray studies, with MPR, 3D rendering and STL export. It is shareware (conditionally free): the trial includes every feature, and continued use requires a paid licence.
Weasis is a free, open-source DICOM viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux. It opens CBCT, CT and X-ray studies from any vendor, connects to PACS, and builds panoramic views and cross-sections from a CBCT with its curved MPR tool.
EasyDent4 is Vatech’s legacy Windows software for capturing and viewing dental X-rays and CBCT scans from Vatech units. It is shareware (conditionally free): commercial software supplied with Vatech systems, with free viewers on patient discs. EzDent-i replaces it.
Planmeca Romexis Viewer is Planmeca’s free desktop viewer for 2D and 3D dental images exported from Romexis. It runs on Windows and macOS without installation, so referring dentists and patients can open CBCT scans and X-rays.
dcm4chee Archive 5 is a free, open-source (MPL 1.1) enterprise PACS running on WildFly. It stores DICOM studies, offers DICOMweb, Modality Worklist and HL7 interfaces, and is usually deployed with Docker together with an LDAP server and a database.
OpenEMR is a free, open-source (GPL v3) EHR and practice management system with scheduling, e-prescribing and US billing. Runs via Docker, Linux or Windows; users work in a browser. No built-in dental chart.
MedinTux is a free, open-source (CeCILL) medical records suite from France for GPs: patient file, prescriptions, certificates, French coding, MySQL. The latest version is 2.16 and the project appears inactive; it has no dental module.
GNU Health is a free (GPL v3+) hospital and health information system from GNU Solidario. Its dentistry package adds an FDI odontogram, tooth status, per-surface procedures and printable reports. Server runs on GNU/Linux or FreeBSD.
OpenMolar is free, open-source (GPL v3) dental practice management software written by a Scottish dentist: charting, treatment plans, estimates and appointments. Mothballed since 2018; last release 1.1.6 (2017). Best for study or forking.
Open Dental is complete dental practice management software: scheduling, tooth and perio charts, treatment plans, insurance and billing. Shareware (conditionally free): the free trial is for evaluation, live use needs registration. Windows program.
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