Distribution

The utility is called alter_ego.exe in Windows distribution or simply alter_ego in Linux and Mac OS X distributions. Binaries are offered in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Command-line parameters reference

The help message from the program is the following:

Usage: alter_ego [Options] <infile.png>

Common usage examples:

alter_ego -q my-image.png
alter_ego my-image.png -o 1.mol -p recognized_molecules

Options:
    -o <outfile.mol>  If not mentioned molecule will be stored in <infile.mol>
    -h                Display this message
    -b                Set binarization level (must be between 0 and 255)
    -g                Do Gauss bluring
    -q                Quiet mode - do not display log & enable -y
    -p <directory>    Directory prefix for output file
    -y                Yes - always try another settings if recognition failed
    -n                No - do not try another settings if recognition failed