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PerfumeNuke is the pick if you want open source: free under GPL v3, in any browser, with your data saved in the browser itself and JSON in and out. It carries a material and mixture database that its own README says needs expanding, IFRA is a flag and a maximum you fill in yourself, and its code was last changed in October 2023.
Every PerfumeNuke claim below was read from its own published pages on 2026-08-17. All 13 tools are on one page.
| PerfuMate | PerfumeNuke | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Formulation software for independent perfumers, in the browser | An open-source perfume formulation tool and material database in the browser; last code change October 2023 |
| Ships with a materials database | Yes. 2,136 materials, each described and classified: odor description, olfactive families with percentage dominance, impact and substantivity, a CAS number where one exists (1,567; a compounded base has none to give), plus estimated constituent tables for 724 | Yes, a material and mixture database; size not stated, and the README says it needs expanding |
| IFRA compliance | Checked live while composing, on every tier including free, and it counts one molecule arriving from several naturals at once. Category 4 (fine fragrance on skin), 51st Amendment, indicative: verify against the official standards before you sell | No checking: a per-material "IFRA restricted" flag and a maximum percentage field you fill in yourself |
| Formula work | Milligram scaling, version history with diffs and branching, batch and maceration tracking, dilution management, substitute suggestions from your own shelf | Scale a whole formula, dilutions entered as mixtures, archived formulas; versions, batches and substitutes not stated |
| Import and export | Import from PDF, CSV, TSV or pasted text; export PDF, EU allergen declaration, INCI label, GHS SDS draft | JSON in and out, all data |
| Runs on | Any browser, desktop or phone; installs as an app; native Android next | Any browser, at a GitHub Pages address, saved in the browser itself |
| Price to start | PerfuMate: free with no expiry. A free account holds unlimited materials and 3 formulas, with the whole catalog, the IFRA checking, the allergen and INCI label text, the scent profile and the drydown. It opens every tool but four: bottle labels, the pack that contains them, color PDF themes and formula version history are paid. On the free plan each formula exports once; full backups are always free. PerfuMate's paid plan is $19.98 a month, $68.00 a year or $119.98 once. Monthly and yearly renew until canceled; Lifetime is a one-time purchase bought once and kept | PerfumeNuke: free and open source under GPL v3 |
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