Phase identification for powder diffraction—completely free

Search Match helps you identify crystalline phases in your samples. Upload a pattern, get matches. No costs, no limits.

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Why researchers use Search Match

From academic labs to industrial R&D, Search Match accelerates phase identification for making better processing decisions.

Instant phase identification

Upload your diffraction pattern and get matched crystal structures in seconds. No manual database searching required.

Access to 500,000+ structures

Search across the Crystallography Open Database (COD) with over 500,000 crystal structures.

Works with your data

Supports common formats: raw diffractometer files, CIF, and simple peak lists. Drag and drop to get started.

No installation required

Runs entirely in your browser. No software to download, no licenses to manage—just open and search.

Built for real workflows

Smart matching

Our algorithm considers peak positions and intensities.

Export results

Download match lists as CIF for further analysis.

Completely free. No strings attached.

Search Match is free for everyone—students, researchers, and companies. We built it to lower the barrier to phase identification. Use it as much as you need.

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