Mage is a 3D vector display program which shows "kinemage" graphics. Used in both teaching and research, in applications ranging from estuary ecology to X-ray crystallography model quality assessments, Mage displays the 3D relationships between data in an interactive environment which facilitates both open-ended exploration and structured presentation. It includes many tools for on-screen measurement, construction, and editing of the display objects; it can write either kinemage output or various types of 2D image output. It was initially described in Richardson & Richardson (1992) Protein Science, 1, 3-9 and most recently in Richardson & Richardson International Tables for Crystallography. vol. F, chapter 25.2.8. 

Kinemages are created from Brookhaven Protein Data Bank files using the program PREKIN.

Java Mage an implementation of Mage to display kinemages in a Java virtual machine, typically over the internet in a Java-capable browser is now also available.