SciDrawer AI
AI scientific figure and diagram maker for research papers
About SciDrawer AI
SciDrawer AI is a scientific diagram maker for research figures. You describe a mechanism, protocol or result in plain language, upload a whiteboard sketch, or add a reference figure, and it generates a high-resolution research visual: a pathway diagram, mechanism map, experimental layout, microscopic structure or graphical abstract. The output is meant for manuscripts, preprints, slides and conference posters, and it can be downloaded at 1K, 2K or 4K.
The tool addresses a familiar bottleneck in research: good figures take a long time to draw, and most researchers are not illustrators. SciDrawer starts from the scientific claim rather than from a blank canvas, and adds a template library across nine categories, including mechanism pathways, lab equipment, microscopic structures and graphical abstracts. It works with English or Chinese prompts and labels. The site is explicit that it accelerates drafting and that authors remain responsible for checking every arrow, label and scale against their data before submission. Pricing is credit based, with monthly plans, annual plans that add 5% more credits, and one-time credit bundles for a single manuscript.
Describe or upload. Type what the figure should show, for example the trigger, intermediate steps and outcome of a signalling pathway, or drag in a photo of a sketch, or paste a reference figure whose style you want to match. You can also start from one of the focused tools: Graphical Abstract Maker, Scientific Poster Maker or Scientific Diagram Maker.
SciDrawer drafts the figure. The AI produces a high-resolution research visual with readable labels, consistent scale and clean arrows. You choose resolution and quality for each generation, and reference images can guide composition, palette and visual style.
Review and download. Check the generated image against your data, regenerate or refine the prompt as needed, and download it for a manuscript, slides or poster. On the Lab plan, batch generation and mask-based inpainting help with larger figure sets and local edits.
- •Text to scientific diagram - Describe a molecular pathway, protocol or result in one sentence and get a labelled mechanism panel or graphical abstract laid out to read at column width.
- •Sketch to precise diagram - A photographed whiteboard or napkin sketch is redrawn with clean geometry, aligned labels and consistent line weights.
- •Reference-matched style - Upload a figure you like and generate new panels with a matching palette, type weight and label style, so a multi-figure paper looks coherent.
- •Template library - Nine categories of tested layouts, from mechanism pathways and lab equipment icons to microscopic structures and graphical abstracts.
- •Conference poster layouts - Start from a finished manuscript or PDF and create a print-ready A0 poster that reuses your figures.
- •High-resolution, bilingual output - Export at 1K, 2K or 4K, with English and Chinese labelling on every plan.
SciDrawer AI is built for researchers who need publication-style figures without illustration skills: graduate students preparing a first paper, postdocs assembling a graphical abstract for a journal, and principal investigators who want a consistent visual style across a lab's output. It also suits scientists preparing conference posters and slide decks, and educators who need labelled diagrams such as plant or animal cells. Labs with several co-authors can use the Lab plan's shared workspace and batch generation, while someone working on a single manuscript can buy a one-time credit bundle instead of a subscription. Because the output is AI generated, it works best as a fast first draft that the authors then check against their own data.
Pricing
$9 - $48/mo
- Starter$9/mo
- Pro$23/mo
- Lab$48/mo
- Starter credits$5 once
- Pro credits$19 once
- Lab credits$39 once
From the vendor pricing page, 2026-11-09
