SciFig
AI scientific figures, publication-ready in minutes
About SciFig
SciFig is an AI scientific-figure generator that helps researchers turn ideas into publication-ready figures in minutes instead of days. Positioned as a modern alternative to manual illustration and tools like BioRender, it converts text prompts, rough sketches, reference images, PDFs, and photos into clean, editable, journal-grade figures. The team reports use by more than 100,000 researchers, and the product is built around the reality that a single custom scientific illustration from a freelancer can cost hundreds of dollars and take days per revision.
The core promise is speed without giving up control or ownership. Every figure can be exported as an editable vector (SVG), an editable PPTX, or high-resolution raster up to 8K, and paid plans grant full publication and commercial rights with no ownership claim from SciFig. A built-in vector Canvas lets you edit paths, text, and colors after generation, so the AI output is a starting point you refine rather than a black box. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest and is never used to train models.
You begin from one of several generation modes depending on what you have. Text-to-Figure turns a written description of a pathway, mechanism, or concept into a figure; Sketch-to-Figure cleans up a hand-drawn diagram; Reference-to-Figure matches the style of an existing publication; and PDF-to-Figure and Photo-to-Figure convert papers or lab photos into figure briefs. Each generation costs credits (about 50 for a figure), and the Figure Enhancer refines drafts before submission. Once you are happy, you vectorize the result to open it in the Canvas editor, where path, text, and color edits and exports to SVG, PNG, JPG, or PPTX are free. Free-tier figures are for non-commercial evaluation; upgrading to a paid plan unlocks 4K/8K upscaling, advanced modes, and full publication and commercial rights.
- •Multiple Generation Modes: Create figures from text, sketches, references, PDFs, or photos, so you can start from whatever material you already have.
- •Editable Vector Output: Export figures as SVG, editable PPTX, or raster up to 8K, and edit paths, text, and colors freely inside the built-in vector Canvas.
- •Figure Enhancer: Refine and polish draft figures before submission without regenerating from scratch.
- •Publication & Commercial Rights: Paid plans grant full rights for peer-reviewed journals, preprints, theses, textbooks, and commercial use, with no ownership claim from SciFig.
- •Research-Grade Templates & Tools: A library of poster, conference, and presentation templates plus specialized generators (graphical abstracts, circuit diagrams, PRISMA flow diagrams, and more).
- •Privacy by Default: Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest and is never used to train any model.
SciFig is built for researchers, graduate students, and lab groups who need high-quality figures for papers, posters, and presentations but do not have the budget or time for a professional illustrator. Grad students on tight budgets can evaluate the full workflow on free credits before subscribing, then upgrade when a manuscript or conference deadline arrives. Principal investigators and labs producing many figures per paper use the higher tiers for volume, advanced modes, and institutional billing that fits grant budgets. Anyone preparing graphical abstracts, mechanism diagrams, or conference posters, across biology, chemistry, physics, and beyond, can move from concept to a clean, editable, publication-grade figure in minutes. If figures are a recurring bottleneck in your research output, SciFig is aimed at you.
