Free AI Scientific Figure Generator for Illustrations, Images, Charts and Flowcharts

SciFig is a free online AI scientific figure generator and figure maker. Any input to a finished scientific figure in minutes.

• Who it is for: Researchers, students, educators, R&D teams, and science communicators — anyone turning complex science into a clear figure.
• Any input: A description, a PDF, a lab photo, or a reference image.
• What it makes: Mechanism diagrams, pathways, workflows, medical illustrations, molecular structures — print-ready for journal submission.
• Three engines: SciFig AI Illustration (AI scientific illustration) for mechanisms and graphical abstracts, SciFig DataChart (data-driven charts) for charts plotted from your own data, SciFig FlowChart (flowcharts and diagrams) for study flows and diagrams — editable figures in seconds.

BioRender gives templates. Raw AI gives flat pixels. We give science-grade figures you can fully edit.

• End-to-End, All-in-One: BioRender is a fixed template library — when your topic isn't in it, you're stuck. SciFig generates one-of-a-kind scientific figures from your text, PDF, photo, or sketch, then exports to PNG or JPG directly. Need vector layers for journal submission or element-level editing? Open the result in SciFig Vector Canvas and run Vectorize once to unlock SVG for Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma, or Affinity, plus an editable-shape PPTX.
• Editable, Not Locked Pixels: Nano banana and Midjourney bake a mislabeled protein into pixels you can't change — one wrong enzyme is a career-ending reviewer comment. SciFig lets you click any text label or shape in Vector Canvas and edit it directly; Vectorize converts the whole figure to a layered SVG when you need element-by-element control.
• Charts From Your Real Data: SciFig DataChart plots the numbers in your uploaded file, so a chart never shows values you did not supply.
• Free Trial: Try the core tools on free credits first — no credit card needed. When you upgrade, paid plans start at $100/year (about $8.33/month) or $19.9/month — whichever fits your research cadence.

Yes. Upload a CSV, TSV, TXT or Excel file to SciFig DataChart (data-driven charts) and it plots your data as one of 50 chart and graph types built for publication.

• From Your Numbers: Every value on the chart comes from your file — a volcano plot for RNA-seq or proteomics, a Kaplan–Meier survival curve for clinical data, plus forest plots, heatmaps, raincloud plots and ROC curves.
• Journal-Ready Output: Pick a Nature, Science, Cell, PLOS or ACS style and a colorblind-safe palette, then export PNG, PDF, EPS or TIFF with the statistics and the Python code behind the chart.

Yes. Describe the process in SciFig FlowChart (flowcharts and diagrams) — or paste your screening and enrolment counts — and SciFig lays out the boxes, numbers and arrows as an editable diagram.

• Study Flows: A PRISMA flow diagram for systematic reviews and a CONSORT flow diagram for randomised trials, with every count in place.
• Beyond Flowcharts: Model architectures, cycle diagrams and timelines, exported as SVG, PNG, JPG or editable PPTX.

Yes. SciFig isn't a bio-only tool — 11 disciplines supported natively, with published examples you can browse and verify.

• Far Beyond Biology: Biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, energy, ecology, bioengineering, astronomy, agriculture, materials — the major disciplines are all in. Mechanisms, workflows, cross-sections, ecosystems, graphical abstracts, journal covers, lab apparatus, microstructures, systems & networks — all nine high-frequency figure types covered.
• No More "Bio-Only" Tools: BioRender locks its asset library to molecules and cells — try drawing a semiconductor band diagram, satellite orbit, or catalytic cycle and you're stuck if it's not in the template. SciFig generates straight from your description, PDF, or sketch — no fixed library required.
• See for Yourself: Open Inspiration, filter by discipline, and every example ships with its original prompt — copy it into SciFig and reproduce it yourself.

That's exactly who we built this for. SciFig is the AI scientific illustrator for the blank-canvas problem.

• Describe It in Plain Language: Use Text-to-Figure. Type "CRISPR cutting DNA with PAM site" and SciFig proposes multiple layouts based on how peer-reviewed journals have visualized similar concepts.
• Let a Paper Brief the AI: Use PDF-to-Figure. Upload the paper you're working from — SciFig's LLM reads it and generates a new scientific figure informed by the concepts inside. Stop staring at a blank canvas.
• Start from Real Life: Use Photo-to-Figure or Sketch-to-Figure. Snap your lab rig or a whiteboard doodle — SciFig turns it into clean vectors. No design experience, no template library needed.

AI gets you 99% there. You handle the final 1% — and that's the whole point.

• Every Element is Editable: Labels, arrows, molecules, organs, legends — each a separate object. Click to fix a mislabeled protein, swap a wrong enzyme, or re-route an arrow — one click, done.
• 99% = 0% in Science: Raster AI tools (Midjourney, nano banana) bake mistakes into pixels you can't edit. SciFig keeps every element editable because you — the expert — are the final authority.
• Charts and Flowcharts: SciFig DataChart takes every value from your uploaded file, and SciFig FlowChart takes its counts from your own description — the model does not invent the numbers.

You own the scientific figures you generate with SciFig and can use them for publication and commercial purposes. SciFig claims no ownership of your figures.

• Full Publication Rights: Use your figures in peer-reviewed journals, on preprint servers, and in your thesis.
• Full Commercial Rights: Use your figures in textbooks, commercial products, courses and consulting decks.
• Free License: Download a license PDF for your figure for free.

It's your call — and your target journal's policy. No universal rule yet.

• Check Your Target Journal First: AI-disclosure policies change fast and vary by publisher. Spend 30 seconds on your journal's author guidelines before submission — it's almost always answered there.
• When in Doubt, a Methods Line Covers You: If the policy is ambiguous, a one-line "Figures prepared with SciFig (AI-assisted)" in the methods section is the safe middle ground — no over-explaining, no hiding.

Every format journals, posters, and slides actually need.

• Direct Generation Exports: PNG (recommended for journal submission) and JPG (smaller files for sharing or email). Every generation tool exports these two.
• Vector Canvas Adds Layered Output: Open any generated figure in SciFig Vector Canvas and run Vectorize once to unlock SVG (opens in Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma, or Affinity Designer) plus an editable-shape PPTX where every element is a separately selectable PowerPoint object.
• Resolution: PNG and JPG at generation resolution, or one-click Upscale to 4K / 8K PNG for large-format printing and journal cover art.
• SciFig DataChart: Charts also export as PDF, EPS and TIFF.
• SciFig FlowChart: Flowcharts export as SVG, PNG, JPG and editable PPTX.

Yes, absolutely. Every scientific image exported at 1K or 2K hits 300 DPI at standard journal column widths.

• Single-Column Figures: 1K resolution hits 300+ DPI at standard single-column width — cleared for submission out of the box.
• Double-Column Figures: 2K resolution hits 300+ DPI at full-page width. No reviewer "please improve figure resolution" comments.
• Posters & Covers: Need bigger? One-click Upscale to 4K/8K for A0 posters and journal cover art — detail stays sharp, no pixelation.

Yes. Invoice-ready, grant-line-item-ready, zero finance friction.

• Formal Invoices: We issue tax-compliant invoices with your institution's address, tax ID, and itemized usage — drop them straight into your reimbursement system.
• Grant Line Item: SciFig bills cleanly as "scientific visualization software" — the same category your lab probably already covers for GraphPad, Prism, or Illustrator.
• Three Subscription Shapes: Individual top-up credits (pay as you go), monthly subscriptions (for regular figure makers), and team / institution plans with bulk credits and single-invoice billing. Contact us for a lab or department quote.

Yes. Your unpublished research stays yours, full stop.

• Zero AI Training: We NEVER use your private uploads, prompts, or generated figures to train our models — ever.
• Encrypted End-to-End: All files are encrypted in transit and at rest. Nobody else can see your work — including the data files you upload to SciFig DataChart.