PaperFig is an AI scientific figure maker for researchers. It is a focused tool rather than a general-purpose editor, and its clearest use is for anyone presenting at lab meeting making a clear slide before Monday’s group meeting. One thing that stands out is that the focus is research figures such as mechanisms, workflows and graphical abstracts. The free plan gives 150 signup credits plus 1 free figure per day for the first 7 days, and no card is needed. It is used across fields, with examples from biomedicine and materials to geoscience and CS/AI. Text, sketches, photos, reference images and PDFs all work as a starting point. PNG is the core download format, with TIFF/PDF export and a Faithful 4K PNG upgrade available on paid plans. The workflow is three steps: upload or paste your material, add a one-line brief about what the figure should show, then review the draft and fix any labels. One caution: every result is a figure draft that you should review before it goes into a paper.
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