AI Scientific Figure & Illustration Maker — SciDraw AI

SciDraw AI is an AI-powered platform for creating and refining scientific illustrations and data visualizations through a UI-first web workflow for researchers, graduate students, educators, and science communicators.

Key Features

Text-to-image: Generate scientific illustrations from text descriptions
Sketch refinement: Transform hand-drawn sketches into polished figures
Data visualization: Create charts from CSV/Excel and inspect the generated Python code
SVG/PDF export: Editable vector graphics for journals
7+ templates including TOC graphics, journal covers, and mechanism diagrams
Journal-inspired style presets. Review scientific content and target journal requirements before submission.

Pricing

Free plan: 10 credits on registration plus 5 free credits daily. Standard 2K prompt/custom image generation costs 5 credits. Other generation and conversion modes may use different credit amounts. See the live pricing page and /pricing.md for current details.

Developer Guidance

SciDraw AI provides a public REST API under /api/v1 for image generation, editing, conversion and chart generation, documented at /docs/api with an OpenAPI specification at /openapi.json. There is no public MCP server, webhooks, SDK, CLI, or public OAuth authorization endpoint. See the /developers page.

Contact: contact@sci-draw.com

CRISPR gene editingUse this prompt

CAR-T cell therapyUse this prompt

Research method workflowUse this prompt

PRISMA 2020 flow diagramUse this prompt

SN2 reaction mechanismUse this prompt

Perovskite solar cellUse this prompt

NewEditable SVG + PPTX export — keep editing in PowerPoint or Illustrator→

AI Scientific Figure & Illustration MakerEvery label stays editable

Type a sentence or upload a sketch and get a publication-ready figure or chart in minutes.

Sketch to Image →Edit Image →DATA VISUALIZATION →

35,000+ registered users across 179 countries and regions; 1,500+ academic email domains represented

Editable SVG / PPTX export

AI scientific illustrations
with editable SVG and PPTX export

Not a flat image: the AI redraws your figure as separate vector layers you can edit right away.

Text stays textDouble-click any label to rewrite or translate it
Every shape is selectableRecolour, move or delete each element
Opens in PowerPoint and IllustratorRevise for submission without retracing

Redrawing as SVGgut-brain.png → .svg▶▶ 8× replay

0 / 318 layers drawnOutline → Fill → Text → Layers

Create · Edit · Share

After it is generated,
every word can still change

Start AI Drawing Download a sample SVG

SciDraw's approach of generating editable SVGs is genuinely useful because it lets you fine-tune the output in Illustrator or PowerPoint.

Ishu Anand JaiswalEngineering and technology leader · IntuitResearchGate ↗

SVGPPTXPNGExport

FileHomeInsertDesignShape Format

Noto Sans18B I U

Selection pane

TSpike protein
TRibosome
TAntibodies
◯LNP
◇B cell
→Arrows ×12
▢Panel C
… 344 layers in total

mRNA vaccine figure opened as editable shapes in PowerPoint

Double-click to edit text

Scientific Data Charts with AItitanic.csv → Nature

chart.py
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

df = read_csv(
  "titanic.csv")

sns.boxplot(
  data=df,
  x="Pclass",
  y="Age",
  palette=okabe_ito)

plt.style.use("nature")
plt.savefig(
  "fig1.pdf",
  dpi=600)

PNGPDFEPSTIFFExport

DATA VISUALIZATION

Scientific Data Charts with AI

Upload a CSV or Excel file and get a journal-style chart, with reproducible Python code.

01Upload dataThe AI picks the chart type from 10+ options
02Pick a journal styleOne click for Nature, Science or Cell style, colour-blind safe
03ExportPNG, PDF, EPS or TIFF, plus the matplotlib code

Start Data Visualization Explore 46 Chart Tools →

Gallery

What researchers draw with SciDraw

CRISPR gene editing
BiomedicineUse this prompt
Research method workflow
Research roadmapUse this prompt
SN2 reaction mechanism
Chemistry & materialsUse this prompt
Animal cell structure
TeachingUse this prompt
Targeted nanoparticle delivery
BiomedicineUse this prompt
Grant proposal roadmap
Research roadmapUse this prompt
Lithium-ion battery
Chemistry & materialsUse this prompt
The solar system
TeachingUse this prompt

Browse 70+ figures and their prompts →

Published papers

Published with SciDraw AI

Registered researchers: 35,000+; Registered researchers
Countries and regions: 179; Countries and regions
Academic institutions: 1,500+; Academic institutions

Peer-reviewed papers that explicitly credit SciDraw AI for scientific figure creation or preparation.

See the published papers that used SciDraw AI

What our users are saying

Real feedback from researchers, students, and educators

Post screenshots and quotes are shown with the authors' permission.

Martin Manninger — X: SciDraw AI helps me turn research ideas into scientific illustrations with AI.

X2026-05-19View post ↗

Derek Chen — X: What is SciDraw AI? 4 Key Features That Make It Stand Out: Sketch & Text-to-Image Generation; Editable PPTX and SVG Exports; One-Click Top-Tier Journal Standards; Academic-Grade Data Visualization.

X2026-07-16View post ↗

A tool called SciDraw AI uses artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the process. The platform can generate journal-quality figures based on a simple text prompt.

Zakaria LoloeiResearcher · Amirkabir University of TechnologyResearchGate2026-08-25View post ↗

It supports prompts in Chinese and English across biomedicine, chemistry, materials science, physics, and more, significantly reducing the time needed for scientific illustration.

Xingpeng WangResearch assistant · The Chinese University of Hong KongLinkedIn2026-06-27View post ↗

Kariman — X: Creating a graphical abstract or science figure? SciDraw AI makes it fast with AI.

X2026-05-18View post ↗

W — Medium: No more juggling between BioRender, Illustrator, Excel, and Python—everything under one roof.

Medium2026-07-12View post ↗

SciDraw AI helps researchers, students, and educators turn a sketch or text description into a publication-grade figure in minutes.

Vincent, Ming-Hsien ChiangEducator and researcher · Fu Jen Catholic UniversityYouTube2026-07-07View post ↗

Still staying up late drawing paper figures in Illustrator? With SciDraw AI, a rough sketch or one sentence can become a publication-grade scientific figure in minutes.

WeiyuanzhangResearcherFacebookView post ↗

Torsky — Substack: Recently I started using SciDraw AI, and honestly? It's been a total game-changer for my workflow.

Substack2026-04-15View post ↗

SciDraw's approach of generating editable SVGs is genuinely useful because it lets you fine-tune the output in Illustrator or PowerPoint.

Ishu Anand JaiswalEngineering and technology leader · IntuitResearchGate2026-03-26View post ↗

I'm using SciDraw AI to create publication-ready scientific figures in minutes. Just describe what you need or upload a rough sketch—the AI handles the rest.