FigPad

FigPad generates scientific figures, graphical abstracts and research posters from text, sketches, photos or reference images, with editable labels and export to SVG, PPTX or high-resolution PNG. Built for researchers and academics.

FigPad is a web-based figure generator aimed at researchers who need journal-quality visuals without drawing every element by hand. It produces scientific figures, graphical abstracts and research posters from several kinds of input: a typed description of a mechanism, pathway or workflow, a rough sketch, a photo, or a reference image. The output is meant to be worked on afterward rather than accepted as a flat picture, since each label and detail can be edited inside the same studio. The workflow starts in a workspace where the user writes a prompt and optionally attaches a visual reference. A gallery of published-style examples, tagged with journal names and impact factors, covers areas such as immunology, cell biology, microfluidic devices, CRISPR mechanisms, machine learning architectures, energy systems and ecology. Hovering over an example and choosing "Use this" attaches that layout as a reference, and the user supplies the prompt. This makes the gallery a practical starting point for matching the visual conventions of a target journal. Finished work exports as SVG, PPTX or high-resolution PNG, so figures can move into vector editors, slide decks or manuscripts. The listed use cases are journal articles, conference presentations, teaching materials, grant proposals, theses and dissertations, and graphical abstracts. The audience is therefore academic: graduate students, postdocs, principal investigators and instructors who produce figures regularly but are not trained illustrators. The homepage shows logos from universities including MIT, Stanford, Cambridge and KAIST, though it does not describe how they use the product. Among alternatives, FigPad sits between general image generators, which return raster pictures with text that is hard to correct, and manual tools such as vector editors or slide software, which give full control at the cost of time. Its emphasis on editable labels and SVG or PPTX export targets that gap. New users can start with free credits and no credit card, and paid plans are listed on a separate pricing page.