Who is PaperFig for? Mainly researchers working from an existing draft, especially when starting from a PDF of the manuscript instead of a blank canvas. Starting a figure from a blank canvas wastes the description already written in the manuscript. PaperFig approaches it differently. You can begin with a plain-language description, a hand sketch, a photo, a reference figure, or a PDF. It is aimed at the figures papers actually need: mechanisms, workflows and graphical abstracts. Free-plan downloads are PNGs with a PaperFig watermark for non-commercial use, and paid plans add TIFF/PDF export and a Faithful 4K PNG upgrade. The free plan needs no card and includes 150 credits at signup, plus a free figure each day for the first week. It gives you a draft to review, not a finished submission, so check the details against your journal’s guidelines.
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