PaperBanana: automate your academic illustrations
PaperBanana turns your paper text into publication-ready academic figures — methodology diagrams, statistical charts, and graphical abstracts — through a multi-agent pipeline.
Publication-ready charts in one prompt
Stop wrestling with matplotlib and Excel. Describe the comparison — models, benchmarks, conditions — and get a clean bar or grouped chart back: clear axes, units, legend, and error bars only where your data needs them.
Methodology diagrams without the design hours
Paste a paragraph of methods and skip the afternoon in PowerPoint. PaperBanana lays out a labeled, step-by-step pipeline — experiment to analysis — with consistent arrows, grouping, and a tidy legend.
Mechanism figures reviewers can actually follow
Hand it a tangle of entities, pathways, and causal steps and get back an academic mechanism diagram that stays readable — molecular detail kept clean instead of cluttered.
Graphical abstracts editors expect
Win the first-page glance. Turn your study’s problem, intervention, and outcome into a single graphical abstract that journals and grant reviewers look for — in minutes, not a back-and-forth with a designer.
Posters & infographics, ready to present
Generate a conference poster or teaching infographic — title, sections, and figures already arranged — so you walk in prepared instead of formatting slides the night before.
How PaperBanana works
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Describe your figure
Type a plain-language prompt — or paste the results and methods straight from your paper — and pick an academic style. No design skills, no template hunting.
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Let the agents draft it
A multi-agent pipeline plans the layout, applies a journal-grade style, and renders your figure with labels and notation kept legible. Pick Fast for quick drafts or Best Quality for the polished version.
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Refine & download
Not quite right? Adjust it with a one-line instruction instead of redrawing — then download a high-resolution PNG ready for your manuscript, slides, or poster.
Simple pricing for every researcher
Hobby
Perfect for individual researchers and personal projects.
- Generate 720-1,440 Images / Year
- Standard Image Generation
- Unused Credits Roll Over
- Email Support
- Standard Response Time
Basic
For active researchers publishing figures regularly.
- Generate 1,560-3,120 Images / Year
- Upload Papers for Auto Style Retrieval
- Upload Reference Images
- Intelligent Aesthetic Refinement
- Unlimited Image Dimension
Pro
For high-output labs and power users.
- Generate 4,200-8,400 Images / Year
- Upload Papers for Auto Style Retrieval
- Upload Reference Images
- Intelligent Aesthetic Refinement
- Unlimited Image Dimension
PaperBanana FAQ
Common questions about generating scientific figures.
1.What is PaperBanana, and how does it work?
PaperBanana is the scientific figure generator built into PaperClaw. Describe the figure you need in plain language — or paste text straight from your paper — pick an academic style, and a multi-agent pipeline drafts a publication-ready illustration for you. No design software, no waiting on an illustrator.
2.What kinds of figures can it generate?
Statistical charts, methodology and workflow diagrams, mechanism figures, graphical abstracts, teaching infographics, and academic posters — all from a text prompt or a reference image.
3.Can I generate from my own data, sketch, or screenshot?
Yes. Start from a text prompt, or upload a hand sketch, screenshot, or rough draft and have PaperBanana redraw it cleanly — perfect for turning a whiteboard photo into a figure you can actually submit.
4.Are the figures accurate enough to publish?
Think of each result as a strong first draft. PaperBanana follows your prompt and references closely, but you should still check labels, values, and notation before submitting — and you can fix anything in-app with a quick instruction instead of starting over.
5.What formats can I export, and can I keep editing?
Download high-resolution PNG (or JPG) ready for manuscripts, slides, and posters. Need a change? Refine it in-app by instruction — no re-exporting and redoing.
6.Is there a free version?
Yes — new accounts get free credits to try the generator, no credit card required. Each generation spends a small number of credits based on the mode and resolution you pick, so you only pay for what you make.
Start creating with PaperBanana
Turn your paper text into a publication-ready figure with PaperBanana — no design software, no waiting on an illustrator.