Researcher review
A sketch guides composition but is not a locked blueprint. Compare the result with the source before using it.
Describe the figure you need — or add a reference image to transform.
Your figure will appear here
Pick a mode · Describe the figure · Generate
No tracing and no redrawing by hand — photograph what you already sketched and let sketch to figure do the cleanup.
Point your phone at the whiteboard or lab notebook and shoot — no scanner needed. LabFig reads the boxes, arrows, and scribbled labels even when the lines wobble and the handwriting runs together.
Sketch to figure redraws the photo as a journal-grade scientific figure: it straightens the geometry, transcribes your handwriting into crisp type, and snaps every block and connector to a consistent grid — while keeping the structure you actually drew.
Compare the result with your source material. Correct labels and relationships using controls available in the current workspace or a suitable external editor, then export only in a format the target venue accepts.
Sketch to figure is built for the messy reality of real sketches — captured on a phone, scribbled in a notebook, drawn in a hurry on a whiteboard.
Common questions about sketch to figure — turning hand-drawn sketches into a scientific figure.
Start with non-sensitive source material and keep the original evidence nearby for comparison. Generation time and available editing or export controls depend on the current workspace and service status.
Shoot roughly straight-on and keep the whole sketch in frame for the cleanest read
Use Sketch to Figure to prepare a scientific visual draft from material you provide. Verify every label, relationship, value, permission, and target-journal requirement before publication.
Sketch to figure is more than a photo cleanup — it reconstructs what you meant from a rough drawing and rebuilds it as an editable, submission-ready scientific figure.
LabFig infers the structure behind crooked boxes and half-finished arrows, so the redraw matches the diagram you had in your head — your components, your connections, your flow — instead of inventing a new one.
Your messy marker or pencil labels are transcribed and typeset in clean, consistent sans-serif — no retyping every annotation by hand before the figure looks publishable.
No flatbed scanner and no perfect studio shot — a quick phone snap of a whiteboard or notebook is enough. Mild glare, a slight angle, and uneven lighting are handled as long as the sketch stays in frame.
Generate publication-ready scientific figures with LabFig. Choose credits, monthly, or yearly to match your research workflow.
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