# LabCanvas: Scientific design. Simplified. > Browser workspace for scientific figures, presentations, research posters, 3D models, protein structures and graphs, with LaTeX equations, 500+ editable science objects, lab glassware and instruments, an AI assistant and journal-ready TIFF, PDF and SVG export. URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/ LabCanvas is a browser-based workspace for scientific visuals. It combines a vector figure editor, a presentation maker, a research poster designer, a 3D studio, a protein structure viewer and a graphing and statistics app, with journal-ready export and an AI assistant. LabCanvas runs in the web browser. Its apps share one design library and clipboard, can be installed as desktop apps, and can be driven by AI models: through the built-in assistant (with monthly AI credits on LabCanvas Pro) or through an MCP server with 109 tools. ## Apps ### Figure editor URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/editor.html Illustrator-level vector tools made for scientific figures. - Pen, Pathfinder, gradients and scientific brushes (DNA, membranes, proteins) - 500+ adjustable science objects, lab glassware and instruments, any molecule from PubChem in 3D, plus LaTeX equations and tables - TIFF, PDF, SVG and PNG at the DPI and column width your journal asks for ### Slides URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/slides.html Presentations built on the same editor, with real vector figures. - PowerPoint-style slide strip, layouts and themes - Fade, push, wipe, zoom, flip and more transitions - Speaker notes, full-screen presenting and one vector PDF ### Research Poster URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/poster.html Research posters from blocks that stack in columns and re-flow their text. - Drag blocks between columns: the poster re-arranges itself; resize and text re-flows - Title, figure, key finding, big number, references and QR code blocks with themes - A0, A1 and 48 × 36 in templates, exported as a print-ready vector PDF ### MolDraw URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/moldraw/ Chemical structures: draw molecules and reactions, then turn them in 3D. - Atoms, bonds, rings, charges and reaction arrows, with ring and group templates - Structures from PubChem to start from - A 3D view of the same molecule ### 3D Studio URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/studio3d.html Procedural nanomaterials, devices and molecules with ray-traced renders. - Nanoparticles, porous scaffolds, MOFs, 2D materials, solar cells, batteries - Molecules from PubChem and proteins from the RCSB PDB - Every model has sliders; renders drop straight into your figure ### Protein viewer URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/protein.html A fast, focused viewer for PDB structures, powered by Miew. - Load any PDB ID or your own PDB / mmCIF file - Select residues on the sequence and restyle them - Cartoon, surfaces, ball-and-stick; transparent PNG snapshots ### Graphs & statistics URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/plot.html Prism-style data tables, graphs and statistics. - Column, XY, grouped, survival and contingency tables - t tests, ANOVA with post-hoc tests, curve fits, log-rank - Results checked against SciPy and statsmodels ### Image Analysis URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/analysis.html Measure microscope images, western blots and gels on their raw values, with guided assays. - Guided assays: nuclear translocation, spots per cell, wound healing, FRAP, calcium, tracking, branching - Blots with a molecular-weight ladder, counting by threshold or a classifier trained with a few brush strokes - ImageJ definitions, checked in more than 4,000 tests against scikit-image and SciPy; results go to Graphs ### Optics URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/optics.html Optical setups on a breadboard, with the beam path simulated live. - Lasers and lamps, lenses, mirrors, prisms, gratings, beam splitters and detectors - Rays traced live as you move parts on the breadboard - Clean schematics to export into a figure ### Pixel editor URL: https://www.labcanvas.com/editor.html?mode=pixel Microscopy and photo touch-ups without leaving your figure. - Crop, levels, exposure and false-colour lookup tables - Healing, clone stamp, selections and masks - Edits flow back into the figure layer ## Main workflows ### Illustrate in 2D Draw figures and graphical abstracts with vector shapes, the pen and scientific brushes for DNA, membranes and proteins. Add any of 500+ science objects and change every detail with a setting. - [Open the figure editor](https://www.labcanvas.com/editor.html) ### Illustrate in 3D Build nanomaterials, crystals and devices in the 3D Studio, or bring in molecules from PubChem and proteins from the PDB. Render them ray traced and drop the image into your figure. - [Open the 3D Studio](https://www.labcanvas.com/studio3d.html) ### Graphs Type or paste your data into tables, run t tests, ANOVA and curve fits, and make publication graphs with significance brackets. The results are checked against SciPy and statsmodels. - [Open Graphs](https://www.labcanvas.com/plot.html) ### Edit images Crop micrographs and photos, set levels and curves, and retouch dust or scratches in the Pixel workspace, right on your figure, without a separate image editor. - [Open the Pixel workspace](https://www.labcanvas.com/editor.html?mode=pixel) ### Present or publish Put your figures on slides with transitions, or lay them out on a research poster that re-flows as you edit. When you submit, export TIFF, PDF, PNG or SVG at the width and resolution the journal asks for. - [Open Slides](https://www.labcanvas.com/slides.html) - [Open Research Poster](https://www.labcanvas.com/poster.html) ## Features - **Journal-ready export**: Set the width in millimetres and the resolution (300, 600 or 1200 dpi) and export TIFF, PDF, SVG, PNG, JPEG or WebP. Files carry their DPI, so the size is right when the journal opens them. - **500+ science objects**: Liposomes, cancer cells, viruses, nanoparticles, crystals, hydrogels, devices and lab instruments: drawn by generators, so every detail is a setting. - **LaTeX and tables**: Equations typeset by MathJax into vector outlines, and editable tables with scientific (booktabs) styles. - **Lab glassware that connects**: Flasks, condensers, still heads, adapters, funnels, burettes, stands, hot plates, furnaces and gloveboxes at real proportions. Pieces snap onto each other’s joints and tubing follows them, so a distillation setup stays assembled as you move it. - **Molecules and proteins**: Import compounds from PubChem and structures from the RCSB PDB; show them as cartoons, surfaces or ball-and-stick. - **Statistics you can check**: Prism-style analyses whose results are validated against SciPy, statsmodels, lifelines and R in more than 42,000 automated checks. - **Posters that arrange themselves**: Drag a block between two others or into another column and the poster re-stacks; resize it and the text re-flows. A0 and 48 × 36 in templates, themes, QR codes and a print-ready vector PDF. - **Private by default**: Designs autosave in your browser and, if you choose, to your own private cloud folder so you can open them on any computer. Nothing is public, and nobody else can open your work. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is LabCanvas? LabCanvas is a browser-based workspace for scientific visuals. It combines a vector figure editor, a presentation maker, a research poster designer, a 3D studio, a protein structure viewer and a graphing and statistics app, with journal-ready export and an AI assistant. ### How much does LabCanvas cost? Every app is free to use with an account, with up to 3 designs; downloading and exporting are part of LabCanvas Pro, paid monthly or yearly (see the pricing page for the price in your country). LabCanvas Pro also gives unlimited designs and a monthly allowance of AI credits for the assistant. Choose monthly or yearly and pay securely through Dodo Payments; cancel any time. The website and the free tools at /tools need no account and no payment. ### Where are my designs stored? In your browser’s storage (IndexedDB) on your own device, and, with cloud saving on (the default for new designs), in your own private folder in LabCanvas cloud, so they open on any computer. You can switch cloud saving off for any design, and File › Save a copy keeps a portable .labcanvas file. ### Can several people edit a design at the same time? Yes. Share a figure, presentation or poster from its Share button, by a link or with people by e-mail, as view, comment or edit. Everyone who has it open sees the others’ changes as they are made, with their pointers and what they have selected, and the design saves itself a few seconds after the last change. It works on the free plan too. ### Which export formats and resolutions are supported? PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, PDF and SVG. You set the physical width in millimetres and the resolution (for example 300, 600 or 1200 dpi); PNG and TIFF files record their DPI. Presentations export as one vector PDF. ### Can I make a conference poster? Yes. LabCanvas Research Poster starts from a template (A0 or A1 portrait, 48 × 36 in landscape, a billboard-style #betterposter layout and more) built from blocks: title, sections, figures, a key finding, a big number, references and a QR code. Drag a block to another column or between two others and the columns re-stack; resize it and the text re-flows. Themes restyle every block at once, and the poster exports as a vector PDF at its exact printed size. ### Can I write LaTeX equations? Yes. Objects › Equation typesets LaTeX, including AMS environments and chemistry with \ce{…}, into vector outlines that stay sharp in PDF and SVG. Double-click an equation to edit its LaTeX later. ### How do I visualise a protein from the PDB? Open the Protein viewer, enter a PDB ID such as 1CRN or 4HHB, pick a style (cartoon, surface, ball-and-stick…) and a colouring, select residues on the sequence bar to highlight or restyle them, then download a PNG or add it to your figure. ### Which AI models can the assistant use? The assistant runs on leading models such as Anthropic Claude, chosen and set up by LabCanvas: there is no API key to paste. Each LabCanvas Pro plan includes monthly AI credits; you can attach images and PDFs to your messages, and your chats are saved to your account. The assistant edits through the same actions as the toolbar, so every change can be undone. ### What is the LabCanvas MCP server? LabCanvas includes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with 97 tools, so AI agents such as Claude Desktop or Claude Code can create and edit figures, slides, posters, graphs, 3D scenes and optical setups in your open LabCanvas apps. ### Can I install LabCanvas as an app? Yes. The figure editor, Slides, the 3D Studio, the Protein viewer and the Graph app can each be installed from the browser and opened like desktop apps. ## More - [Features](https://www.labcanvas.com/features), [Pricing](https://www.labcanvas.com/pricing), [Templates](https://www.labcanvas.com/templates), [Free tools](https://www.labcanvas.com/tools), [Blog](https://www.labcanvas.com/blog) - [llms.txt](https://www.labcanvas.com/llms.txt): a map of the site; [llms-full.txt](https://www.labcanvas.com/llms-full.txt): the site's text in one file