What PaperBanana Is Not For

PaperBanana helps you draft, edit, and export scientific visuals faster. It is a production assistant, not a scientific authority.

Use this page before you rely on a generated figure in a paper, poster, grant, class, or lab presentation.

Not for unchecked scientific claims

PaperBanana can draw a clear figure from your instructions, but it cannot verify that every pathway, label, arrow, or mechanism is scientifically correct.

Before you use a result, check:

• Names, abbreviations, and units.
• Cause-and-effect arrows.
• Cell types, proteins, pathways, methods, and experimental steps.
• Journal, conference, or institutional requirements.

Not for one-shot final submission figures

Do not expect the first generation to be your final submission file. Treat the first result as a draft.

A stronger workflow is:

1. Generate the figure.
2. Inspect the scientific content.
3. Fix labels, colors, and layout in Workspace Editor.
4. Export the final SVG, PDF, PPTX, or PNG.
5. Check the file at the final print or slide size.

Not for replacing domain review

PaperBanana does not replace your advisor, coauthors, reviewer, editor, or field expert. Ask a domain expert to review high-stakes figures before submission.

This matters most when the figure explains:

• A disease mechanism.
• A treatment pathway.
• A causal model.
• A statistical or experimental workflow.
• A graphical abstract for publication.

Not for restricted or private material

Do not upload patient data, confidential manuscripts, unpublished third-party figures, or material you do not have permission to use.

If you need to work from sensitive material, remove names, IDs, private metadata, and unpublished details first.

What to do instead

Use PaperBanana where it is strongest: turning a clear research explanation into a visual draft, then helping you refine that draft.

For better results, start with Getting Started, choose the right tool from the docs home page, and use Troubleshooting when a result needs fixing.