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FigureLoom manual

FigureLoom is a browser-based editor for scientific figures, diagrams, posters, presentations, charts, pathways, maps, and other visual research work.

You can use the editor without an account. Local projects are saved in the browser, and complete editable project backups can be downloaded as .figureloom files. Accounts add encrypted cloud projects, sharing, roles, comments, and live collaboration.

New here?

Start with Start here. It walks through creating a project, adding objects, saving a backup, and exporting the result.

Use the Visual interface guide to learn where everything is, or jump to Quick task guides when you need short instructions for one specific action.

The sidebar keeps the full manual organized by editing, scientific tools, files, sharing, tutorials, and troubleshooting.

Current interface notes

• Open project tabs keep the close control beside each project title.
• The desktop Pages, Hand, zoom, Format, and Navigation bar can be moved as one complete bar and still uses its existing collapse control.
• In Phone mode, open More → Guide to reach Help, the manual, quick task guides, the visual guide, and the passive interface tour.
• The passive tour now covers project tabs, adding content, real page bounds, the movable canvas controls, pages and layers, the inspector, Pro Tools, Help, export, and backups.

Find a topic

Core editing

• Visual interface guide
• Quick task guides
• Interface and navigation
• Phone and tablet use
• Projects, saving, and recovery
• Canvas, pages, and layers
• Text, shapes, arrows, and connectors
• Images, SVG, and uploads

Scientific tools

• Scientific illustrations and maps
• Data, tables, and charts
• Equations, code, and scientific notation
• Pro Tools and advanced science
• Review, references, and accessibility

Files, accounts, and sharing

• Accounts, cloud projects, and collaboration
• Importing PowerPoint and spreadsheets
• Export, backup, and presentation
• Privacy, security, and offline use

Help

• Loomy
• Keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures
• Complete tutorials
• Supported formats and limitations
• Troubleshooting and recovery
• Self-hosting and deployment
• FAQ

A useful rule

For work you care about, keep a downloaded .figureloom backup. Browser autosave is convenient, but a separate file is the safest way to move or archive a project.

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Dedicated to Adriana M. K.