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paperbanana

paperbanana es un proyecto de diseño de código abierto de llmsresearch (llmsresearch/paperbanana en GitHub). Tiene 2.388 estrellas en GitHub y 341 bifurcaciones, se publica bajo la licencia MIT y se actualizó por última vez en GitHub el 17 de septiembre de 2026.

PaperBanana — agentic generation of publication-quality academic figures, diagrams and plots from text

★ 2,4k estrellas⑂ 341 bifurcacionesMITactualizado sep 2026
▦ visual: el README de este proyecto no incluye ninguna captura incrustable,
así que aquí va un marcador. La guía de abajo está completa de todos modos.
// datos del proyecto

Datos del proyecto

Estrellas en GitHub
2.388
Bifurcaciones
341
Licencia
MIT
Última actualización en GitHub
17 de septiembre de 2026
Categoría
Diseño
Tipo de ficha
Guía de instalación completa
// cómo funciona

Cómo funciona

  1. Clarify your goal

    Prepare your methodology text (or a paper PDF) and a precise caption describing the figure you want; for plots, prepare the CSV/JSON data and the chart's intent.

  2. Get PaperBanana

    pip install paperbanana, or clone and install from source with the provider extras you need.

  3. Configure a provider

    Copy .env.example to .env and add an OpenAI, Azure or Gemini key (Gemini's free tier works), or run paperbanana setup for the Gemini wizard.

  4. Generate and refine

    Run paperbanana generate with your input and caption; add --optimize and --auto for input optimization and critic-driven auto-refinement, then review the iterations in outputs/.

// características

Por qué gusta tanto

Multi-agent figure pipeline

Up to 7 specialized agents: input optimizer (context enricher + caption sharpener), retriever, planner, stylist, visualizer and critic, in a two-phase plan-then-refine flow.

Diagrams and statistical plots

generate makes methodology diagrams; plot renders statistical plots via VLM-generated matplotlib code — no image-generation credentials needed for plots.

Iterative refinement with feedback

Refinement rounds (default 3), --auto to loop until the critic is satisfied, and --continue to resume a run with user feedback.

Batch and PDF inputs

Batch diagrams from a YAML/JSON manifest, batch plots per-item from CSV/JSON, and PDF inputs with per-page selection (optional PyMuPDF extra).

Studio, MCP and skills

A local Gradio Studio (paperbanana studio), an MCP server for IDE integration, and Claude Code skills for /generate-diagram, /generate-plot and /evaluate-diagram.

Venue style packs

Built-in NeurIPS, ICML, ACL and IEEE style packs, with scaffolding to create your own from example figures.

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// ejecútalo

Ejecútalo tú mismo

  1. Clone the repo

    Clone PaperBanana if installing from source; PyPI installation is step 2's alternative.

    git clone https://github.com/llmsresearch/paperbanana.git
    cd paperbanana
  2. Install

    Install from PyPI, or from source with the provider extras shown in the README.

    pip install paperbanana
    # source: pip install -e ".[dev,openai,google]"
  3. Generate a diagram

    Set your key in .env first (OPENAI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_API_KEY), then generate from the sample input.

    paperbanana generate --input examples/sample_inputs/transformer_method.txt --caption "Overview of our encoder-decoder architecture with sparse routing"
// casos de uso

Qué puedes crear

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// preguntas frecuentes

Preguntas frecuentes

Who maintains PaperBanana?

llmsresearch maintains this unofficial, community-driven implementation of the PaperBanana paper (Zhu et al.); it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google Research or the original authors.

Is it free?

The code is MIT-licensed. Generation calls external VLM/image APIs — Gemini has a free tier, while OpenAI/Azure/Atlas usage is billed by those providers.

Does it need a paid API key?

It needs an API key for a VLM/image provider, but a free Google Gemini key from AI Studio is enough to start; statistical plots need no image provider.

How does it compare to drawing figures manually or a single image-model prompt?

A single prompt gives one unreviewed image. PaperBanana plans from curated reference diagrams, styles to venue guidelines, and critiques/revises its own output over several rounds — and can continue from your feedback.

How do I get started?

pip install paperbanana, put a Gemini or OpenAI key in .env, and run paperbanana generate on the sample input — or try the Colab quickstart with no local setup.

// sigue explorando

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// alternativas

Alternativas en Diseño

Los demás proyectos de Diseño con más estrellas del catálogo de LibreAI: la lista realista de alternativas si paperbanana no es lo que buscas.

// más en design

Más en Diseño

Proyectos de Diseño cercanos en el catálogo, los más próximos en estrellas a paperbanana: sigue explorando a ambos lados.

Consigue paperbanana

Gratis y abierto: consigue el código fuente, dale una estrella al repositorio y empieza a crear.