Perhaps you can try: https://www.diagrams.net/

free, high quality diagramming software for flowcharts or diagrams, which allow online collaboration as well...

Next, I recommend to check this website:

https://www.ilovephd.com/what-is-graphical-abstract-how-to-create-one/

Origine

You may use draw.io and GraphPad

visio

Use inkscape

If you need help, I recommend peakcells.com

They are super helpful and design beautiful and informative 2D and 3D scientific and medical visualizations.

I usually use biorender but it is not free. You can try.

BioRender! (https://biorender.io/)

I find making them on the Microsoft PowerPoint and exporting as jpeg is convenient. Have been using this mode for a while now, and successfully.

Dear Nadeem Rais

Latex overleaf and BioRender are good options.

Microsoft Visio

Nadeem Rais If you are interested you design 3D structures in your graphical abstract then I recommend Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrators.

You can also improve your graphical abstract by using other free online software where you can find prepared icons:

1. Biorender (https://biorender.com/)

2. Mid the graph (https://mindthegraph.com/).

Smartdraw is very good and easy tool from Microsoft.

However, it is free for initial few diagrams only.

I suggest you can use:

BioRender! (https://biorender.io/)

https://app.diagrams.net/#

I would recommend BioRender https://biorender.com/

BioRender is the best

Matlab

Biorender

If you use R then DiagrammeR

Adobe Illustrator is best for illustrations

Hi

I've heard about canva many times but I didnt use it yet

Microsoft PowerPoint

Canva is a good one.

If you use R, ggplot2 is your friend; if python then matplotlib. I also use Microsoft Excel sometimes too

Adobe Illustration