BioWhat's new
October 2026 — the main updates.
A new home: biodiorama.com
- We have moved to biodiorama.comFrom our older site — please feel free to bookmark this one :) Your saved work stays in your browser as before.
- ChemistryA new library category: every element as an atom (nucleus, protons, neutrons and electron rings), orbitals, VSEPR shapes, crystals, ions, about 1,600 real compounds from every field of chemistry, substances in their natural form, lab experiments and electrochemistry — the library is now about 19,000 models.
- Figure symbolsThe icons research figures use: Pac-Man enzymes, lock-and-key, receptors, antibodies, drugs as pills or dots, channels, ROS, electrons, arrows and T-bars.
- Drug dosage formsEvery approved drug can be shown as tablets, capsules, syrup, an injection, a cream and more, labelled with its name.
- Chemistry templatesTwelve basic-reaction stories and fourteen sample-preparation and technique protocols.
- More reference imagesServier Medical Art, NIH BioArt, Bioicons, Reactome, PhyloPic, Health Icons, SciDraw, science emoji and open icon sets — searched together, placed with their credit line. In the 2D Studio they have their own References tab.
- How to cite and shareHelp › How to cite BioDioRama gives a reference and a BibTeX entry; share buttons are on the home page and at the bottom of every page.
A new name
- BioLender is now BioDioRamaSame app, same library, and your saved work is all still there. Projects now save as .biodiorama; older .biolender files still open.
- Simpler backgroundsSolid colours and soft shades of any colour, in both studios.
- Analytics only if you agreeVisit statistics load only after you press Accept, and Cookie settings at the bottom of every page lets you change your mind.
Your photos, your shapes
- Poster and page templatesConference posters in every common size — A0, 36 × 48 in, 48 × 36 in, 6 × 4 ft, e-posters and more — in 14 layouts, plus graphical abstracts, journal figures, slides and infographics, in the 2D Studio.
- Photo to iconMake icon redraws a photo as a coloured sketch with a little depth — every line and printed word kept.
- Remove backgroundExact Keep and Remove brushes and clean, natural edges. Your photos never leave your computer.
- Shape anythingCut, tear or reshape any item by hand, bend and twist it, or type its exact size.
- Use any part on its ownTake library items apart in the 2D Studio, or separate a part in the 3D Studio.
- Faster library and better handsSearch results load several at a time, and hands look human, with gloves that grip what they hold.
Work like in Blender
- Editing⌘ / Ctrl + click to select several, ⌘ / Ctrl + A for all, right-click menus, copy and paste, colour gradients.
- 2D to 3DSend a 2D page to the 3D Studio, with every element as its own object.
- CamerasBlender-style navigation, a real scene camera and camera keyframes for videos.
- Human figuresWhole, natural bodies from every angle, with clothes that drape.
Earlier this month
- New libraryCancer by organ and stage, brain diseases, people of every age, delivery forms, teeth, bones, joints, implants and 1,000+ lab and everyday models.
- Realistic anatomyOrgans from real atlas data and a living-tissue look.
- Editable exportsPowerPoint, layered SVG and 3D models where every item stays editable.
- Layers and drawingLayers in both studios, drawing tools and text effects in the 2D Studio, PDB and PubChem search.