What is this?
Cell-lct is an editable scientific vector drawing plugin for Adobe Illustrator. It reconstructs reference images (charts with arrows, axes, heatmaps, legends) into real editable vector paths and genuine SVG text, then draws them directly into the Illustrator document you already have open.
Cell-lct is an editable scientific vector drawing plugin for Adobe Illustrator. It reconstructs reference images (charts with arrows, axes, heatmaps, legends) into real editable vector paths and genuine SVG text, then draws them directly into the Illustrator document you already have open.Is this an Illustrator plugin, or does it also need something else running?It ships as a Codex Desktop Skill plus PowerShell install scripts: Codex drives the workflow using its built-in Image 2 editing capability, while the actual vector drawing happens live inside Adobe Illustrator 2026 through a persistent connection.
It ships as a Codex Desktop Skill plus PowerShell install scripts: Codex drives the workflow using its built-in Image 2 editing capability, while the actual vector drawing happens live inside Adobe Illustrator 2026 through a persistent connection.What do I need installed before I can use it?Windows 10/11 x64, Codex Desktop, Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x), PowerShell 5.1 or higher, and Python 3.11–3.14, with all Python dependencies pinned via requirements.lock.
Windows 10/11 x64, Codex Desktop, Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x), PowerShell 5.1 or higher, and Python 3.11–3.14, with all Python dependencies pinned via requirements.lock.Does it ever touch my existing artwork in Illustrator?No — it never deletes, hides, or replaces content already on the artboard, and it only exports a PNG at the very end of the process; non-text elements like arrows, boxes, axes, heatmaps and legends are preserved throughout.
No — it never deletes, hides, or replaces content already on the artboard, and it only exports a PNG at the very end of the process; non-text elements like arrows, boxes, axes, heatmaps and legends are preserved throughout.Does this work without internet access?No — text removal and the optional AI watermark-hiding step are both handled by a third-party API, so the quality of results depends on that external service and an internet connection with available quota is required.
No — text removal and the optional AI watermark-hiding step are both handled by a third-party API, so the quality of results depends on that external service and an internet connection with available quota is required.What is cellnoai and do I have to use it?cellnoai is a separate open-source tool now wired into the latest main branch that can strip hidden AI watermarks from the de-texted reference image before vectorization. It's optional — skipping it just continues with the original image.
cellnoai is a separate open-source tool now wired into the latest main branch that can strip hidden AI watermarks from the de-texted reference image before vectorization. It's optional — skipping it just continues with the original image.Does using this cost money?Image processing goes through a third-party API that consumes quota. Free daily quota is handed out in the author's Douyin group, and paid quota can be arranged via a Xiaohongshu contact; if a single image is expected to use more than one credit, the tool asks for confirmation before uploading.
Image processing goes through a third-party API that consumes quota. Free daily quota is handed out in the author's Douyin group, and paid quota can be arranged via a Xiaohongshu contact; if a single image is expected to use more than one credit, the tool asks for confirmation before uploading.Can I trust a v0.2.1 install to behave the same on another PC?Reproducibility is locked for the Skill, scripts, dependencies and release artifacts via requirements.lock and runtime-lock.json, but Codex's built-in Image 2 feature and Adobe Illustrator itself can't be bundled — both still need to be set up separately on each machine.
Reproducibility is locked for the Skill, scripts, dependencies and release artifacts via requirements.lock and runtime-lock.json, but Codex's built-in Image 2 feature and Adobe Illustrator itself can't be bundled — both still need to be set up separately on each machine.Do I click through a separate app, or just chat with Codex?There's no standalone GUI for this plugin. You open Illustrator 2026 and your target document yourself, then send the drawing request as a message in a Codex Desktop task.
There's no standalone GUI for this plugin. You open Illustrator 2026 and your target document yourself, then send the drawing request as a message in a Codex Desktop task.What are similar projects?FigGenie-paper-diagram-skill, goku-image-to-svg-tool, palette-from-image-ai, academic-figures-drawer, xxg-portrait-rebuild-light, travel-memory-sticker-card, flyingmouse-format, ImageGlass
FigGenie-paper-diagram-skill, goku-image-to-svg-tool, palette-from-image-ai, academic-figures-drawer, xxg-portrait-rebuild-light, travel-memory-sticker-card, flyingmouse-format, ImageGlassWhich topics is it in?watermark-removal, adobe, vector-graphics, design-tools, image-editing, powershell, codex-skill, ocr, svg, windows-app, image-processing, encryption
watermark-removal, adobe, vector-graphics, design-tools, image-editing, powershell, codex-skill, ocr, svg, windows-app, image-processing, encryption