Folio Poster vs PosterGen

Folio Poster is a web editor for scientific conference posters intended for A0 print. It exports A0 or A1 PDFs in portrait or landscape at 300 DPI, and each poster can include a companion web page reached through a QR code printed on the poster. The editor supports research sections such as introduction, methods, and results, alongside tables, charts, KPIs, and figures. Listed data blocks include tables, bar charts, donut charts, and large-number KPIs. Seven color themes are available, and the interface and section labels can be displayed in English or French. Its listed audiences span medical and health research, experimental sciences, psychology and humanities, thesis and doctoral work, engineering and computing, and allied health. The free plan provides four templates, A0 PDF export, and a companion page, but its PDF carries a light Folio Studio watermark. A one-time 0.99 EUR payment removes the watermark from one poster; the one-time 2.49 EUR AI pack adds five generations but does not unlock Pro templates or remove the watermark. Pro costs €3.99 a month or €29.99 a year and includes all 17 templates, 10 AI-assisted generations every 30 days, and watermark-free exports for all posters.

PosterGen generates academic posters from research paper PDFs, using a multi-agent language-model workflow to extract content, plan a narrative, arrange the layout, and apply styling. Its Parser Agent structures paper content, while the Curator Agent plans organization and visual placement. Layout and Balancer agents calculate spacing and column use, with the Balancer addressing overflow. Styling includes colors drawn from an affiliation logo, professional font choices, and keyword highlighting. Users can adjust layout, typography, color generation, visual asset sizing, and content optimization through configuration. A local web interface accepts a paper PDF and logos, lets users configure models and poster dimensions, and generates a PNG plus an editable PowerPoint file. Documented width-to-height ratios run from 1.4 to 2, and custom dimensions are supported. The project lists Windows, Linux, and macOS, but setup requires Python 3.11 and LibreOffice; the web interface also needs Node.js and configured API keys. Setup documents OpenAI, Anthropic, and Zhipu keys, with configurable service base URLs including Google. PosterGen is free and MIT-licensed; the license provides the software without warranty.