{"toolsPdfToFlashcards":{"heroBadge":"PDF to flashcards","heroTitlePrefix":"PDF to","heroTitleHighlight":"Flashcards","heroTitleSuffix":"— AI Flashcard Generator from PDF","heroDescription":"Upload a lecture PDF, textbook chapter, slide deck, or study guide and Scholarly's AI flashcard generator turns it into editable Q&A, cloze, and definition cards. Study them with spaced repetition, then export to Anki (.apkg) on a paid plan when you need the deck somewhere else.","updatedLine":"Updated July 2026 — limits, exports, and the worked example below reflect the current app.","heroCta":"Make My Flashcards","heroCtaSecondary":"Explore flashcard features","heroNote":"Free to start · No credit card · No watermark","heroSocialProof":"Used by 200,000+ learners and professionals worldwide","heroHighlight0":"Editable flashcard sets","heroHighlight1":"Export to Anki (paid plans)","heroHighlight2":"Real public deck examples","eyebrowPreview":"Live examples","eyebrowWorkedExample":"Worked example","workedExampleTitle":"One Anatomy Textbook Page, Five Flashcards","workedExampleDesc":"Here is the kind of deck the generator builds from a single textbook page. The source is a standard anatomy and physiology page on the cardiac conduction system — notice how each card targets a different kind of recall.","workedExampleSourceLabel":"Source PDF","workedExampleSourceTitle":"Anatomy & Physiology, Ch. 18: \"The Cardiac Conduction System\" (one page)","workedExampleSourceSummary":"Roughly 600 words covering the sinoatrial (SA) node, the atrioventricular (AV) node, the bundle of His, and the Purkinje fibers, plus a pathway diagram and the cardiac output equation.","workedExampleCard0Type":"Q&A","workedExampleCard0Front":"What structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart, and where is it located?","workedExampleCard0Back":"The sinoatrial (SA) node, located in the upper wall of the right atrium. It fires the electrical impulse that sets the heart rate.","workedExampleCard1Type":"Why question","workedExampleCard1Front":"Why does the AV node delay the electrical impulse by about 0.1 seconds?","workedExampleCard1Back":"The delay gives the atria time to finish contracting and empty blood into the ventricles before ventricular contraction begins.","workedExampleCard2Type":"Cloze","workedExampleCard2Front":"The impulse travels SA node, then AV node, then bundle of His, then ______, which trigger the ventricles to contract.","workedExampleCard2Back":"Purkinje fibers","workedExampleCard3Type":"Definition","workedExampleCard3Front":"Define cardiac output.","workedExampleCard3Back":"The volume of blood the heart pumps per minute: cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volume. A typical resting value is about 5 L/min.","workedExampleCard4Type":"Application","workedExampleCard4Front":"How would damage to the AV node affect the heartbeat?","workedExampleCard4Back":"It can cause heart block: impulses from the atria no longer reach the ventricles reliably, so the ventricles fall back on a slower escape rhythm and beat independently of the atria.","workedExampleSkippedTitle":"What the AI skips","workedExampleSkippedBody":"Notice what is not here: no card asks which page the diagram was on, what Figure 18.2 showed, or who wrote the chapter. The generator targets the relationships and definitions an exam actually tests — not incidental details from the PDF.","eyebrowHow":"How it works","howTitle":"How Do I Turn a PDF into Flashcards?","howDirectAnswer":"Upload your PDF, let the AI generate editable flashcards from its key concepts, then study them with spaced repetition or export the deck to Anki on a paid plan. A typical lecture PDF becomes a study-ready deck in under a minute.","eyebrowExamples":"Best inputs","eyebrowCompare":"Why Scholarly","compareTitle":"Better cards than doing it yourself — or asking a chatbot","compareDesc":"Honest about where each option shines, and why a student-built generator wins for exam prep.","compareManualTitle":"Making cards by hand","compareManualP1":"Writing cards yourself forces you to engage with the material, which is genuinely valuable for understanding.","compareManualP2":"But it's slow — reading a dense chapter, deciding what matters, and typing each card can eat an entire study session before you've reviewed anything.","compareChatbotTitle":"General AI chatbots","compareChatbotP1":"A general assistant can draft cards if you paste text and write a careful prompt, and it's flexible for quick one-offs.","compareChatbotP2":"But you have to extract the PDF yourself, re-prompt to fix formatting, and there's no spaced repetition, no Anki export, and no saved deck.","compareScholarlyBadge":"Best for students","compareScholarlyTitle":"Scholarly PDF to flashcards","compareScholarlyP1":"Drop the PDF as-is — the AI reads lecture slides and textbook chapters the way an examiner would and picks the definitions, formulas, and relationships professors actually test.","compareScholarlyP2":"Cards are editable, saved to your account, and ready for spaced-repetition study the moment they're generated.","compareScholarlyP3":"Export to Anki (.apkg) in one click and handle PDFs up to 1,000 pages on paid plans.","eyebrowGuide":"The full guide","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","eyebrowPricing":"Pricing","step1Title":"Step 1: Upload your PDF","step1Description":"Select a PDF from your device. Lecture slides, textbook chapters, case summaries, and study guides all work well.","step2Title":"Step 2: AI generates editable cards","step2Description":"The AI drafts Q&A, cloze, and definition cards from the testable material in your PDF. Edit, delete, or add cards before you study.","step3Title":"Step 3: Study or export","step3Description":"Study with spaced repetition in Scholarly, or on a paid plan export to Anki (.apkg) or print the cards.","tabPdf":"PDF","tabText":"Text","tabImage":"Image","tabYoutubeVideo":"Youtube Video","tabWebsite":"Website","uploadHeading":"Upload Your PDF","previewTitleLive":"Real Public PDF Flashcards","previewTitleFallback":"See What Your PDF Turns Into","previewDescLive":"These are real public flashcard decks made in Scholarly from study materials students uploaded. Open any deck to inspect the full set.","previewDescFallback":"Scholarly creates editable question-and-answer cards from the concepts, definitions, formulas, and relationships inside your PDF.","publicDeckFallbackTitle":"Public flashcard deck","publicDeckSourceLabel":"Public PDF deck - page {page}","cardFront":"Front","cardBack":"Back","browseDecks":"Browse public flashcard decks","howWorksTitle":"How PDF to Flashcards Works","howWorksPara1":"Our AI reads your PDF and identifies the key information worth studying: definitions, concepts, formulas, dates, and relationships between ideas. It then structures this into flashcards with clear questions on one side and concise answers on the other.","howWorksPara2":"Unlike manual flashcard creation that can take hours, this process completes in seconds. The AI focuses on testable material, so you spend less time making cards and more time actually learning.","howWorksPara3":"Scholarly uses advanced language models to understand the context and structure of your PDF. Whether it's a dense biology textbook chapter with hundreds of terms, a set of lecture slides covering economic theory, or a law school casebook summary, the AI adapts its flashcard generation to match the content type and difficulty level.","bestPdfsTitle":"Best PDFs to Turn into Flashcards","vsManualTitle":"PDF to Flashcards vs Manual Creation","vsManualPara1":"Creating flashcards manually from a long PDF takes time. You have to read through the material, identify what's important, write questions, and formulate concise answers. With Scholarly's AI PDF to flashcards converter, you can create a draft set quickly and spend more time studying.","vsManualPara2":"The AI doesn't just pull random sentences from your PDF. It understands which information is likely to appear on exams: key definitions, cause-and-effect relationships, numerical values, named concepts, and comparative analyses. This means the generated flashcards are focused on what actually matters for your grades.","exportsTitle":"PDF Flashcard Exports","exportsPara1":"Once your flashcards are ready, you can study them directly on Scholarly, and on a paid plan export to Anki as an .apkg file or print them as physical cards. Your flashcard sets are saved to your account so you can review them from any device.","exportsPara2":"For an Anki export workflow or Quizlet-style term/definition sets, use","exportsPara2AnkiLink":"PDF to Anki Cards","exportsPara2Or":"or","exportsPara2QuizletLink":"PDF to Quizlet","exportsPara2Suffix":". If your source is not a PDF, switch to the image, YouTube, website, or text flashcard tools from the tabs above.","goodPdfTitle":"What Makes a Good PDF for Flashcard Generation","goodPdfPara1":"The best PDFs for flashcard generation are well-structured documents with clear headings, defined terms, and organized information. Lecture slides work particularly well because professors already highlight the most important points. Textbook chapters with bolded vocabulary and chapter summaries also produce high-quality flashcards.","goodPdfPara2":"For optimal results, upload PDFs that are text-selectable rather than scanned images. If your PDF is a scan, make sure the text is legible and the pages aren't skewed. Scholarly can handle PDFs up to 1,000 pages on paid plans, so even entire course readers can be converted in one go.","cardTypesTitle":"What Makes a Good Flashcard from a PDF?","cardTypesIntro":"Not every fact in a chapter deserves the same card format. Three formats cover almost everything in a typical textbook PDF, and knowing when each one fits is the difference between a deck you finish and a deck you abandon.","cardTypeQaTitle":"Question & answer cards","cardTypeQaDesc":"Best for relationships and reasoning: \"Why does the AV node delay the impulse?\" beats \"AV node — 0.1 s\". Use them for cause-and-effect, comparisons, and anything a professor would phrase as a short-answer question.","cardTypeClozeTitle":"Cloze (fill-in-the-blank) cards","cardTypeClozeDesc":"Best for sequences, pathways, and formulas where the surrounding context matters. Keep one blank per card — a card with three blanks tests careful reading, not recall.","cardTypeDefTitle":"Definition cards","cardTypeDefDesc":"Best for vocabulary-dense subjects like anatomy, law, and pharmacology. Term on the front, a one-sentence definition on the back. If the back needs three sentences, split it into separate cards.","cardTypesRulesPrefix":"Whatever the format, the same rules hold: one fact per card, a front that asks a real question instead of naming a topic, and a back short enough to grade yourself instantly. Scholarly generates cards in these formats automatically and feeds every deck into the same","cardTypesRulesLink":"spaced-repetition flashcard system","cardTypesRulesSuffix":", so well-formed cards keep paying off weeks after you make them.","scannedTitle":"Can You Convert a Scanned PDF to Flashcards?","scannedPara1":"Yes. Many course readers, older textbooks, and library scans are image-only PDFs — there is no selectable text layer, just a photo of each page. Scholarly runs optical character recognition (OCR) on these automatically during upload, so you do not need to pre-process the file in a separate OCR tool first.","scannedPara2":"OCR quality depends on scan quality. Three things make the biggest difference: pages photographed straight-on rather than at an angle, print that is legible at 100% zoom, and reasonably high resolution (around 300 DPI). Highlighter marks and margin notes are usually fine; handwriting is hit-or-miss, and very low-contrast photocopies can drop characters. If a generated card looks off, check it against the original page — every card stays editable.","scannedPara3Prefix":"For single photographed pages — a whiteboard, a diagram, or a page snapped with your phone — the","scannedPara3Link":"image to flashcards tool","scannedPara3Suffix":"is the faster path: it accepts JPG and PNG directly, with no PDF conversion step.","largePdfTitle":"How to Turn a Whole Textbook into Flashcards","largePdfPara1":"Don't upload an 800-page textbook in one shot and hope for a usable deck — even when the page limit allows it, a single 2,000-card deck is impossible to review. The strategy that works is one chapter, one deck. A typical textbook chapter runs 20–35 pages, which fits inside the free plan's {pages}-pages-per-upload limit and produces a focused deck of roughly 30–60 cards you can actually finish.","largePdfPara2":"Splitting a chapter out takes seconds: the print dialog in any PDF viewer (macOS Preview, Chrome, Adobe Reader) can save a page range as a new PDF. Name each deck after the chapter — \"Ch. 7: The Cardiovascular System\" — so your library mirrors your syllabus, and review the previous chapter's deck before generating the next one.","largePdfPara3":"On paid plans the per-upload limit rises to 1,000 pages, which helps with course readers and combined final-exam reviews. Most students keep the chapter-per-deck habit anyway: chapter decks map cleanly onto weekly lectures, and each one exports as its own Anki subdeck.","classesPdfTitle":"PDF to Flashcards for Different Classes","freeFlashcardMakerTitle":"Free AI Flashcard Generator From PDF","freeFlashcardMakerPara1":"Scholarly is a free flashcard maker from PDF — no credit card to start, no watermarks on the cards, and no cap on how many decks you can keep in your library. You drop a PDF, the AI extracts the testable material, and you get an editable deck in seconds. The free tier is built so you can finish a study session without hitting a paywall mid-deck: you keep your generated cards, your edits, your spaced-repetition history, and any decks you share with classmates.","freeFlashcardMakerPara2":"If you need to create flashcards from PDF files at scale — full course readers, multiple textbook chapters, or a semester of lecture slides at once — upgrading lifts the per-PDF page limit and the free upload cap and unlocks Anki (.apkg) and PDF export, but the core flashcard generation and study modes stay the same. Free users routinely turn a 32-page lecture PDF into dozens of high-quality cards in under a minute. There is no trial timer, no demo deck — the flashcards you generate on the free plan are real, editable, and yours.","sameSourcePrefix":"Flashcards don't have to be the last stop for that upload, either: the same PDF can become an","sameSourcePodcastLink":"AI study podcast","sameSourceMid":"you review on your commute, or a","sameSourceVideoLink":"narrated video lecture","sameSourceSuffix":"that walks through the material scene by scene.","faqTitle":"Frequently Asked Questions","relatedLinksHeading":"More PDF and Flashcard Tools","relatedLinksSubheading":"Turn the same study material into the format you need.","bottomCtaTitle":"Sign up to Scholarly to Generate Flashcards","bottomCtaDescription":"Unlock the full potential of AI flashcards by signing up to Scholarly. You can start for free.","pdfExample0Title":"Lecture slides","pdfExample0Description":"Turn slide decks with bullet points, diagrams, and class definitions into concise review cards before an exam.","pdfExample1Title":"Textbook chapters","pdfExample1Description":"Convert dense assigned readings into cards for vocabulary, formulas, timelines, and cause-and-effect relationships.","pdfExample2Title":"Study guides","pdfExample2Description":"Break an instructor-provided review packet into focused questions you can drill with active recall.","pdfExample3Title":"Research papers","pdfExample3Description":"Create cards for hypotheses, methods, findings, terminology, and limitations from academic PDFs.","workflow0Title":"Medical students","workflow0Description":"Convert anatomy, physiology, and board-review PDFs into active recall cards.","workflow1Title":"Nursing students","workflow1Description":"Turn care plans, lecture packets, and pharmacology notes into quick review decks.","workflow2Title":"Law students","workflow2Description":"Make cards from casebook summaries, rule statements, and outline PDFs.","workflow3Title":"College students","workflow3Description":"Study lecture PDFs, textbook chapters, and exam guides across any subject.","faq0Question":"How do I convert a PDF to flashcards?","faq0Answer":"Upload your PDF file and our AI extracts the key concepts, terms, and definitions to generate question-and-answer flashcards. You can edit, delete, or add cards before studying.","faq1Question":"Is the PDF to flashcards converter free?","faq1Answer":"Yes. The Free plan includes 1 lifetime AI Creation Credit and {uploads} free PDF upload total, with up to {pages} pages per PDF. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits each week, unlimited uploads, and longer PDFs.","faq2Question":"Can I export my flashcards to Anki?","faq2Answer":"Yes. On a paid plan you can export your flashcards to Anki format (.apkg), which imports into Anki desktop and mobile.","faq3Question":"Can I make Quizlet flashcards from a PDF?","faq3Answer":"Scholarly generates the flashcards from your PDF and you study them directly in Scholarly; paid plans can also export the deck to Anki (.apkg). Scholarly does not currently export directly to Quizlet.","faq4Question":"Can I turn lecture slides into flashcards?","faq4Answer":"Yes. Lecture-slide PDFs are one of the best inputs because they usually contain definitions, examples, formulas, and the main points your professor expects you to remember.","faq5Question":"What types of PDFs work best?","faq5Answer":"Text-based PDFs like lecture slides, textbook chapters, and study guides work best. Scanned documents and image-heavy PDFs may have reduced accuracy.","faq6Question":"Can I edit the flashcards after they're generated?","faq6Answer":"Yes, you have full control to edit, delete, or add new flashcards after the AI generates them. You can also regenerate specific cards if needed.","faq7Question":"How many flashcards can I generate from a PDF?","faq7Answer":"The number of flashcards depends on the content density of your PDF. A typical 20-page lecture PDF generates 30-60 flashcards. Free users can process up to 32 pages per PDF, while paid plans support up to 1,000 pages.","faq8Question":"Can I convert a scanned PDF to flashcards?","faq8Answer":"Yes, Scholarly can process scanned PDFs, though text-based PDFs produce more accurate results. For best results with scanned documents, ensure the text is clear and the pages aren't skewed or blurry.","faq9Question":"Can I share my flashcards with classmates?","faq9Answer":"Yes, you can share your generated flashcard sets with classmates or study groups directly from Scholarly. On a paid plan you can also export decks as Anki files to share through any platform.","faq10Question":"How does AI flashcard generation compare to making them manually?","faq10Answer":"AI flashcard generation turns a PDF into draft study cards much faster than writing each card manually. The AI identifies key definitions, concepts, and relationships that are useful to review before exams.","faq11Question":"How do I create flashcards from a PDF for free?","faq11Answer":"Open this page, click Select a PDF, and pick any lecture slide, textbook chapter, or study guide on your device. The AI generates an editable flashcard deck in seconds — a free account is all you need, no credit card required. Free accounts include 1 lifetime AI Creation Credit; Premium includes 15 each week. Your cards remain editable, exportable, and shareable.","faq12Question":"Is there a flashcard maker from PDF that doesn't watermark or lock cards behind a paywall?","faq12Answer":"Yes — the free plan is a real flashcard maker from PDF, not a demo. There are no watermarks on the generated cards and no paywall in the middle of a deck. The Free plan includes 1 lifetime AI Creation Credit, 1 PDF upload of up to 32 pages, and the default AI model; paid plans add weekly AI Creation Credits, longer PDFs, AI model selection, and Anki (.apkg) and PDF export. Everything you generate stays yours.","faq13Question":"What is the best PDF to flashcards tool for students in 2026?","faq13Answer":"Scholarly is purpose-built for students rather than general-purpose AI writing tools. The flashcard generator is prompted to read lecture slides, textbook chapters, and case summaries the way an examiner would, so it picks the definitions, formulas, and relationships professors actually test — instead of summarizing the PDF. Compared with using ChatGPT or Claude directly, Scholarly skips the prompt-engineering step, runs against PDFs up to 1,000 pages on paid plans, and exports straight to Anki on paid plans.","faq14Question":"Can I generate flashcards from a PDF without signing up?","faq14Answer":"You need a free Scholarly account to generate a deck — uploading a PDF here takes you to signup first. The free account lets you save the deck, edit cards across sessions, and share the deck with classmates; Anki (.apkg) export is available on paid plans.","faq15Question":"How do I convert a PDF to Anki flashcards?","faq15Answer":"Upload the PDF here, let the AI generate the deck, then choose Export and pick Anki (.apkg). Double-click the downloaded file and it imports into Anki desktop with all fronts and backs intact — AnkiDroid and AnkiMobile work the same way. If you study a textbook chapter by chapter, export each chapter as its own .apkg so it becomes a separate Anki subdeck.","faq16Question":"How many flashcards should I make per textbook chapter?","faq16Answer":"Aim for roughly 20–50 cards per chapter — about one to two cards per key concept. Scholarly typically generates 30–60 cards from a 20-page chapter; delete the ones covering material you already know cold instead of keeping everything. A 40-card deck you review daily beats a 200-card deck you open once.","faq17Question":"What types of flashcards does the AI create from a PDF?","faq17Answer":"Mostly question-and-answer cards that test understanding — why and how questions, comparisons, and applications — plus definition cards for key terms. For fill-in-the-blank practice, run the same PDF through Scholarly's cloze deletion generator. Every card is editable, so you can reword fronts or tighten answers before studying.","faq18Question":"What's the best way to make flashcards from a very large textbook PDF?","faq18Answer":"Split it by chapter and generate one deck per chapter. Free accounts process up to {pages} pages per upload — enough for almost any single chapter — and paid plans handle up to 1,000 pages per PDF. Chapter decks are easier to review, map onto weekly lectures, and export cleanly as separate Anki subdecks.","faq19Question":"How many pages can the PDF be?","faq19Answer":"On the Free plan, Scholarly processes up to {pages} pages of each PDF, and the file must be 8 MB or smaller. Premium raises that to 1,000 pages per PDF and 300 MB per upload. If your PDF runs longer than your plan's page limit, split it by chapter first — the print dialog in any PDF viewer can save a page range as a new PDF — and generate one deck per chapter.","faq20Question":"Does it work on scanned or handwritten PDFs?","faq20Answer":"Scanned PDFs, yes: Scholarly runs OCR automatically during upload, so image-only course readers and library scans work without a separate OCR step, though text-based PDFs still give the most accurate cards. Handwritten PDFs are hit-or-miss — neat handwriting photographed straight-on at a readable resolution often works, while cramped or low-contrast handwriting can drop words. Check any card that looks off against the original page; every card stays editable. For a single photographed page, the image to flashcards tool is the faster path.","seoTitle":"PDF to Flashcards — Free AI Flashcard Generator from PDF","seoDescription":"Convert PDF to flashcards free. The AI flashcard generator turns lecture slides and textbook chapters into editable cards to study or export to Anki.","seoKeyword0":"pdf to flashcards","seoKeyword1":"pdf to flashcards free","seoKeyword2":"pdf flashcard generator","seoKeyword3":"convert pdf to flashcards","seoKeyword4":"ai flashcard generator free","seoKeyword5":"flashcards from pdf","seoKeyword6":"flashcard maker from pdf","seoKeyword7":"create flashcards from pdf","seoKeyword8":"make flashcards from pdf","seoKeyword9":"generate flashcards from pdf","seoKeyword10":"pdf to anki","seoKeyword11":"pdf to quizlet","seoKeyword12":"pdf study tool","seoKeyword13":"pdf into flashcards","seoKeyword14":"ai flashcard generator from pdf","seoKeyword15":"scanned pdf to flashcards","seoFeature0":"AI-powered PDF processing","seoFeature1":"Editable flashcard generation","seoFeature2":"Export to Anki","seoFeature3":"Printable cards","seoFeature4":"Print flashcards","seoFeature5":"Spaced repetition study","seoFeature6":"Share with classmates","seoFeature7":"Real public flashcard examples","seoFeature8":"15 weekly Premium AI Creation Credits","howToName":"How to Convert a PDF to Flashcards","howToStep0Name":"Upload your PDF","howToStep0Text":"Select a PDF file from your device. Lecture slides, textbook chapters, research papers, and study guides all work.","howToStep1Name":"AI generates flashcards","howToStep1Text":"Scholarly's AI reads your PDF and extracts key concepts, definitions, formulas, and relationships. It creates question-and-answer flashcards focused on useful study material.","howToStep2Name":"Study and export","howToStep2Text":"Review your flashcards directly on Scholarly with spaced repetition, or on a paid plan export to Anki (.apkg format) or print them as physical cards. Edit any card before studying.","uploadDescription":"Upload a lecture PDF, textbook chapter, slide deck, or study guide and Scholarly will turn it into editable flashcards. Free accounts include 1 lifetime AI Creation Credit and {uploads} free PDF upload total, with up to {pages} pages per PDF. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits each week.","buttonLabel":"Select a PDF","unsupportedFileMessage":"Unsupported file type. Please upload a PDF or another study document.","errorHelpText":"Please ensure you uploaded a valid, uncorrupted, and non-password-protected PDF or study document. Try uploading again.","cardCountSuffix":"cards","fallbackPreview0Title":"Biology lecture PDF","fallbackPreview0SourceLabel":"Example PDF output","fallbackPreview0Question":"What is the main role of mitochondria in a cell?","fallbackPreview0Answer":"Mitochondria produce ATP through cellular respiration, giving the cell usable energy for growth, repair, and other processes.","fallbackPreview1Title":"History textbook chapter","fallbackPreview1SourceLabel":"Example PDF output","fallbackPreview1Question":"Why did the Treaty of Versailles create long-term political tension?","fallbackPreview1Answer":"It placed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany, which fueled resentment and instability after World War I.","fallbackPreview2Title":"Economics slide deck","fallbackPreview2SourceLabel":"Example PDF output","fallbackPreview2Question":"How does opportunity cost affect decision-making?","fallbackPreview2Answer":"Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative. It helps compare what is gained against what must be given up.","relatedLink0Title":"PDF to Anki Cards","relatedLink0Description":"Generate Anki-ready decks from any PDF.","relatedLink1Title":"PDF to Quizlet","relatedLink1Description":"Term/definition cards from a PDF — study in Scholarly or export to Anki.","relatedLink2Title":"Cloze Deletion Generator","relatedLink2Description":"Create fill-in-the-blank cards from the same source.","relatedLink3Title":"PDF to Podcast","relatedLink3Description":"Review the same PDF as a study podcast.","relatedLink4Title":"Text to Flashcards","relatedLink4Description":"Paste notes and turn them into review cards.","relatedLink5Title":"Image to Flashcards","relatedLink5Description":"Convert diagrams, charts, and photographed notes into cards.","relatedLink6Title":"Study Notes Generator","relatedLink6Description":"Create structured notes from the same source.","relatedLink7Title":"Concept Map Generator","relatedLink7Description":"Map how concepts from your source connect.","relatedLink8Title":"Study Guide Maker","relatedLink8Description":"Build a full study guide from your source.","relatedLink9Title":"Notes to Flashcards","relatedLink9Description":"Turn existing notes into review cards.","relatedLink10Title":"Flashcard Maker","relatedLink10Description":"Make flashcards from any source.","relatedLink11Title":"PDF to Video","relatedLink11Description":"Turn the same PDF into a narrated AI video lecture.","relatedLink12Title":"YouTube to Flashcards","relatedLink12Description":"Turn YouTube lectures and study videos into flashcards.","relatedLink13Title":"AI Lecture Notes","relatedLink13Description":"Record and structure lectures into searchable notes.","relatedLink14Title":"PDF Summarizer","relatedLink14Description":"Summarize the same PDF into a quick overview before you drill the flashcards.","relatedLink15Title":"Website Summarizer","relatedLink15Description":"Condense any article or web page into key points you can study alongside your cards.","answerEyebrow":"Direct answer","answerTitle":"Can I turn a PDF into flashcards for free?","answerBody":"Yes — a free Scholarly account turns one PDF into an editable flashcard deck with no credit card, and the cards are real, unwatermarked, and yours to keep. Upload the PDF, let the AI write question-and-answer, cloze, and definition cards from the actual pages, edit anything you want, and study the deck with SM-2 spaced repetition. The free plan is a one-time try: one AI Creation Credit and one upload. Premium adds 15 AI Creation Credits a week and much larger PDFs.","answerFact1Label":"What goes in:","answerFact1Text":"One PDF — lecture slides, a textbook chapter, a course reader, or a study guide. Text-based PDFs work best; scanned PDFs are OCR'd automatically during upload, and handwriting is hit-or-miss.","answerFact2Label":"What comes out:","answerFact2Text":"An editable deck of question-and-answer, cloze, and definition cards written from the PDF itself, ready to study with SM-2 spaced repetition in Scholarly or to export as an Anki (.apkg) deck or a printable PDF on a paid plan.","answerFact3Label":"What each plan gets:","answerFact3Text":"Free accounts get one lifetime AI Creation Credit and one lifetime upload — a PDF up to 8 MB, processed up to 32 pages. Premium ($30/mo or $144/yr) gets 15 AI Creation Credits per week, uploads up to 300 MB, and PDFs up to 1,000 pages. Laureate ($99/mo) raises that to 80 AI Creation Credits per week.","answerTakeaway":"If you have one PDF and want to know whether AI flashcards fit the way you study, the free plan answers that in a minute; if you have a whole course to convert, Premium is where the page limit and weekly creations pay off.","answerUpdated":"Updated September 2026"}}