{"toolsStudyGuideGenerator":{"heroBadge":"AI Study Guide Generator","heroTitleStart":"The","heroTitleHighlight":"study guide generator","heroTitleEnd":"that goes source → outline → guide","heroSubtitle":"Upload a PDF, paste your notes, or pick a topic. Scholarly's study guide generator outlines the material, fills in each section with key terms, summaries, and review questions, and hands you an exam-ready guide in seconds.","heroQuickAnswer":"A study guide generator — sometimes called a study guide maker — turns your source material — a PDF, lecture, or pasted notes — into a structured, exam-ready study guide with sections, key terms, summaries, and review questions. Scholarly's is free to start, accepts PDFs and a dozen other source types, and builds every guide from your own material so it covers exactly what your class covers.","heroCtaSecondary":"Explore the study guide maker","heroNote":"Free to start · No credit card required","heroSocialProof":"Used by 200,000+ learners and professionals worldwide","trustStat1":"200,000+","trustStat1Label":"Learners and professionals","trustStat2":"70+","trustStat2Label":"Languages","trustStat3":"Seconds","trustStat3Label":"To your first guide","eyebrowHow":"How it works","howTitle":"Three steps to a study guide","howDesc":"From raw material to a structured, exam-focused guide in seconds.","eyebrowFeatures":"What you get","eyebrowAnySubject":"Any subject","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","eyebrowPricing":"Get started","generateBtn":"Generate my study guide","step1Title":"Step 1: Add Your Material","step1Desc":"PDF, lecture notes, textbook chapter, or just a topic — anything works as input.","step2Title":"Step 2: AI Generates","step2Desc":"Sections, definitions, summaries, and review questions — laid out for fast, exam-focused study.","step3Title":"Step 3: Study Smarter","step3Desc":"Export to PDF, drill review questions, or generate flashcards from the same source.","whatYouGetTitle":"What you get in every study guide","feature1Title":"Clear sections","feature1Desc":"Organized by topic with proper headings and hierarchy.","feature2Title":"Key terms","feature2Desc":"Important vocabulary with concise definitions.","feature3Title":"Summaries","feature3Desc":"High-level recaps after each section.","feature4Title":"Review questions","feature4Desc":"Test yourself before the test does.","eyebrowWorkflow":"The workflow","workflowTitle":"From Source to Outline to Finished Guide","updatedLine":"Updated June 2026","workflowIntro":"The generator follows the same process a good student follows by hand — it just compresses hours of structuring into seconds. Here is what happens between hitting generate and getting your guide:","workflow0Title":"Start with any source","workflow0Desc":"A PDF chapter, a recording, a YouTube video, slide deck, pasted notes, a website — or just a topic name if you have no materials yet. The richer the source, the deeper the guide.","workflow1Title":"The AI outlines the material","workflow1Desc":"Before writing anything, the AI maps the source's structure: the major topics, how they're ordered, and which subtopics belong under each. This outline becomes the guide's section hierarchy, so the guide follows your course's logic instead of a generic template.","workflow2Title":"Each section is filled in","workflow2Desc":"Every outline section gets key terms with definitions, a plain-language summary, and review questions — all written from the source itself, so the guide covers what your class covers and nothing it doesn't.","workflow3Title":"Refine, export, convert","workflow3Desc":"Edit any section, delete what you've mastered, or expand what's thin. Then export to PDF, or convert the same source into flashcards, a quiz, or a timed practice test.","formatsTitle":"Which Study Guide Format Should You Generate?","formatsPara1":"The default output is an outline-style guide — sections, terms, summaries, review questions — which suits most courses. But the right format depends on the exam. For terminology-heavy subjects (anatomy, law, languages), edit the guide to lead with the key-terms glossary and drill it as flashcards. For concept-heavy subjects (physics, economics, philosophy), keep the summaries and review questions front and center, since those exams test relationships rather than definitions.","formatsPara2Before":"When the exam format is question-based, convert the guide's source into an","formatsPara2LinkQuiz":"AI-generated quiz","formatsPara2Middle":"and study by answering instead of re-reading. And the night before the exam, condense the whole guide to a single page with the","formatsPara2LinkCheat":"cheat sheet maker","formatsPara2After":" — same source, one-page format.","siblingPagesBefore":"Two related pages go deeper on specific angles: our","siblingPagesLinkAi":"AI study guide maker guide","siblingPagesMiddle":"covers what belongs inside a great AI-built study guide and how to keep it alive across a semester, while the","siblingPagesLinkMaker":"study guide maker's templates and manual + AI approach","siblingPagesAfter":" is for students who want to design the structure themselves before the AI fills it in.","anySubjectTitle":"Generate Study Guides for Any Subject","anySubjectPara1":"The study guide generator works across every academic discipline. STEM students get equations, derivations, and worked-example references. Med students get high-yield USMLE/NBME terminology with mechanism-of-action notes. Law students get case names, statute numbers, and elements of each cause of action. Languages students get vocabulary and conjugation tables. Whatever you're studying, Scholarly knows what belongs in a study guide for it.","anySubjectPara2":"For each topic the AI picks the testable material — the things professors actually ask about — and filters out anecdote and tangent. You spend less time hunting for what to study, and more time actually learning it.","activeRecallTitle":"Pair Your Study Guide with Active Recall","activeRecallPara":"Reading a study guide once is a start, but active recall is what locks knowledge in. Once Scholarly generates your guide, you can convert it into flashcards or generate a practice test from the same source — same content, different study modality.","activeRecallPara2Before":"A workflow many students settle into: generate the guide on Monday, quiz yourself on each section with the","activeRecallPara2LinkQuiz":"AI quiz generator","activeRecallPara2Middle":"midweek, and take a full timed run with the","activeRecallPara2LinkPractice":"practice test generator","activeRecallPara2After":" the weekend before the exam. Each step reuses the same uploaded source — no re-entering material.","faqTitle":"Frequently Asked Questions","relatedLinksHeading":"More Scholarly study tools","ctaTitle":"Sign up to Generate Your First Study Guide","ctaSubtitle":"Free to start. No card required.","seoTitle":"Study Guide Generator & Maker — Free, From PDF {'|'} Scholarly","seoDescription":"Free study guide generator and maker: upload a PDF and get sections, key terms and practice questions. Free plan: 1 AI creation, 1 upload, 32 PDF pages.","seoKeyword0":"study guide generator","seoKeyword1":"ai study guide generator","seoKeyword2":"free study guide generator","seoKeyword3":"online study guide generator","seoKeyword4":"automatic study guide generator","seoKeyword5":"college study guide generator","seoKeyword6":"ap study guide generator","seoKeyword7":"exam study guide generator","seoKeyword8":"pdf study guide generator","seoKeyword9":"chapter study guide generator","seoKeyword10":"study guide maker","seoKeyword11":"ai study guide maker","seoFeature0":"Instant AI study guide generation","seoFeature1":"Section + term + review-question structure","seoFeature2":"All subjects supported","seoFeature3":"PDF, text, and topic inputs","seoFeature4":"Editable output","seoFeature5":"Export to PDF","seoFeature6":"Convert to flashcards or practice test","faq0Question":"How do I generate a study guide?","faq0Answer":"Upload a PDF, paste your lecture notes or textbook chapter, or just type a topic. Scholarly's AI structures the content into sections, key terms, summaries, and review questions in seconds.","faq1Question":"What's included in the generated guide?","faq1Answer":"Section headings organized by topic, key term definitions, mid-section summaries, and end-of-section review questions. You can edit any of it before studying.","faq2Question":"Can I generate one for any subject?","faq2Answer":"Yes — STEM, med, law, history, languages, CS, business, economics. The AI adapts the structure to whatever discipline you're studying.","faq3Question":"How long are the guides?","faq3Answer":"Length matches your source. A 10-page lecture handout produces a focused 2-3 page guide; a full textbook chapter can produce 10+ pages.","faq4Question":"Can I download or print it?","faq4Answer":"Yes. On Premium and Laureate, every study guide downloads as a PDF you can print, or as a Word (.docx) or PowerPoint (.pptx) file. Free accounts read the guide in Scholarly and share it by link.","faq5Question":"Does it work for AP and college-level material?","faq5Answer":"Yes. Many students use it for AP courses, undergraduate exams, and graduate-level content. Adjust the depth via your input — a textbook chapter produces a deeper guide than a single slide deck.","faq6Question":"Is the study guide generator free?","faq6Answer":"Yes — generating study guides is free with lifetime free AI Creation Credit limits, and no credit card is needed to sign up. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits each week and longer source documents.","faq7Question":"What inputs does the study guide generator accept?","faq7Answer":"PDFs (textbook chapters, handouts), recordings and audio files, YouTube videos, slide decks, websites, pasted notes, and plain topic names. Audio and video sources are transcribed first, then the guide is generated from the transcript.","faq8Question":"Study guide generator vs study guide maker — what's the difference?","faq8Answer":"Same underlying AI, different working style. The generator is one-pass: add a source, get a finished guide, done. The study guide maker page is for students who want more control — it covers study guide templates and a manual + AI hybrid approach where you design the structure and let AI fill in the sections. If you're not sure, start with the generator; you can always restructure afterwards.","faq9Question":"How do I make a study guide from a PDF?","faq9Answer":"Upload the PDF — a textbook chapter, lecture handout, or slide export — and the study guide generator reads the document and builds the guide directly from it: sections in the chapter's own order, key terms with definitions, summaries, and review questions. Because the guide is grounded in the file, every section traces back to the page it came from, so you can verify nothing was invented.","faq10Question":"Is there a free study guide generator?","faq10Answer":"Yes. Scholarly's study guide generator is free to start, with no credit card, and comes with lifetime free AI Creation Credit limits that cover trying the workflow. You can upload a PDF or paste notes, generate the guide, and read it in Scholarly on the free plan. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits each week, PDF, Word, and PowerPoint downloads, and supports longer documents for students prepping for big exams.","faq11Question":"Can the generator make a study guide from lecture notes or a topic?","faq11Answer":"Yes. Paste a week of lecture notes and the generator distills them into a structured guide; or, if you have no materials yet, type a topic name (\"the Krebs cycle,\" \"the French Revolution\") and it builds a guide from what an exam on that topic typically covers. The richer your source, the more your guide reflects your specific course rather than a generic outline.","howToName":"How to Generate a Study Guide","howToStep0Name":"Add your material","howToStep0Text":"Upload a PDF, paste your notes, or type a topic. The AI accepts any source.","howToStep1Name":"AI generates","howToStep1Text":"Scholarly structures the content into sections, key terms, summaries, and review questions in seconds.","howToStep2Name":"Study and export","howToStep2Text":"Edit anything you want, then export to PDF or convert to flashcards and practice tests.","relatedLink0Title":"AI Study Guide Maker","relatedLink0Description":"Build study guides for any course.","relatedLink1Title":"AI Study Guide","relatedLink1Description":"AI-driven study guides on demand.","relatedLink2Title":"Study Notes Generator","relatedLink2Description":"Organized study notes from any source.","relatedLink3Title":"Cheat Sheet Maker","relatedLink3Description":"Condense your study guide to one page.","relatedLink4Title":"Practice Test Generator","relatedLink4Description":"Generate practice exams to drill yourself.","relatedLink5Title":"PDF to Flashcards","relatedLink5Description":"Make flashcards from your study guide source.","answerEyebrow":"Direct answer","answerTitle":"Can AI make a study guide from my PDF for free?","answerBody":"Yes. A free Scholarly account includes one lifetime AI Creation Credit, and you can spend it on a study guide built from your PDF: upload the file and the AI reads only that document, then writes a structured guide with sections in the chapter's own order, key terms, summaries, and review questions. Free uploads are capped at 8 MB and PDFs are processed up to 32 pages, which covers a lecture handout or a single chapter. You read the finished guide in Scholarly for free. Downloading it as a PDF, Word document, or PowerPoint file is part of the paid plans, and Premium ($30/mo) raises the limits to 300 MB files, 1,000-page PDFs, and 15 AI Creation Credits every week.","answerFact1Label":"What goes in:","answerFact1Text":"A PDF, Word document, PowerPoint, spreadsheet, or text file, a website link, a Google Drive file, or pasted notes and a topic name. Free: one upload up to 8 MB, PDFs processed up to 32 pages, and one source per guide. Premium: files up to 300 MB, PDFs up to 1,000 pages, and up to 10 sources combined into one guide (20 on Laureate).","answerFact2Label":"What comes out:","answerFact2Text":"A generated study guide grounded in your own material: section headings, key terms with definitions, summaries, and review questions, readable in Scholarly on any plan. The same source can then become flashcards, a quiz, or a practice test without uploading it again.","answerFact3Label":"What each plan gets:","answerFact3Text":"Free: one lifetime AI Creation Credit and one upload, with the guide viewed in Scholarly. Premium ($30/mo or $144/yr): 15 AI Creation Credits per week, downloads as PDF, Word (.docx), or PowerPoint (.pptx), and Save to Google Docs or Google Slides with Google Drive connected. Laureate ($99/mo): 80 AI Creation Credits per week, files up to 1 GB, and PDFs up to 3,000 pages.","answerTakeaway":"If you have a PDF and a browser, you can generate your first study guide today for free; the paid plan is for when you want to download it or build a guide from every chapter, every week.","answerUpdated":"Updated September 2026","faq12Question":"What sources can I build a study guide from?","faq12Answer":"PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint decks, spreadsheets, and text files, plus website links and files from a connected Google Drive. You can also paste notes or simply name a topic. Free accounts use one source per guide; Premium combines up to 10 sources into one guide and Laureate up to 20, so a full unit of lecture handouts can become a single guide. For a long PDF, choose the page range you want covered in the create step and the AI works from those pages only.","faq13Question":"Can I export the study guide?","faq13Answer":"Yes, on paid plans. Every study guide opens in Scholarly on any plan, and Premium and Laureate accounts can download it as a PDF, as an editable Word (.docx) file, or as a PowerPoint (.pptx) file, and save a copy to Google Docs or Google Slides once Google Drive is connected. The Word export carries the guide's text page by page so you can keep editing it in Word; the PowerPoint export places each page as a picture slide, so the layout stays as generated. Free accounts see an upgrade prompt when they try to download, and a view link stays free."}}