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AI for your sources learning & knowledge platform

Turn a PDF, notes, or a recording into a video lecture, podcast, slides, flashcards, or cited answers. Every result stays connected to its source.

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People worldwide
15+
Connected AI tools
100%
Built from your own material
Why Scholarly

Why people and teams choose Scholarly

Keep research, learning, and creation connected to the material you trust.

One connected workspace

Move from a question to finished work in one account. Your material stays with you at each step.

Built for learning and knowledge work

Scholarly connects understanding, retention, research, and creation. Active recall, spaced repetition, and reusable work are part of the core experience.

Honest pricing

Start free with no credit card required - lifetime allowances for AI Chat, autocomplete, quiz practice, voice, one exam, one AI Creation Credit, and one upload. Paid tiers are transparent: 15 AI Creation Credits each week and unlimited uploads, no surprise charges.

The toolkit

What you can do on Scholarly

Choose a tool for the work in front of you. Each one can reuse material already in your workspace.

AI Flashcards

Turn PDFs, notes, slides, or videos into editable flashcards and study with spaced repetition. Paid plans export to Anki and PDF.

AI Study Notes

Generate clean, organised notes from any source - Cornell, outline, or summary formats, ready for review.

AI Chat

Press ⌘J anywhere for instant help. Explanations, step-by-step problem solving, and chat with your own materials.

Practice Exams

Build full practice tests from your study materials. Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions with instant feedback.

PDF Chat & Summariser

Upload textbooks or research papers, get instant summaries, and ask questions directly inside the document.

Study Guide Generator

Build full exam-ready study guides from a syllabus, textbook chapter, or unit of lecture notes.

Concept Maps

See how the ideas in a topic connect. Great for tying together a unit before an exam or essay.

YouTube to Notes

Paste a YouTube lecture and get structured notes, timestamps, and a follow-up flashcard deck in one click.

Cheat Sheet Maker

Compress an entire chapter into a one-page cheat sheet of formulas, definitions, and the highest-yield ideas.

AI Slide Generator

Turn notes or a topic into a clean slide deck for class presentations, study groups, or self-review.

Podcasts from PDFs

Convert a PDF into a three-speaker, source-grounded podcast with a transcript and citations.

AI Video Lectures

Generate narrated, visual mini-lectures from your own notes - perfect for revising tough concepts.

Study Schedule Generator

Tell it your exam dates and weak topics - get a day-by-day study plan that fits the time you actually have.

AI Meeting Notes

Record or upload a lecture or meeting and get structured notes, a summary, and a searchable transcript.

PDF to Video

Turn dense PDFs into narrated AI video lectures - watch your readings instead of rereading them.

AI Agents

Use AI Document to turn your sources into timelines, SOPs, flowcharts, lesson plans, outlines, and other finished documents, with the format chosen in one creator.

The science

Built for how people learn and retain knowledge

Scholarly brings active recall and spaced repetition into your study routine. Flashcards and practice questions let you retrieve what you know, check the answer, and revisit material over time. Use them alongside your source documents to focus on the concepts that need more practice.

The platform works across subjects. Med students drill anatomy and pharmacology, nursing students prep for the NCLEX, law students build casebook outlines, CS students practise algorithms, business students study finance and accounting, and language learners build vocabulary decks. Whatever you're studying, the same workflow applies: bring in the source, generate the study material, then practise until it sticks.

Scholarly runs in the browser on every device you own - laptop, tablet, phone - and syncs through your account, so the deck you make on your laptop is on your phone before you stand up. Study a few cards between classes, knock out a practice exam at the library, then ask AI Chat to walk you through the questions you got wrong - all from the same account, all on the same study material.

Who it's for

How students use Scholarly

From pre-med through bar prep, students at every level use Scholarly as their daily study platform.

Medical students

Convert First Aid, Pathoma, and lecture PDFs into spaced-repetition decks. Drill USMLE-style practice questions and chat with board-review materials.

Nursing students

Turn ATI packets, pharmacology notes, and care plans into NCLEX-style practice. Generate cheat sheets for clinicals and quick-reference decks.

Law students

Build casebook outlines, drill black-letter law, and run essay-style practice exams. Chat with hundreds of pages of supplements without re-reading.

College students

Whatever the major - psychology, econ, CS, history, biology - bring in the syllabus, generate a study plan, and start practising the same day.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Scholarly learning platform?

Scholarly is an AI learning and knowledge platform for individuals and teams. Add your own material, ask questions, create useful work, and reuse it across the workspace.

Is Scholarly free?

Yes. Scholarly is free to start with no credit card required. Its AI Chat, autocomplete, quiz practice, voice, exam, AI Creation Credits, and upload allowances are lifetime credits that don't reset. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits each week, unlimited uploads, longer PDFs, and more AI model choices.

How is Scholarly different from ChatGPT or generic AI tools?

General chatbots answer individual prompts. Scholarly keeps your sources and related work together across a longer project. Spaced repetition is available when you want to retain what you learn.

What subjects does Scholarly work for?

Anything you can put on a page or a slide. Students use Scholarly for medical school, nursing, law, computer science, business, engineering, biology, chemistry, history, languages, high school AP courses, and graduate exam prep like the MCAT, USMLE, NCLEX, LSAT, GRE, and bar exam.

Can I use Scholarly on my phone or iPad?

Yes. Scholarly runs in the browser on iPhone, iPad, and Android - nothing to download or install, just sign in. Your work is saved to your account, so a deck you build on your laptop is ready to study on your phone the next time you open Scholarly.

Can I export my flashcards to Anki or Quizlet?

Anki, yes; Quizlet, no. Creating and studying decks follows the normal free-plan allowances. A paid plan is required to export, download, or print flashcards as an Anki .apkg file or PDF. There is no Quizlet or CSV export.

How does the AI know what's important to study?

Scholarly's generation instructions prioritize definitions, formulas, dates, cause-and-effect relationships, and testable concepts in your source material. You can edit, regenerate, or delete cards to focus on the topics you need.

Is my study material private?

Yes. Anything you upload is private to your account by default. You can choose to publish a deck to the public Explore section if you'd like to share it with classmates, but nothing is made public unless you opt in.

Keep exploring

Explore the rest of Scholarly

Pick a tool, a feature, or a plan to dig in.

AI Flashcard Maker

Generate flashcards from any source in seconds.

AI Chat

Press ⌘J anywhere for instant study help.

All AI Study Tools

Browse every AI study tool in one place.

Notes

Smart notes with autocomplete and AI rewrite.

Practice Quizzes

Practice quizzes with instant feedback.

Podcasts from PDFs

Listen to your study material on the go.

PDF Summariser

Summarise and chat with any PDF.

Practice Test Generator

Build full exam-style practice tests.

Pricing

See the free plan and transparent paid tiers.

Website Summariser

Paste any article or webpage URL and get a clean, citable summary.

AI Podcast Generator

Turn PDFs, notes, and videos into a study podcast you can listen to anywhere.

AP Score Calculator

Predict your 1-5 AP score from practice test points for every major AP exam.

Get started

Start learning and creating with your sources

Join 200,000+ people researching, learning, and creating with Scholarly. Free to start, no credit card required.

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Sample lecture

What one video lecture gets

Free makes a lecture of about 2 minutes in 720p with the Scholarly logo, to watch in Scholarly. Premium and Laureate make lectures up to 45 minutes in 1080p that you can download as an MP4, with the logo off if you choose.

Pricing shown in USD by default. Local currency may be available in app or at checkout.

Compare plans

Image creation · Beta

Shared across Image Studio and chat. Separate from AI Creation Credits. Free images are lifetime and do not reset. Paid allowances reset weekly without rollover. Limits may change during beta.

Free
2 lifetime
Premium
40/week
Laureate
80/week

AI chat

Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat on Auto. Chat starts on Best, and premium models such as GPT 6.1 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5, and Claude Opus 5.5 draw on a weekly premium usage allowance; when it runs out, chat keeps going on Auto until it resets. Chat never spends AI Creation Credits.

Free
3 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Premium chat models (Best)

Chat answers on Best, the strongest model, by default. Premium models draw on a weekly allowance that resets every Monday at 00:00 UTC; long threads, large files, background tasks, and Claude Opus 5.5 use it faster. When it runs out, chat keeps going on Auto until the reset.

Free
Not included
Premium
Weekly usage
Laureate
4× weekly usage

AI Creation Credits

AI Creation Credits cover videos, slides, documents, and other AI creations. Most models use 1 credit, a few use 2, and Frontier models use 2, 3, or 4. Image Studio and chat images have a separate weekly allowance.

Free
1 total
Premium
15/week
Laureate
80/week

Podcast length

Free episodes are about 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target length up to 60 minutes.

Free
About 2 minutes
Premium
Up to 60 minutes
Laureate
Up to 60 minutes

Video lecture length

Free lectures with a length control are about 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short uses its own short video format.

Free
About 2 minutes
Premium
Up to 45 minutes
Laureate
Up to 45 minutes

Video lecture resolution

Free
720p
Premium
1080p
Laureate
1080p

Download lectures as MP4

Free
-
Premium
Included
Laureate
Included

Scholarly logo on lectures

Free
Always on
Premium
Your choice
Laureate
Your choice

File uploads

Free
1 total (8MB)
Premium
Unlimited (300MB)
Laureate
Unlimited (1 GB each)

PDF to flashcards

Free
32 pages
Premium
1000 pages
Laureate
3000 pages

Sources per creation

Free
Up to 1
Premium
Up to 10
Laureate
Up to 20

Practice questions

Free
5 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Practice exams

Free
1 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Voice mode

Free
15 min total
Premium
2 hr/day
Laureate
12 hr/day

Autocomplete

Free
500 words total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

Export to Anki

Free
-
Premium
Included
Laureate
Included

Support

Free
Standard
Premium
Priority
Laureate
Priority

What customers say

Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.

TD Georgas

TD Georgas

Tutor

I have very good experience with Scholarly it summarise me scientific text in hovel academic level with citation. I use this for any therapeutic area . It is great and useful tool.

Diana

Diana

Scholarly user

Scholarly has been a valuable tool for my studies. The AI-generated flashcards and intuitive features make organising and retaining information much easier.

Briana

Briana

Scholarly user

This app is great for studying for big test. Drop your PDF's in the system and it'll do the trick. You can organise it specifically for your needs.

Kelvin

Kelvin

Scholarly user

Your questions, answered

Is Scholarly free to use?

Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with lifetime allowances: 3 AI Chat messages, 500 autocomplete words, 5 quiz questions, 15 voice minutes, 1 practice exam, one free AI Creation Credit total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Image Studio and chat also share 2 lifetime images during beta; this separate Free allowance does not reset and may change. Upgrade to Premium for 15 AI Creation Credits per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI Creation Credits?

AI Creation Credits are shared across flashcards, podcasts, videos, slides, AI Documents, Deep Research, and the Transcribe tool. The selected model determines the credit cost. Recording a meeting does not use an AI Creation Credit. Transcript and notes are included, up to 10 hours on paid plans.

Can I cancel any time?

Absolutely. There are no contracts or commitments. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings, and you'll keep access until the end of your billing period.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept all major credit and debit cards through Stripe. Pricing is displayed in USD by default, but local currency is available in the app.

Can I use Scholarly with a class or school?

Yes. For a school or organisation-wide rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so and we'll help you find the right setup.

What happens when I hit a free plan limit?

You'll see a prompt to upgrade. Your existing work is never lost. Limits only apply to new actions. Most Free allowances are lifetime limits. The separate beta image allowance includes 2 lifetime images on Free with no reset, 40 per week on Premium, and 80 per week on Laureate. Limits may change during beta. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits per week, podcasts up to 60 minutes, video lectures up to 45 minutes, unlimited uploads, chat, autocomplete, quizzes, and exams, plus more daily voice time.