Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Scholarly?
Scholarly is a source-grounded study workspace. Upload your real course materials—PDFs, lecture recordings, notes, slides, webpages, or videos—and use AI to summarize them, ask questions, create study guides, generate practice, and decide what to study next.
What can I upload or add to Scholarly?
You can bring in PDFs, notes, lecture recordings, slide decks, images, YouTube videos, webpages, and other study materials. Scholarly keeps the work tied to your sources so answers and generated materials stay relevant to the class you are actually taking.
How do I get started?
Create a workspace, add a source, then ask Scholarly for the next thing you need: a summary, explanation, study guide, podcast, slides, quiz, flashcards, or help with a confusing section. You can also browse all features .
Is Scholarly free to use?
Yes. You can start using Scholarly for free. The Ultimate plan adds higher limits and advanced creation tools for heavier study workflows. Details about our pricing can be found here .
Can I chat with my PDFs, notes, and lectures?
Yes. After you add a source, you can ask questions, request summaries, clarify difficult concepts, or ask Scholarly to explain an answer using the material you uploaded. The goal is to help you understand the source, not just generate generic AI text.
What study materials can Scholarly create?
Scholarly can turn your sources into study guides, clean notes, quizzes, flashcards, podcasts, slides, video lectures, summaries, outlines, and writing support. Use one source across multiple formats so you can review, practice, and explain the same material in different ways.
Can I organize work for different classes or projects?
Yes. You can keep sources and generated materials organized so each class, topic, or project has its own context. You can also explore public study resources from other students when you want examples or extra review material. Start exploring here .
Do you support educators or institutions?
Yes. Educators, tutors, and schools can reach out about classroom or institutional use. Contact us at hello@scholarly.so and we will help with the best setup.
Does Scholarly cite sources?
Yes. Scholarly is designed around source-grounded study: students add PDFs, notes, lecture recordings, slides, websites, or videos, then ask questions and create study materials from those sources. When citations are available, answers stay tied back to the original material.
Is Scholarly like NotebookLM?
Scholarly and NotebookLM both help students work from their own sources. Scholarly is built as a full study workspace: PDF chat, flashcards, quizzes, practice exams, podcasts, video lectures, slides, notes, and next study actions live together instead of stopping at summaries.
Can Scholarly make flashcards from PDFs?
Yes. Upload a lecture PDF, textbook chapter, slide deck, or study guide and Scholarly can turn it into editable flashcards. You can study them in Scholarly, share them, or export them to Anki or Quizlet-compatible formats.
What is free in Scholarly?
Scholarly is free to start. Free users can add sources and create study materials with daily limits. Paid plans raise limits and unlock heavier workflows for students who generate more flashcards, quizzes, podcasts, videos, slides, and study guides.