AI Infographic Generator

Turn a PDF, your notes, slides, a report, or a single topic into a poster-style, one-page PDF infographic — distilled, laid out, and ready to share, present, or study in under a minute.

See how it works

Free to start · No credit card · No design software

Used by 170,000+ students and professionals worldwide

170,000+
users worldwide
3
visual styles
< 1 min
to generate
AI Infographic Generator — a poster-style one-page PDF visual summary built from your own PDF, notes, or report

Why people love it

A whole document on one page

Stop wrestling with blank design templates. Upload your material and get a clean visual summary you can actually study, present, or share from.

One-page visual summary

The AI distills your source into a single poster-style PDF — key concepts laid out in a clear visual hierarchy, so a dense chapter becomes one page you can scan, print, or pin to the wall.

Grounded in your material

Content is pulled only from what you upload — your PDF, notes, slides, or website — not from generic internet data. The infographic reflects your syllabus, not someone else's.

Done in under a minute

No layout grids, no fonts to pick, no dragging boxes around. Choose a style, hit generate, and a finished one-page PDF lands in your library in under a minute.

How it works

How it works

Three steps from your source material to a finished one-page PDF infographic.

  1. 01

    1. Add your source

    Upload up to 3 files — PDF, Word, PowerPoint, text, or a website URL — or just type a topic prompt with no file at all. You can mix source types in a single request.

  2. 02

    2. Choose a style and steer it

    Pick one of three visual styles, add optional custom instructions ("chapter 3 only", "include formulas", "exam-oriented"), choose your output language from 70+, and select an available Standard or Frontier model. For PDFs, you can also pick the exact page range to summarize.

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    3. Generate, review, and share

    The AI reads your material, distills it into hierarchical sections, and renders a poster-style PDF. It saves to your library, ready to review, download, print, or share with one link.

Visual styles

Three hand-picked visual styles

Pick the look that fits your subject and how you study. Same source material, re-imagined three ways.

Editorial

Clean, magazine-style layout with calm type and clear sections — ideal for essays, humanities, and reading-heavy chapters.

Bold & Vibrant

High-contrast colors and large headlines that make the key points jump out — great for quick revision and wall posters.

Sketchnote

A hand-drawn, doodle-style feel that mimics visual note-taking — memorable for concepts you want to actually remember.

The style shapes how your summary looks — the content stays grounded in your source either way. Want a different feel? Regenerate with another style in seconds.

What you get

Everything packed into one PDF

Built for studying your own material, not for blank-canvas design work.

Three visual styles

Editorial, Bold & Vibrant, and Sketchnote — each a distinct, hand-picked look, no template grids required.

Strictly source-grounded

Every section is built only from the material you upload, so the infographic reflects your actual textbook, lecture, or notes — not generic facts.

Custom instructions

Steer the focus in your own words: "chapter 3 only", "exam-oriented", or "include all the formulas". The AI follows your lead.

70+ languages

Upload English material and get the infographic in any of 70+ languages — perfect for studying foreign-language sources in your own.

Mix up to 3 sources

Combine PDFs, Word and PowerPoint files, text, website URLs, or Google Drive files into one infographic — or start from just a topic prompt.

One-page PDF output

The result is a poster-ready, one-page PDF you can download, print, or share with a single link — no account required to view.

Under a minute

From source to finished infographic in under a minute, so you can iterate on styles and focus until it's right.

More AI model choices

Paid plans unlock more capable AI models for more nuanced, accurate summaries of complex or technical material.

Lives in your study library

It saves alongside your other content, so the same source can also become flashcards, quizzes, podcasts, or an AI tutor conversation.

Best for

Made for real-world moments

Where a one-page visual summary beats re-reading the whole document.

A dense chapter or report

Turn a 30-page textbook chapter, whitepaper, or report into a single visual poster in under a minute — the key ideas and how they connect, on one page.

Meetings and study groups

Drop your notes or briefing in and get a shareable one-pager the whole team or study group can reference at a glance.

Working in a second language

Reading English sources but thinking in another language? Generate the infographic in your native language from the same source.

Exam prep and onboarding

Make a visual summary after a study or work session, then test retention with auto-made flashcards or a quiz from the very same source.

Honest comparison

How Scholarly compares

Other tools make beautiful graphics — but they aren't built to turn your study material into a visual summary. Here's where each one wins.

Canva / Piktochart

Best for pixel-perfect design. Full layout control, brand colors, and a huge illustration library.

Unbeatable when you need a polished, custom-designed graphic.

You do the reading, summarizing, and layout yourself — hours per chapter.

Starts from a blank template, with no link to your source or study tools.

NotebookLM

Best for source-grounded research. Strong source-grounded chat and general research workflows.

Works well inside the Google ecosystem.

Its flashcards and quizzes sit beside the visual with no spaced-repetition schedule, no graded exam, and no export.

Cinematic video and higher daily limits are tied to Google AI Pro / Ultra plans.

Best for your own material
Scholarly

Best for studying your own material. Turns your PDF, notes, slides, or a topic into a one-page visual summary.

Three visual styles, custom focus instructions, and output in 70+ languages.

Strictly grounded in your source — and saved in your study library.

Same source becomes flashcards, quizzes, podcasts, and AI chat too.

Powered by AI agents

Every tool here is a purpose-built AI agent

Scholarly doesn't just call a model once. Each feature is run by an autonomous AI agent that reads your material, reasons across multiple models, and can research the web and run code — then hands back a finished, cited artifact.

Multiple models

Agents route each step to the model that does it best, instead of relying on a single one.

Live web research

When your sources aren't enough, agents search the web and cite what they find.

Runs code in a sandbox

Each agent gets its own sandbox to compute, transform data, and build your artifact.

Grounded in your sources

Every output is built from the PDFs, notes, and lectures you upload — not guesswork.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What can I upload to make an infographic?

You can upload up to 3 sources per request: PDF files, Word documents (.docx), PowerPoint files (.pptx), text files, or website URLs. You can also connect Google Drive, or skip files entirely and just type a topic prompt. Multiple source types can be mixed in one request, and for a PDF you can select the exact page range to cover, so the infographic focuses on just the chapter you need.

What does the output look like?

The result is a single poster-style, one-page PDF infographic — your material distilled into hierarchical sections with a clear visual hierarchy. It saves to your library and is downloadable and shareable via a direct link or print.

How long does it take to generate?

Generation takes under one minute. You choose a style, hit generate, and a finished one-page PDF lands in your library — no design software, templates, or layout grids required.

What visual styles are available?

Three hand-picked styles: Editorial (clean magazine layout), Bold & Vibrant (high-contrast and punchy), and Sketchnote (hand-drawn doodle feel).

Is the infographic actually based on my material?

Yes. The content is strictly source-grounded — it's pulled only from the material you upload, not from generic internet data. The infographic reflects your specific textbook, lecture, report, research paper, or work notes — making it reliable for students, researchers, and professionals alike.

Can I control what the infographic focuses on?

Yes. Add custom instructions in your own words to steer the focus — for example "chapter 3 only", "exam-oriented", or "include all the formulas" — and the AI will prioritize accordingly. Custom Designs goes further: save your own design profile with standing instructions and reference images, and it's applied to every infographic you generate.

Can I get the infographic in another language?

Yes. Scholarly supports 70+ output languages, so you can upload English material and generate the infographic in your native language — useful for international students, global teams, and professionals working across foreign-language sources.

Is the AI infographic generator free?

Yes. The free plan includes a limited number of AI creations so you can try it out. Paid plans unlock ongoing creation and more AI model choices for refined summaries. Free users will see locked models with an upgrade prompt in the customization panel.

Can I edit the infographic after it's generated?

The infographic is generated as a static, one-page PDF — there's no post-generation design editor, layout editing, collaborative co-design, or animation. If it isn't quite right, just regenerate it in seconds with a different style or new custom instructions.

What's the best AI infographic generator from a PDF or document?

Scholarly is built specifically for turning your own PDFs, notes, reports, and documents into a one-page visual summary, not for blank-canvas graphic design. Unlike Canva or Piktochart — where you do the reading, summarizing, and layout yourself — or Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), where the flashcards and quizzes beside the visual have no review schedule, Scholarly generates a source-grounded one-page PDF and saves it in a workspace where the same source also becomes spaced-repetition flashcards, graded quizzes, podcasts, and AI chat. For students, researchers, and professionals who need to distill their own material fast, that connected workflow is what makes it the best AI infographic generator.

Pricing

Ready to turn a chapter into one clear page?

Create your first AI infographic from a PDF, your notes, or just a topic prompt. Free to start — upgrade for ongoing creation and more AI model choices.

See how it works

Free

See what it does with one of your own sources.

$0

/month

Free forever

No card required.

  • 3 lifetime AI Chat messages

  • 1 free AI creation total

  • 2-minute podcasts and video lectures

  • 1 free file upload total (8MB)

  • 5 lifetime quiz questions

  • 1 completed practice exam total

  • 15 lifetime voice minutes

  • 32-page PDF to flashcards

  • 500 lifetime autocomplete words

Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, or create a podcast, video lecture, slides, infographic, mind map, study guide, worksheet, spreadsheet, story book, timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline — or run Deep Research or turn a recording into AI Meeting Notes.

Premium

Most Popular

Steady weekly output from the material you already have.

$12

/month

Billed yearly at $144 · save $216

  • Everything in Free, plus:

  • 10 AI creations per week

  • Unlimited AI chat & autocomplete

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)

  • Unlimited study sessions

  • Unlimited exams & quizzes

  • 1000-page PDF to flashcards

  • Export to Anki

  • Priority support

Laureate

For work where being right matters more than the price.

$99

/month

billed monthly · cancel anytime

For frontier models & 8x more AI Creations

Our most advanced and most expensive tier.

  • Everything in Premium, plus:

  • 80 flexible AI creation credits every week

  • 80 AI creations per week

  • Podcasts up to 60 minutes, videos up to 45 minutes

  • Unlimited uploads up to 1 GB, plus 3,000-page PDFs

  • 12 hours of voice mode per day

  • Priority support and early access to new Frontier models

Pricing shown in USD. Local currency may be available for Premium in app.

Compare plans

AI chat

Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. GPT 5.6 Sol and Claude Opus 5 are reserved for credit-metered AI creations.

Free
3 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

AI creations

AI creations share one credit balance across every creation tool. Standard models use 1 credit; Frontier models Sol and Opus use 3.

Free
1 total
Premium
10/week
Laureate
80/week

Podcast length

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

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

Video lecture length

Free lectures with a length control are fixed at 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short stays about 30 seconds.

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

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

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 summarize 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 organizing 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 organize 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 total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.

What uses my free AI creations?

Generating flashcards, improving a flashcard deck, making a podcast, creating a video lecture or infographic, building slides, a spreadsheet, or a story book, making a mind map, study guide, or worksheet, having an AI Agent create a timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, or outline, running Deep Research, or processing a recording uses your free AI creation. It is a lifetime free credit and does not reset. AI Chat, autocomplete, quiz practice, voice, exams, and file uploads have separate lifetime allowances.

Can I cancel anytime?

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 organization-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. Free-plan allowances are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI creations 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.