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Chat with any PDF, get instant summaries, extract flashcards, and analyze research papers — all powered by AI.

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Scholarly PDF Analysis - Chat with documents and generate diagrams

How it works

From PDF to understanding in three steps

Upload your document and let AI turn it into answers, study material, and clear next steps.

  1. 01

    Upload your PDF

    Drop in a textbook chapter, lecture slides, or a research paper. AI reads tables, figures, and complex layouts.

  2. 02

    Ask or generate

    Chat with citation-backed answers, or turn the document into flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and more.

  3. 03

    Study and master

    Review your generated material, drill the concepts that matter, and get a clear next study action.

Why Scholarly

Why people choose Scholarly PDF tools

Stop reading passively. Ask the document questions and turn it into work you can use.

Chat with your PDFs

Ask questions about any PDF and get instant, citation-backed answers. AI understands tables, figures, and complex layouts.

Instant flashcards

Turn any PDF into organized flashcards with one click. Customizable density, language, and focus areas.

Deep analysis

AI generates diagrams, charts, and visual explanations to help you understand complex papers and textbooks.

Toolkit

Everything you need to master your PDFs

All the tools to read, analyze, and learn from your documents

Smart Summaries

Get concise summaries of any PDF, no matter how long. Understand key points in seconds.

Highlights & Annotations

Highlight important sections and add notes. AI can explain highlighted text instantly.

Multi-PDF Chat

Link multiple PDFs to a conversation. AI cross-references across all your documents.

Research Paper Analysis

Specialized analysis for academic papers — methodology, findings, limitations, and citations.

Generate Quizzes

Create practice tests directly from your PDFs. Multiple question types to test your understanding.

Create Podcasts

Convert any PDF into an engaging audio podcast with multiple AI voices discussing the content.

Slides View & Presentations

Switch to a presentation layout with thumbnail navigation. Enter full-screen mode and present with keyboard shortcuts.

AI PDF Editing

Ask the AI to add watermarks, rotate pages, merge documents, or redact sections — all through natural language.

Chat Creation Shortcuts

Create podcasts, video lectures, slide decks, infographics, mind maps, data tables, study guides, and flashcards from any PDF — directly in chat.

One AI PDF Creator, Every Document Type

Add your sources once, then pick the document type — timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, outline, cheat sheet, report, case study, rubric, or describe your own — and get back a professionally typeset PDF.

Pick the Pages That Matter

Every AI create flow lets you select an exact page range of your PDF, so flashcards, quizzes, and guides come from just the chapter you're studying.

Listen to the Whole PDF

Have the document read aloud word for word and saved as one MP3 — pick a voice and a speed, then listen on the commute or offline.

Why it matters

Reading a PDF isn't the same as understanding it

A dense chapter, a 90-page spec, or a research paper rarely gives up its meaning on the first pass, and re-reading is slow and passive. Scholarly turns your PDF into something you can interrogate: ask what a figure means, why a result matters, or how two sections connect, and get answers grounded in the exact pages.

Because every answer is cited back to your document, you can trust what you read and jump straight to the source. That same understanding becomes practice in one step — flashcards on the concepts you missed, a quiz that tests grasp instead of trivia, a summary you can revisit before an exam. The work of turning a source into study material is no longer yours to do by hand.

The result is a tighter loop: import a real source, get grounded explanations, and convert them into the practice that makes the material stick. Whether it's a textbook, lecture slides, or a paper for your literature review, your PDF stops being a wall of text and becomes a study workspace you actually move through.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of PDFs can I upload?

Textbook chapters, lecture slides, research papers, handouts, and scanned documents all work. Scholarly can read relevant pages as images, which helps it understand tables, figures, diagrams, equations, and handwriting even when selectable text is missing. Clearer pages produce better results.

Are the answers actually accurate?

Every answer is grounded in your document and backed by citations that point to the exact passage, so you can verify it in seconds instead of trusting a black box.

Can I work with more than one PDF at once?

Yes. Link multiple PDFs to a single conversation and the AI cross-references across all of them — ideal for a literature review or comparing sources.

What can I create from a PDF?

From any PDF you can generate flashcards, quizzes, summaries, study guides, podcasts, video lectures, slide decks, mind maps, and more — most of it directly in chat. The AI PDF Creator also turns a PDF into a timeline, SOP, flowchart, lesson plan, outline, cheat sheet, report, case study, or rubric.

Is it free to start?

Yes — you can start for free with no credit card. Premium includes 10 AI creations each week, higher limits, and longer documents.

Pricing

Ready to unlock your PDFs?

Upload your first PDF and get instant summaries, flashcards, and AI chat. Free to start — go Premium for 10 AI creations each week and longer documents.

Explore AI Chat

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 weighted 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 uses its own short video format.

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.