Your PDFs, supercharged
Chat with any PDF, get instant summaries, extract flashcards, and analyze research papers — all powered by AI.
Free to start · No credit card · 70+ languages
From PDF to understanding in three steps
Upload your document and let AI turn it into answers, study material, and clear next steps.
Upload your PDF
Drop in a textbook chapter, lecture slides, or a research paper. AI reads tables, figures, and complex layouts.
Ask or generate
Chat with citation-backed answers, or turn the document into flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and more.
Study and master
Review your generated material, drill the concepts that matter, and get a clear next study action.
Why students love Scholarly PDF tools
Stop reading passively. Let AI help you understand and retain more.
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.
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.
Reading a PDF isn't the same as understanding it
Most students treat a PDF as something to get through — scroll, highlight, hope it sticks. But a dense chapter or a 30-page 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.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of PDFs can I upload?
Textbook chapters, lecture slides, research papers, handouts, and scanned documents all work. Scholarly reads tables, figures, and complex layouts, and falls back to vision for scanned or image-only pages.
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.
Is it free to start?
Yes — you can start for free with no credit card. Upgrade to Ultimate for higher limits, longer documents, and unlimited AI creations.
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Ready to unlock your PDFs?
Upload your first PDF and get instant summaries, flashcards, and AI chat. Free to start — go Ultimate for unlimited creations and longer documents.
Free
- 3 AI Chat messages per day
- 3 AI creations per day
- 1 file upload per day (8MB)
- 1 research report per day
- 5 quiz questions per day
- 1 exam attempt per day
- 15 voice minutes per day
- 32-page PDF to flashcards
- 500 autocomplete words per day
Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, make a podcast, create a video lecture or infographic, build slides, or process a recording.
Ultimate
$144 billed yearly
Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited normal chat & autocomplete
- Unlimited premium model messages
- Unlimited AI creations
- Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)
- Unlimited study sessions
- Unlimited exams & quizzes
- 1000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Pricing in USD. Local currency available in app.
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What students say
Scholarly has been a valuable tool for my studies. The AI-generated flashcards and intuitive features make organizing and retaining information much easier.
Briana
Student
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
Student
I am currently preparing for a test that covers a substantial amount of material, and I've found that not having to physically write out my flashcards has been incredibly beneficia...
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Student
Scholarly is great for students. I am enrolled in online university and my classes are all PDF based. All I do is upload the PDF and it creates flashcards decks for me. The greate...
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Your questions, answered
Is Scholarly free to use?
Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with daily limits: AI Chat messages, 3 AI creations per day, research reports, file uploads, quizzes, practice exams, and manual flashcard creation. Upgrade to Ultimate when you want unlimited AI creations and higher limits.
What uses my daily AI creation?
Generating flashcards, improving a flashcard deck, making a podcast, creating a video lecture or infographic, building slides, or processing a recording each use the same daily free AI creation allowance. AI Chat messages, uploads, quizzes, and exams have their own separate daily limits.
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.
Do you offer discounts for educators?
Yes, we offer special pricing for educators and educational institutions. Contact us at hello@scholarly.so for details.
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 daily actions like AI Chat messages, uploads, quiz questions, and new AI creations. Limits reset every day.
For Educators or Schools
Contact us for special pricing at hello@scholarly.so.