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Scholarly searches the web, finds relevant sources, and creates cited reports with charts for research, professional work, or study.

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Why Scholarly

Why people choose Scholarly for research

Find relevant sources, review the evidence, and create a cited report for work, research, or study.

Smart web search

AI automatically searches the web, evaluates sources for credibility, and extracts key information for your research question.

Auto-citations

Every source is properly cited. No more manually formatting references or bibliography entries.

Charts & visuals

Charts, graphs, and diagrams are automatically generated to illustrate key points in your paper.

How it works

Create a cited report in three steps

Ask a question. Scholarly plans the research, gathers sources, and drafts the report.

  1. 01

    Ask your question

    Type a research question. Scholarly asks what to produce — a cited report, slides, a brief, a study guide, a table, or more than one of those — then targets the right sources.

  2. 02

    AI researches the web

    AI searches, reads, and evaluates sources, runs code in a sandbox to analyze data, and follows a visible research plan.

  3. 03

    Get a cited report

    Receive a fully cited paper with charts, images, and inline source links you can click to verify — then turn it into flashcards, quizzes, or pages in one click.

Everything included

Everything you need to write better research

All the tools to research, write, and cite your papers

Source Type Filters

Focus research on academic papers, news, textbooks, government reports, or encyclopedias — or search them all.

Link Your Library

Connect PDFs, pages, and flashcards from your library as additional context for deeper, more grounded research.

Clarifying Questions

Before it starts, AI asks what to produce and any other detail that would change the result, with options you can pick or type over.

Research Plan

See a visible progress checklist showing each research step as it happens.

Data Analysis Built In

The AI runs code in a secure sandbox to analyze data, crunch numbers, and build the charts and visualizations in your report.

Follow-up Research

Continue your research with follow-up questions. Build on previous findings in the same session.

Source Review

Review the sources behind each report so you can verify claims, follow links, and keep your citations grounded.

Turn Research into Study Materials

Convert any report into flashcards, quizzes, or editable pages with one click. Research flows directly into studying.

Create files with your report

Need slides, a brief, or a dataset? Deep Research asks what to produce before it starts, so the same investigation can return a cited report, a deck, a study guide, or several of those.

The study loop

Research that flows straight into studying

A cited report can become source material for a presentation, team brief, or review session.

Turn any report into flashcards, quizzes, or editable pages with one click. The findings you just gathered become the exact material you revise from, grounded in the sources AI already verified.

Because research and studying live in the same workspace, you never copy-paste between tools. Ask a question, get a cited answer, and study it — all in one place.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How does Scholarly find sources?

AI searches the web, evaluates each source for credibility, and extracts the relevant information for your question. You can filter to academic papers, news, textbooks, government reports, or encyclopedias — or search across all of them.

Are the citations accurate?

Yes. Every claim in your report is tied to a real source, and citations are formatted automatically. You can review each source directly from the report.

Can I use my own documents in research?

Absolutely. Link PDFs, pages, and flashcards from your library so AI grounds its research in your own material — work documents, lab papers, or class notes — alongside what it finds on the web.

Who is Scholarly's research workspace for?

Anyone who needs grounded, cited answers from real sources: researchers running literature reviews, professionals building market or competitor briefs, and students writing papers. Turn any finished report into flashcards, quizzes, or editable pages, or ask follow-up questions to go deeper — all in the same session.

Is it free to try?

Yes. You can start researching for free with no credit card, whether for work, research, or study. Upgrade to Premium for longer reports, more research runs, and the full workspace.

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.

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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.

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  • 1000-page PDF to flashcards

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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.