Lecture Recordings

Record lectures directly in your browser or upload existing audio files. Scholarly automatically transcribes the audio, generates a summary and topic list, and gives you an AI chat grounded in the transcript.

Live Recording

Start a recording from the Create menu, the home page, or the sidebar.

• Audio is captured in your browser. No external software needed.
• Chunked uploads -- Audio uploads in small pieces continuously, so nothing is lost if your connection drops or your browser crashes.
• Pause and resume -- Pause the recording at any time and pick it back up when ready.
• Max length -- Recordings can be up to 3 hours long.
• Click Stop when you are done. Processing begins automatically.

Upload Audio

If you already have a recording, upload it instead.

• Supported formats: MP3, M4A, WAV, WebM, OGG.
• Upload from the Upload modal, the home page, or the flashcard creator.
• Each upload creates a dedicated recording page with the same transcription and AI features as a live recording.

Transcription and Processing

After recording or uploading, Scholarly processes the audio automatically:

• Timestamped transcript -- Every segment has a time marker. Click any segment to seek the audio player to that exact moment.
• AI-generated summary -- A concise overview of the recording content.
• Topic list -- Key topics extracted from the transcript.
• Auto-generated title -- A descriptive title based on the content.

Recording Page

The recording page is your hub for reviewing and studying.

Audio Player

• Playback speed control from 0.5x to 3x.
• Seek, skip forward, and skip back controls.
• Keyboard shortcuts for hands-free navigation.
• Topic markers displayed on the progress bar so you can jump to key moments.

Tabs

• Transcript -- Full timestamped transcript. Click any segment to seek.
• Summary -- AI-generated overview of the recording.
• Topics -- List of extracted topics with timestamps.

Other Actions

• Rename -- Click the title to rename the recording.
• Download -- Download the original audio file (available in the three-dot menu).

AI Chat

Every completed recording has a dedicated chat panel.

• Ask questions and the AI searches your transcript to find relevant context before answering.
• Conversation suggestions are generated based on the recording content, so you can start studying immediately.

Flashcards from Audio

You can create flashcards directly from recordings:

• Open the flashcard creator from a completed recording.
• The flashcard creator also accepts audio file uploads directly.
• Completed recordings appear in the Library tab of the flashcard creator, so you can generate cards from any past recording.

Sharing

Share any recording with a link. Recipients can:

• Listen to the audio.
• Read the full transcript.
• View the summary and topics.
• Leave comments and reactions.

Limits

Free users can create 1 recording per day. Premium users get unlimited recordings.