AI video lecture tool
AI Lecture Generator
Turn PDFs, notes, topics, and study guides into narrated AI lectures with chapters, transcript, captions, and follow-up study materials.
Quick answer
What is an AI lecture generator?
An AI lecture generator turns your source material into a narrated, video-style lesson. Scholarly's AI lecture generator builds a chaptered lecture from a PDF, your class notes, pasted text, or just a topic, then connects that lecture to flashcards, quizzes, a searchable transcript, and summaries — all grounded in the source you gave it, not a generic internet explanation.
Add a source
Upload a PDF, paste notes, or describe the topic you need explained.
Generate lecture
Scholarly creates a narrated lesson with structure, chapters, and captions.
Study from it
Use the transcript, flashcards, quizzes, or summaries to review actively.
When to generate an AI lecture
Hard chapters
Turn dense reading into a guided explanation.
Missed classes
Create a catch-up lecture from notes or slides.
Visual review
Use narration, chapters, and captions when text is not enough.
Self-teaching
Make a structured lesson before drilling flashcards.
Input
PDFs, notes, text, topics, and study guides.
Output
Narrated lecture with transcript, chapters, and captions.
Best for
Students who want a lesson first and active recall after.
A lecture made from your actual material
Scholarly uses the source you provide, so the lecture follows the class material instead of giving a generic internet explanation.
Video lecture plus study tools
A generated lecture helps you understand the material. Flashcards, quizzes, and summaries help you retain it. Scholarly connects both steps.
Useful for first-pass learning
Use AI lectures when you need a concept explained before memorizing details. Then convert the same source into active-recall practice.
Keep exploring
AI lecture workflows
Generate narrated lectures from PDFs, notes, or text.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best AI lecture generator for students?
Scholarly is built specifically for studying rather than presentations. The AI lecture generator works from your own PDFs, notes, slides, or topic prompt, keeps the explanation grounded in that source, and then turns the same material into flashcards, a quiz, and a searchable transcript — so the lecture is the start of a study loop, not a one-off video.
Is there a free AI lecture generator?
Yes. Scholarly's free plan lets you use one lifetime free AI creation to generate an AI lecture with no credit card and no watermark, using the same generator paid users get. Premium includes 10 AI creations each week and longer source material. Everything you generate on the free plan is yours to keep, download, and share.
Can Scholarly generate a lecture from a PDF?
Yes. Upload a textbook chapter, lecture slides, or any PDF and the AI lecture generator reads the whole document — including figures and equations — before writing a narrated lesson with chapters and on-screen visuals. You can also try the dedicated PDF to Video tool for the same workflow.
Can I use my class notes as the source?
Yes. Paste typed notes, upload a Word or Markdown file, or photograph handwritten pages. The AI infers the structure from the content and builds a lecture that follows your notes' scope and terminology, not a generic overview.
Can I generate an AI lecture from just a topic?
Yes. Type a topic prompt like "explain the Krebs cycle for a biochem exam" and the AI lecture generator builds the lesson itself. When you have real course material, add it as a source so the lecture sticks to your professor's emphasis instead of the open web.
Does the AI lecture include a transcript and captions?
Yes. Every generated lecture comes with a synchronized, searchable transcript and caption workflows, so you can read along, search for a term, or follow in a quiet room.
Can I make flashcards and quizzes from the lecture?
Yes. After the lecture is generated, one click turns the definitions and key ideas into spaced-repetition flashcards, and another generates a practice quiz from the same source. You can also export the cards to Anki.
How long does it take to generate an AI lecture?
Most lectures generate in about 10–25 minutes depending on the length of the source. You can close the page and Scholarly will notify you when the lecture is ready.
Generate an AI lecture
Free to start. Turn your source material into a narrated lesson.
Free
- 3 AI Chat messages per day
- 1 free AI creation total
- 1 free file upload total (8MB)
- 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, 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
$144 billed yearly
Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited normal chat & autocomplete
- Unlimited premium model messages
- 10 AI creations per week
- Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)
- Unlimited study sessions
- Unlimited exams & quizzes
- 1000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Teams
Or $324/seat billed yearly (save 40%)
Everything in Premium, plus:
- Start with 1 seat
- 450 weekly credits per member
- Premium models and admin controls
Pricing in USD. Local currency available in app.
Compare plans
Normal chat
- Free
- 3/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
Premium chat
Messages with paid models like Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5, Mistral Medium 3.5, and similar options. GPT 5.6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5 are reserved for Enterprise.
- Free
- —
- Premium
- Unlimited
AI creations
AI creations are used for AI Flashcards, deck edits, AI Podcasts, AI Video Lectures, AI Slides, worksheets, AI Infographics, mind maps, study guides, spreadsheets, story books, timelines, SOPs, flowcharts, lesson plans, outlines, AI Meeting Notes, and Deep Research reports.
- Free
- 1 total
- Premium
- 10/week
Video lectures
- Free
- Uses AI creations
- Premium
- Included in 10/week
File uploads
- Free
- 1 total (8MB)
- Premium
- Unlimited (300MB)
PDF to flashcards
- Free
- 32 pages
- Premium
- 1000 pages
Practice questions
- Free
- 5/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
Practice exams
- Free
- 1/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
Voice mode
- Free
- 15 min/day
- Premium
- 2 hr/day
Autocomplete
- Free
- 500 words/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
Export to Anki
- Free
- —
- Premium
- Included
Support
- Free
- Standard
- Premium
- Priority
What customers say
Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.
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
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
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
Scholarly user
Your questions, answered
Is Scholarly free to use?
Yes! The free plan includes core study tools with clear limits: 3 AI Chat messages per day, one free AI creation total, 1 free file upload total, quizzes, practice exams, and manual flashcard creation. 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 messages, quizzes, and exams still have separate daily limits; free file uploads are also lifetime credits.
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. Scholarly for Teams is self-serve for up to 29 seats, so you can put a class or department on one plan yourself in minutes. For a larger rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so.
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 AI creations and the free upload are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.
For Educators or Schools
Scholarly for Teams is self-serve and puts your class or department on one plan. For a larger rollout, contact us at hello@scholarly.so.