AI Slide Generator

Build a polished slide deck in minutes

Generate clean, structured slides from any topic, PDF, or set of notes — without spending hours in PowerPoint. Scholarly's AI handles the outline, the content, and the slide-by-slide structure.

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Free to start · No credit card · PDF deck you can present, share by link, and download on paid plans

Used by 170,000+ learners and professionals worldwide
170,000+
Learners and professionals
70+
Languages
Minutes
Per deck
How it works

From source to slides in three steps

Pick what you have, let the AI draft the structure, then edit and present.

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Step 1: Pick a Source

A topic, a PDF, lecture notes, or a research paper — anything goes.

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Step 2: AI Drafts

Title slide, agenda, content slides with bullets, and conclusion — drafted automatically.

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Step 3: Edit & Present

Tweak the content, export, and you're ready to present.

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Use cases

Use cases for AI slides

However your material starts, the AI shapes it into a deck you can present.

Class presentations

Drop a paper or chapter; get a presentation outline you can polish in minutes.

Lecture-style review

Turn dense reading into a slide-by-slide visual summary you can study from.

Project pitches

Outline, key points, takeaways — the structure you'd otherwise stare at a blank slide for.

Quick answer

What is an AI slide generator?

An AI slide generator is a tool that turns a topic, your notes, or a PDF into a structured slide deck automatically — title slide, agenda, one-idea-per-slide content, and a conclusion. Scholarly's free AI slide generator builds the outline from your own material, so the slides actually reflect your reading and lecture notes instead of generic filler. Paste a topic, drop in lecture notes, or upload a PDF, and in minutes you get a PDF deck you can present, share by link, and download on a paid plan.

Why it works

What AI Slide Generation Actually Solves

The hardest part of building a slide deck isn't the design — it's the structure. What's the agenda? Which points get their own slide? What's the title for slide 7? Scholarly's AI handles the outline so you can focus on the parts only you can do: refining the message, picking the visuals, and rehearsing the delivery.

Every generated deck has a coherent flow — title slide, motivation, agenda, content broken into one-idea-per-slide, and a wrap-up. Bullets are concise. Headings tell a story. You spend your time editing rather than authoring from scratch.

Because Scholarly is source-grounded, the deck is built from what you give it. Turn notes into slides by pasting your class notes, or generate slides from a PDF by uploading a chapter or research paper — the AI pulls the headings, key terms, and supporting points straight from that material rather than inventing facts. That's the difference between a study slides generator that reflects your actual syllabus and a generic AI slideshow generator that guesses.

Works for Any Subject

STEM lab presentations, humanities seminar talks, language-class oral presentations, business case studies, science-fair projects — Scholarly adapts the slide structure to the discipline and audience.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an AI slide generator?

An AI slide generator turns a topic, document, or set of notes into a structured slide deck. Scholarly handles the outline, slide titles, and bullet content automatically.

What inputs does it accept?

Topics, PDFs, lecture notes, research papers, textbook chapters — anything you can paste or upload. The AI adapts the slide structure to your input.

Can I edit the slides after generation?

The deck is generated as a finished PDF, so slides are not edited in place. To change the structure, wording, length, or style, regenerate with custom instructions — for example "add a slide on X" or "keep it to 10 slides" — and the AI rebuilds the deck from your source with those changes.

Can I export to PowerPoint?

Scholarly currently produces a PDF deck. Every plan can present it in Scholarly and share a viewing link. PDF download and printing require a paid plan. Editable PowerPoint and Google Slides export are unavailable.

Is it free?

Yes, free with lifetime free AI creation limits. Premium includes 10 AI creations each week and larger source documents.

Does it work for any subject?

Yes — STEM, humanities, business, languages, social sciences. The AI adjusts the slide structure to the discipline and audience you specify.

How do I make an AI slide generator from notes?

Paste your lecture or reading notes into Scholarly and the AI slide generator from notes maps them onto a deck: it groups related points under slide headings, condenses long paragraphs into bullets, and adds an agenda and conclusion. Because it works from your own notes, the slides match what your class actually covered.

Can I turn notes into slides or generate slides from a PDF?

Both. To turn notes into slides, paste or type your notes; to generate slides from a PDF, upload a chapter, lecture handout, or research paper. The AI reads the source, extracts the structure, and drafts a structured deck grounded in that material — not a generic template.

Is there a free AI PowerPoint generator?

Scholarly's AI slide generator is free to start — no credit card, and your lifetime free AI creation covers a PowerPoint-style deck delivered as a PDF. Every plan can present the deck and share a viewing link; PDF download and printing require a paid plan. Editable PowerPoint (.pptx) and Google Slides export are unavailable. Premium includes 10 AI creations each week and supports larger source documents.

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Turn your finished deck into a narrated video.

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Convert slides into study flashcards.

Pricing

Sign up to Generate Your First AI Slide Deck

Free to start. No credit card required.

Generate my slidesSee the AI Slides feature

Free

See what it does with one of your own sources.

$0

/month

Free forever

No card required.

Get Started

  • 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

Get Premium

  • 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

  • Combine up to 10 sources per creation

  • 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.

Get Laureate

  • 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

  • Combine up to 20 sources per creation

  • 12 hours of voice mode per day

  • Priority support and early access to new Frontier models

Pricing shown in USD by default. Local currency may be available in app or at checkout.

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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. Most models use 1 credit, Sonnet and Kimi use 2, and 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

Sources per creation

Free
Up to 1
Premium
Up to 10
Laureate
Up to 20

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.