PDF to Slides Converter — Drop a PDF, Get a Deck
The PDF-first slide tool. Upload a lecture handout, research paper, or textbook chapter and Scholarly extracts the headings, figures, citations, math, and code — then rebuilds them slide-by-slide. Optimized for when your source is a PDF and the output needs to preserve what was in it.
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Step 1: Upload PDF
Lecture handout, research paper, textbook chapter — drop in any PDF.
Step 2: AI Extracts Structure
Section headings, key points, figures references — restructured into slide-friendly chunks.
Step 3: Edit & Present
Refine and export to PowerPoint, Google Slides, or PDF.
Why convert PDFs to slides?
Faster than starting from scratch
Skip the blank-slide problem. Get an outline you can polish.
Slide-by-slide review
Dense PDFs become a visual chronological summary you can actually study.
Class presentations
Got a paper to present? The deck is half-built before you start.
A Slide Generator Built Around PDF Input
Most slide tools accept a PDF as one of many inputs and treat all of them the same. PDF to Slides AI is tuned specifically for the PDF case: the AI parses the document's actual structure (headings, sections, columns), tracks figure and citation references so they stay anchored to the right slide, preserves math notation and code blocks instead of flattening them to plain text, and respects the document's argument flow rather than re-outlining from scratch.
If you don't have a PDF and are starting from a topic, notes, or a prompt, the general-purpose AI Slide Generator is the better entry point.
Best Source PDFs
Text-based PDFs work best — research papers, lecture handouts, textbook chapters, slide decks already in PDF form. Scanned documents work but produce more accurate decks when the text is clean and selectable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Upload a PDF and Scholarly's AI reads its structure, identifies main ideas, and rebuilds the content as a coherent slide deck — title, agenda, one-idea-per-slide content, and conclusion.
Text-based PDFs (lecture handouts, research papers, textbook chapters, papers in PDF form). Scanned documents work but produce better decks when the text is selectable.
Yes, fully editable — add slides, rewrite bullets, restructure the order, change titles.
Yes, export to PowerPoint, Google Slides, or PDF.
Yes, math notation and code snippets are kept intact when extracted from the source PDF.
Yes, free with daily AI creation limits. Plus and Ultimate add higher creation limits and longer documents.
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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
- 8-page PDF to flashcards
- 500 autocomplete words per day
Use it to generate flashcards, improve a deck, make a podcast, create a video lecture, 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
- 1,000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Pricing in USD. Local currency available in app.
Compare plans
Feature
Free
Plus
Ultimate
Normal chat
3/day
Unlimited
Unlimited
Premium chat
—
Unlimited
Unlimited
AI creations
3/day total
Unlimited
Unlimited
Deep research
1 report/day
Unlimited
Unlimited
Video lectures
Quick Recap
Longer lectures
Longer lectures
File uploads
1/day (8MB)
Unlimited (300MB)
Unlimited (300MB)
PDF to flashcards
8 pages
1000 pages
1000 pages
Practice questions
5/day
Unlimited
Unlimited
Practice exams
1/day
Unlimited
Unlimited
Voice mode
15 min/day
1 hr/day
1 hr/day
Autocomplete
500 words/day
Unlimited
Unlimited
Export to Anki
—
Included
Included
Support
Standard
Priority
Priority
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...
Isabelle
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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Student
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, 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected].