Study Tools and Resources for Students
Every study tool and resource a student needs in one place. Generate flashcards, notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, and concept maps from any source - PDFs, YouTube videos, lectures, or pasted text. All free, all in one platform.
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How Scholarly's Study Tools Work
Three simple steps to turn any study material into an organized, exam-ready resource.
Step 1: Upload
Upload a PDF, paste lecture notes, drop a YouTube link, or share a website. Scholarly accepts almost any source you study from.
Step 2: Generate
Pick the resource you need - flashcards, notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, or concept maps. The AI builds it in seconds.
Step 3: Study
Review with spaced repetition, take quizzes, chat with your notes, or export to Anki and Quizlet. Everything syncs across devices.
All Study Tools and Resources in One Place
Stop juggling a dozen apps. Every study resource you need lives inside Scholarly.
AI Flashcard Generator
Create flashcards from PDFs, notes, YouTube videos, or any topic. Study with spaced repetition or export to Anki and Quizlet.
AI Study Notes
Turn lectures, textbooks, and class material into clean, organized notes in Cornell, outline, or mind-map formats.
AI Practice Tests
Generate full practice exams with multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions from your study material.
PDF to Flashcards
Upload a textbook chapter, slide deck, or study guide and turn it into editable flashcards in seconds.
YouTube to Notes
Paste a YouTube link and get a clean transcript-based note set. Perfect for online courses and lecture replays.
Study Guide Maker
Build a complete, exam-ready study guide from any source. Sections, summaries, key terms, and review questions.
AI Cheat Sheet
Condense an entire course or chapter into a single high-density reference sheet you can scan before an exam.
AI Lecture Notes
Record a lecture or upload audio and get organized notes with timestamps, key points, and definitions.
Concept Map Generator
Visualize how ideas connect with auto-generated concept maps. Great for biology, history, and dense theory courses.
Math Solver
Step-by-step solutions for algebra, calculus, statistics, and more. Includes graph generation from natural language.
Scholarly Assistant
Your personal AI tutor. Ask questions, chat with your PDFs, and get explanations on any subject around the clock.
Free Flashcards Library
Browse thousands of public flashcard decks made by other students across every major subject and exam.
Best Study Resources by Subject
Tailored study workflows and resources curated for the way different students actually learn.
Medical Students
Anatomy decks, pharmacology cheat sheets, USMLE practice questions, and PDF-to-flashcard workflows for board prep.
Nursing Students
Care-plan note generators, NCLEX-style practice tests, and pharmacology flashcards built from your lecture packets.
Law Students
Case briefs, rule-statement flashcards, outline generators, and bar-prep practice questions from casebooks.
Computer Science
Algorithm flashcards, data-structure cheat sheets, and practice problems for technical interviews and coursework.
College Students
Lecture-to-notes, textbook flashcards, and practice tests across every major subject and class format.
High School Students
AP and SAT prep, vocabulary flashcards, study guides for biology, history, and exam-ready practice quizzes.
What are Study Tools and Resources?
Study tools and resources are the apps, materials, and techniques students use to turn raw course content into something they can actually learn from. Traditional resources include textbooks, lecture notes, flashcards, practice tests, and study guides. Modern AI study tools take those same formats and build them automatically from whatever source material you have - a PDF, a YouTube lecture, a slide deck, or even a photo of your handwritten notes.
The best study resources do two things well. First, they help you focus on the material that actually matters for your exam, instead of re-reading every paragraph of a 40-page chapter. Second, they help you practice active recall - the act of pulling information from memory rather than passively reviewing it. Decades of cognitive-science research show that active recall and spaced repetition lead to better long-term retention than highlighting or rereading.
Scholarly bundles every modern AI study resource in one platform: flashcard generators, study notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, concept maps, an AI tutor, and a library of public flashcard decks made by other students. You can move freely between tools - generate notes from a lecture, then turn the same lecture into flashcards, then quiz yourself with a practice test. Everything stays connected to the source material, so your study session stays organized.
Why students choose Scholarly for study resources
Most students piece together their study workflow from five or six free tools, each with different logins, different limits, and no way to talk to each other. Scholarly removes that friction by putting every resource in one place.
Everything in one account
Flashcards, notes, practice tests, AI tutor, and a public deck library - one login, no app switching.
Free for the core tools
Start with a generous free plan. Upgrade only when you need higher limits or longer PDF processing.
Built around your sources
Upload a PDF once and reuse it for flashcards, notes, summaries, and quizzes - no need to re-paste material.
Export anywhere
Take your decks to Anki, Quizlet, or print them. Your study material is portable and never locked in.
Frequently Asked Questions
The best study tools combine active recall (flashcards, practice tests) with spaced repetition. Scholarly bundles AI flashcard generators, study notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, concept maps, an AI tutor, and a public flashcards library so you do not have to assemble a workflow from five different apps.
Yes. Scholarly's core study tools - flashcards, study notes, the AI tutor, and the public flashcards library - are free to use. Premium plans unlock higher daily limits, longer PDF uploads, and unlimited generations for power users.
Study tools are the apps and generators you use to create study material - flashcard makers, notes generators, practice test builders. Study resources are the materials themselves - decks, notes, guides, and reference sheets. Scholarly gives you both: AI tools to create resources and a public library of resources made by other students.
Start with whatever matches your source. If you have a PDF or slide deck, use PDF to Flashcards. If you have a recorded lecture, use AI Lecture Notes. If you have a YouTube video, use YouTube to Notes. Once you have your first deck or note set, layer on practice tests and a study guide for exam prep.
Yes. Scholarly is subject-agnostic and used by medical, nursing, law, computer science, college, and high school students for everything from anatomy and pharmacology to constitutional law, algorithms, calculus, and AP exams.
Yes. Flashcards generated in Scholarly can be exported as an Anki .apkg file, a Quizlet-ready CSV, or printed as physical cards. Notes and study guides can be downloaded as well, so your resources are portable.
Scholarly uses modern language models tuned for study material, and the resources it produces are grounded in the source you upload. Always review AI-generated content against your textbook or lecture, especially for technical subjects, and treat the tools as a study aid rather than a replacement for the source.
No. Scholarly runs in the browser on any device - phone, tablet, or computer. Sign up once and your decks, notes, and study guides sync across every device automatically.
More Study Tools and Resources
Pick the format that matches the source material in front of you.
AI Study Tools
The full AI tool hub with quizzes, writing help, and homework checking.
Flashcard Maker
Make flashcards from any source - PDF, text, image, or video.
Study Notes Generator
Generate organized notes from lectures, PDFs, and class material.
Practice Test Generator
Build full practice exams from your study material in seconds.
Study Guide Maker
Create a complete exam-ready study guide from any source.
Cheat Sheet Maker
Condense a course into a one-page reference you can scan before exams.
PDF to Flashcards
Turn lecture PDFs and textbook chapters into editable flashcards.
YouTube to Notes
Convert YouTube lectures into organized notes with key timestamps.
Concept Map Generator
Visualize how ideas connect with auto-generated concept maps.
Scholarly Assistant
Chat with your PDFs and get explanations from a 24/7 AI tutor.
Free Flashcards Library
Browse public flashcard decks made by other students.
Get Every Study Tool in One Place
Sign up for free and unlock the full library of AI study tools and resources.
Free
- 3 AI messages per day
- 1 file upload per day (8MB)
- 10 quiz questions per day
- 1 AI podcast per day
- 1 AI video lecture per day
- 1 AI slide deck per day
- 1 exam attempt per day
- 8-page PDF to flashcards
Ultimate
$144 billed yearly
Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited AI messages & autocomplete
- Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)
- Unlimited study sessions
- Unlimited AI podcasts, video lectures & slide decks
- Unlimited exams & quizzes
- 1,000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Pricing in USD. Local currency available in app.
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Feature
Free
Ultimate
AI Messages
3/day
Unlimited
File Uploads
1/day (8MB)
Unlimited (300MB)
PDF to Flashcards
8 pages
1,000 pages
Practice Questions
10/day
Unlimited
Practice Exams
1/day
Unlimited
AI Podcasts
1/day
Unlimited
AI Video Lectures
1/day
Unlimited
AI Slide Decks
1/day
Unlimited
Autocomplete
500 words/day
Unlimited
Export to Anki
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Included
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Standard
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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...
Alexandra
Student
Your questions, answered
Is Scholarly free to use?
Yes! Our free plan includes all core features with daily limits. You can create flashcards, use AI chat, upload files, and study — all without paying. Upgrade to Ultimate for unlimited access.
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 messages, uploads, and quiz questions. Limits reset every day.
For Educators or Schools
Contact us for special pricing at [email protected].