Make employee training videos from the documents your company already maintains
Point Scholarly at an SOP, a policy PDF, an enablement deck, or a meeting recording, and it produces a narrated training module with chapter markers and a written transcript. New hires get a clear walkthrough of the process; you never open a video editor.
One free lifetime AI Creation Credit to try it, no credit card. Paid plans refresh weekly: 10 AI Creation Credits on Premium, 80 on Laureate.
200,000+ people already create with Scholarly
A training module generated from a process document, with chapter markers and a synced transcript.
The workflow
From approved document to finished module in one pass
Everything starts from material your company already trusts. Pick the files, let the generator build the module, and hand your team a link.
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Pick the source of truth
Choose as many as 10 files (20 on Laureate) from your library or upload them fresh: the SOP for a procedure, the policy PDF behind it, the deck from the last enablement session, even the notes from a recorded meeting.
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Scholarly builds the module
The generator studies those files, plans a lesson around your procedure, and renders it as an animated video with professional voiceover. Chapter markers land on each stage of the process, and captions support sound-off viewing.
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Roll it out with a link
Drop the link in Slack, the wiki, or the onboarding checklist. Anyone who opens it can play the module in a browser tab, skim the transcript, or jump straight to the chapter they need. Paid plans also export a watermark-free MP4.
Why teams use it
Built for onboarding, compliance, and enablement
Each module is a faithful retelling of your internal documentation, so the training matches how your company actually operates.
Your documentation is the script
Every line of narration is written from the files you selected. Product names, step order, and policy language survive intact, because the generator never pads the lesson with generic web content.
Navigable, searchable, skimmable
Chapter markers map to the stages of your process, and the synced transcript is searchable, so a rep can pull up the one clause they need mid-call instead of rewatching the whole module.
Distribution without an LMS
A browser link is all a viewer needs. Post it in the tools your team already lives in, or take the watermark-free MP4 from a paid plan into your intranet or LMS if you run one.
Prove the training landed
Generate a quiz or a flashcard set from the very same files, then ask new hires to pass it after watching. One source, one lesson, one check.
Regenerate when the process changes
Version 2 of a procedure should not mean another filming day. Edit the source document, run the generator again, and swap the link. The video keeps pace with the doc.
A workspace, not a one-off export
Sources stay in your Scholarly library after the render, so anyone with access can question them in chat and get answers with citations back to the original page.
For teams
One creator makes a video. A team builds a training library.
The generator is the same. What changes on Scholarly for Teams is everything around it: where the source documents live, who is allowed to change them, and whether the person paying can see any of it working.
One shared source library
Upload the handbook, the policy PDF, or the recorded call once, and every member generates from that same approved copy. New joiners inherit the whole set on day one instead of re-uploading files that already exist.
Owner, Admin, and Member roles
Invites, seat management, and workspace-wide model access controls, so the model policy is set once by an admin rather than left to each person.
Adoption reporting
Activity over time and per-member usage, so whoever bought the seats can see whether the training library is being built and watched instead of guessing at renewal.
One bill, 1 to 29 seats
Self-serve on a single invoice. Premium for Teams is $35 per seat monthly or $336 per seat yearly; Laureate for Teams is $110 per seat monthly or $1,056 per seat yearly.
Every seat inherits its plan's weekly allowance: 10 AI Creation Credits on Premium, 80 on Laureate.
Deep dive
Inside the AI training video generator
Updated 4 September 2026
An AI training video generator converts internal documentation into a watchable lesson. In Scholarly, you select up to 10 workplace files (20 on Laureate), such as an SOP, a policy PDF, a slide deck, or an onboarding handbook, and receive a narrated, chaptered module scripted entirely from those files, ready to hand to your team the moment the render finishes.
What goes in: SOPs, policy PDFs, enablement decks, onboarding handbooks, product guides, and meeting recordings with their notes. Up to 10 files feed a single module on Premium, or 20 on Laureate (1 on the Free plan).
What comes out: A narrated training module with a chapter marker on each stage of the process, sound-off captions, and a searchable written transcript. Viewers open a browser link; paid plans also export a watermark-free MP4.
What it draws on: Your weekly AI Creation Credit allowance. Premium refreshes 10 AI Creation Credits every week and Laureate 80, unlocking longer target lengths and 1080p. A free account carries a single lifetime AI Creation Credit and renders a fixed 2-minute module at 720p.
What it does not do: There is no synthetic presenter. Scholarly does not generate an avatar or lip-sync a face, so if a talking head is the requirement, an avatar tool is the right purchase.
What changes on a team: Sources live in a shared library every seat can build on, Owner, Admin, and Member roles decide who can change what, and activity reporting shows who is actually creating.
Most document-to-video tools animate your pages. This one teaches from them. The generator reads each file you select, extracts the procedure, the rules, or the product knowledge inside, and plans a lesson: what a newcomer must understand first, which steps deserve their own scene, where a caution belongs. It then renders that lesson as an animated video with voiceover, dropping a chapter marker at every stage.
Your original files never leave your workspace, and the finished module always points back to them. That matters for training: when an auditor or a new manager asks where a claim in the video comes from, the answer is the exact document your team already approved.
What source material works best?
The strongest inputs are documents that encode how work gets done: standard operating procedures, onboarding handbooks, compliance policies, safety procedures, product and feature guides, sales playbooks, and exported wiki pages. Meeting recordings and their notes earn a place too, whenever a decision or a walkthrough needs to reach the wider team.
A module can draw on 10 files at once (20 on Laureate), which helps when a procedure and the policy that motivates it live in separate PDFs. Machine-readable text gives the cleanest script; a scanned handbook still works, with accuracy tracking the scan quality.
Generated modules vs. filming a screencast
A recorded walkthrough costs a subject-matter expert half a day: script, takes, edits, exports. Worse, it decays. Six months later the interface has changed, the presenter has left the company, and nobody volunteers to re-record, so new hires keep learning from a stale video.
Generation removes the decay problem, because the video is a build artifact of the document. Keep the doc current, regenerate on change, and the training stays truthful. You still preview each module before rollout; it speaks for your process, so a two-minute review is worth it.
A rollout pattern that works
Teams that get value quickly follow the same sequence: publish the module link where the audience already looks (the onboarding checklist, the team wiki, the enablement channel), attach a quiz built from the identical source files, and note in the document's changelog that a video version exists. On Scholarly for Teams, keeping the source files in the shared library means any Owner, Admin, or Member can regenerate or extend the training without hunting through email attachments. For onboarding microlearning, generate one short module per procedure rather than one long video, each with its own quiz, so new hires can finish a step in a few minutes and managers can swap a single module when that procedure changes.
What this tool does not do
Three limits worth knowing before you plan a rollout around it, because finding them out afterwards is expensive.
No avatar or synthetic presenter
There is no talking head, no lip-sync, and no stock-footage library. The output is narrated visual content built from your source material. If your brand guidelines call for a presenter on screen, a dedicated avatar tool is the right choice and this is not it.
It is not a learning management system
Scholarly produces the training content, and on Teams it reports activity and adoption. It does not handle enrollment, due dates, assignment, or certificates of completion. Teams that need those keep their existing learning management system and use Scholarly to produce what goes into it.
A generated module is a first draft
Watch it before you assign it. The transcript makes the review quick, and grounding means the claims trace back to your document, but a module that will be shown to every new hire deserves one pass from someone who knows the process.
FAQ
Training video questions, answered
What inputs does the training video generator accept?
PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint decks, Google Docs exports, pasted text, and files already stored in your Scholarly library. Typical choices are SOPs, policy documents, onboarding handbooks, product guides, and enablement decks; a single module can draw on any 10 of them at once, or 20 on Laureate.
How long is a generated training video?
A free account renders a fixed 2-minute module at 720p, enough to judge the quality on a real procedure. Paid plans let you set a longer target length and render at 1080p, so a multi-stage process can be covered properly. Paid plans let you set a target length up to 45 minutes.
How do I distribute the module to employees?
Share the link and viewers watch in any browser, with chapter navigation, captions, and a searchable transcript alongside the player. If your company hosts training in an LMS, an intranet, or a wiki, paid plans export a watermark-free MP4 you can upload there.
How accurate is the narration to our internal process?
The script is derived only from the files you selected, so the module repeats your procedure, in your order, using your terminology. Preview it before rollout the same way you would proofread a policy update; it is representing your process to your staff.
What does it cost to generate training videos?
Video generation draws from your weekly AI Creation Credit allowance: 10 AI Creation Credits refresh weekly on Premium and 80 on Laureate. A free account carries one AI Creation Credit for the lifetime of the account, enough to test the generator on one real document.
Does it use an AI avatar or a synthetic presenter?
No. There is no talking head, no lip-sync, and no stock-footage library. The module is narrated visual content generated from your source files. If an on-screen presenter is a hard requirement, a dedicated avatar tool is the right choice and this is not it.
Is this a learning management system?
No. Scholarly generates the training content, and on Scholarly for Teams it reports activity and per-member adoption. It does not handle enrollment, due dates, assignment, or certificates of completion. Teams that need those keep their existing learning management system and use Scholarly to produce what goes into it.
What does this cost for a whole team?
Premium for Teams is $35 per seat per month or $336 per seat per year, and Laureate for Teams is $110 per seat per month or $1,056 per seat per year, self-serve from 1 to 29 seats on one bill. Every seat inherits its plan's weekly allowance: 10 AI Creation Credits on Premium, 80 on Laureate. Teams also get a shared source library, Owner, Admin, and Member roles, and adoption reporting.
Can I turn a compliance manual or policy into a training video?
Yes. Upload the manual, or the policy and the procedure it governs (up to 10 files, or 20 on Laureate), and the narration is written only from those files, keeping your policy language and step order intact. Pair it with a quiz from the same files; Scholarly does not track completion or issue certificates, so keep those in your LMS.
Test the generator on the SOP you updated most recently. Your first AI Creation Credit is free, and no credit card is needed.
Trying your first source? Start Free. Working with new material each week? Premium includes 10 AI Creation Credits a week. Need more capacity? Compare Laureate.
1 saved meeting with 30 minutes of transcription and AI notes
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. Your one saved meeting includes its transcript and AI Meeting Notes on top of that.
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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 Credit total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI Creation Credits per week and unlimited uploads.
What uses my free AI Creation Credits?
AI Creation Credits are shared across flashcards, podcasts, videos, slides, AI Documents, Deep Research, and the Transcribe tool. The selected model determines the credit cost. Recording a meeting and saving its transcript never uses AI Creation Credits. On paid plans, Generate notes uses 1 credit per meeting, whatever its length; Free includes notes for its one saved meeting.
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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.
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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 Creation Credits 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.
