The AI study & research workspace for universities
Give faculty, labs, and student cohorts one workspace grounded in their own course readings, lectures, papers, and slides — cited answers, study material, and research outputs from real material, not generic AI.
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How Universities Use Scholarly
Turn the reading list into understanding
Students upload course readings, textbooks, and lecture slides, then ask questions in plain language. Answers are grounded in the material and cite the exact passage — so learning stays tied to the real source.
Capture every lecture and seminar
Record lectures, seminars, and office hours, or upload the audio. Get accurate transcripts, structured notes, and a short recap the whole cohort can review before exams.
Move faster through the literature
Labs and grad students bring papers, protocols, and datasets into one place, ask grounded questions with citations, and run Deep Research to get up to speed on a field or method.
Exam prep from the actual syllabus
Generate practice exams, quizzes, flashcards, and study guides from the course material itself — testing understanding of concepts and relationships, never rote recall of arbitrary values.
Built for Teaching, Learning & Research
Grounded, cited chat
Ask questions across one reading or a whole semester of material — every answer cites the source passage, so students and faculty can verify before they rely on it.
AI video lectures & podcasts
Turn dense readings into narrated AI video lectures or conversational podcasts — a second explanation of hard material, and a way to review on the commute.
Deep Research
Get a structured, cited write-up on a topic, method, or field from the sources you provide — then drill into what matters for the paper or the lab.
Practice exams, quizzes & flashcards
Generate assessments straight from the course material — grounded in the real syllabus so studying reinforces understanding, not memorization of trivia.
Put a Whole Department on One Plan
Scholarly Teams places an entire department, lab, cohort, or student org on one plan. Every paid feature unlocks for every member the moment they accept their invite — no per-person paywalls, no upgrade prompts, one central bill.
- Every paid feature unlocks automatically for every member
- Access the top AI models reserved for Teams — Opus 4.8, Fable 5, Sonnet 5, and GPT-5.5 — across every feature
- Every member gets their own 450 AI credits per week, resetting weekly — not a shared pool
- Shared source libraries so a cohort or lab works from the same readings
- Admin controls: invite by email or link, Member and Admin roles, team-wide model access
- One central Stripe bill with per-member usage broken down by feature and model
Self-serve up to 29 seats. For more seats, whole departments, or invoicing, email hello@scholarly.so.
How It Works
Bring in your material
Course readings, lecture recordings, papers, slides, and links — everything for the class, lab, or cohort in one workspace.
Ask and understand
Chat with your sources, get summaries and recaps, and verify every answer against the cited passage it came from.
Turn it into study & research output
Generate practice exams, flashcards, study guides, slides, podcasts, AI video lectures, and cited research write-ups — all from your own sources.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from a general AI chatbot?
Scholarly is source-grounded: it answers from the readings, lectures, papers, and slides you upload, and cites the exact passage every time. Faculty and students can verify each answer against the real source instead of trusting a generic model that may invent facts.
Can I put my whole department or lab on one plan?
Yes. Scholarly Teams puts a department, lab, cohort, or student org on one plan. Every paid feature unlocks for every member automatically when they accept their invite, with shared source libraries, admin controls, and one central bill. Teams start at 3 seats and are self-serve up to 29 seats; for larger groups, whole universities, or invoicing, email hello@scholarly.so.
Does it reinforce understanding or just memorization?
Understanding. Scholarly generates questions and study material that test grasp of concepts and relationships from your material — not rote recall of sample sizes, page numbers, or arbitrary values. Every output stays grounded in the source, so students learn the actual ideas.
What AI models do Teams get?
Teams unlock the top tier of AI models reserved for Enterprise — Opus 4.8, Fable 5, Sonnet 5, and GPT-5.5 — across every AI feature. Admins choose which model tiers the team may use. Every member also gets their own 450 AI credits per week, resetting weekly.
Is our material private?
Your uploads are private to your account and are not shared with other users. On a team, members work from shared libraries you control, and you can delete materials at any time.
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Tools that pair well
Build a complete study-and-research stack with these tools.
PDF to Flashcards
Readings and notes to flashcards.
Lecture Transcription
Accurate transcripts from any recording.
PDF Summarizer
Long papers to key points.
Practice Test Generator
Exam prep from your real syllabus.
Quiz Generator
Check understanding fast.
AI Presentation Generator
Sources to presentable decks.
PDF to Slides
Papers to editable slides.
PDF to Podcast
Readings for the commute.
Audio to Notes
Lectures to structured notes.
Cheat Sheet Maker
One-page references that stick.
Study Schedule Generator
A plan that fits the semester.
AI Meeting Notes Generator
Seminars and meetings to decisions.
Scholarly for Researchers
A workspace built for labs and papers.
Ready to Ground Learning in Real Material?
Start free, or put your whole department, lab, or cohort on one Scholarly Teams plan.
Free
- 3 AI Chat messages per day
- 3 free AI creations 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.
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
- 1000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Pricing in USD. Local currency available in app.
Teams
For teams that need shared AI study workflows
$45/seat/month, or $324/seat/year with annual billing. Save 40% annually.
- 3-seat minimum
- 450 weekly credits per member
- Premium models and admin controls
Every feature unlocked for everyone, frontier AI models, and per-member weekly credits. Learn more about Scholarly for Teams
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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! The free plan includes core study tools with clear limits: 3 AI Chat messages per day, 3 free AI creations total, 1 free file upload total, quizzes, practice exams, and manual flashcard creation. Upgrade to Ultimate for unlimited AI creations 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 each uses one of your 3 free AI creations. They are lifetime free credits and do 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.
Do you offer discounts for educators?
Yes, we offer special pricing for educators and educational institutions. Contact us at hello@scholarly.so 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 actions. Free AI creations and the free upload are lifetime credits and do not reset. Upgrading unlocks unlimited AI creations and unlimited uploads.
For Educators or Schools
Contact us for special pricing at hello@scholarly.so.