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Guidde Alternative for Training Videos from Documents

Guidde is excellent at how-to videos captured from your screen. When the training lives in a document instead (an SOP, a policy, or a product manual), Scholarly turns it into a narrated, chaptered lecture up to 45 minutes with captions and question checkpoints.

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Scholarly vs Guidde: Feature Comparison

An honest look at how the two platforms compare.

Capture a software workflow from your screen

Scholarly
Guidde

Video from a PDF, Word file, or PowerPoint deck

Scholarly
Every plan
Guidde
Business and Enterprise plans

Pages read from one document

Scholarly
Up to 1,000 on Premium, 3,000 on Laureate
Guidde
Up to 100

Longest single video

Scholarly
45 minutes
Guidde
Not published

Narration languages

Scholarly
70+
Guidde
50+

Questions during playback

Scholarly
Checkpoints in every video
Guidde
Not listed

Exports

Scholarly
Paid plans: MP4 with .vtt and .srt captions
Guidde
MP4, GIF, and PPT on Business

SCORM export

Scholarly
Guidde
Enterprise

Quiz, flashcards, and podcast from the same source

Scholarly
Guidde

Starting paid price (USD)

Scholarly
See plans below
Guidde
Pro $29/mo, or $19/mo billed yearly

Guidde or Scholarly: Which Should You Pick?

Pick by where the training starts: a screen workflow or a document.

Show exactly where to click in a web app

Better pick
Guidde
Why
It records the workflow from your screen. Scholarly does not capture screens.

GIFs and step docs for a help center

Better pick
Guidde
Why
Its exports are built for documentation.

Explain a policy, procedure, or concept from a document

Better pick
Scholarly
Why
The narration is written from the pages you select, with diagrams and figures from the file.

A 30-minute module from a 200-page manual section

Better pick
Scholarly
Why
Pick the pages and a length up to 45 minutes.

A knowledge check from the same material

Better pick
Scholarly
Why
A quiz, exam, or flashcards come from the same source.

Guidde facts checked on October 22, 2026 against: Guidde pricing, Guidde help: create from a file

Comparing tools for a whole team?

Scholarly Teams puts your team, class, lab, or company on one Premium or Laureate plan — the chosen access for every member, all built from your shared material.

Where Guidde Still Shines

Guidde is a great tool with real strengths worth acknowledging.

Screen capture is the product

Guidde's browser extension records a workflow as you click through it and turns it into a step-by-step video guide. For software walkthroughs, that is faster than any document-based tool.

Documentation exports

Business plans export MP4, GIF, and PPT, which suits help centers and internal wikis.

Low entry price

Per its pricing page, Guidde has a free plan with 25 videos, and Pro is $29 a month (or $19 billed yearly).

Where Scholarly Fits Better

Starts from documents on every plan

Upload a PDF, Word file, or PowerPoint deck on any plan. Guidde's file-to-video feature is on Business and Enterprise and reads up to 100 pages; Scholarly reads up to 1,000 pages on Premium and 3,000 on Laureate.

Lectures up to 45 minutes

Set any length up to 45 minutes on Premium or Laureate, and get chapters, synced captions, and a searchable transcript.

Teaches concepts, not just clicks

Policies, safety procedures, product knowledge, and theory become narrated scenes with diagrams, comparisons, and the figures from your document.

Checkpoints and a quiz

Every lecture asks questions during playback, and the same source makes a quiz, exam, or flashcards.

Over 70 narration languages

Narration, captions, and on-screen text follow the language you pick, with right-to-left layout for Arabic and Hebrew.

Use my script as written

When the wording is approved, the narrator keeps it word for word.

How Scholarly Works

Step 1: Upload the document

A PDF, Word file, PowerPoint deck, or your own script. Pick the pages this video should cover.

Step 2: Generate the lecture

Choose a length (up to 45 minutes on paid plans), a language, and a voice. Scholarly writes the narration from your pages and adds chapters, captions, and question checkpoints.

Step 3: Review and share

Read the transcript against the source, then share a link, add it to your team library, or download the MP4 and captions on a paid plan.

Scholarly vs Guidde: A Closer Look

Guidde is a screen-capture tool for how-to content, and a good one. You click through a workflow with its browser extension and get a narrated, step-by-step guide. Per its pages on October 22, 2026, it has a free plan (25 videos), Pro at $29 a month or $19 billed yearly, and Business at $59 or $39 billed yearly. Creating a guide from a PDF, PowerPoint, or Word file is on Business and Enterprise, up to 100 pages, with narration in 50+ languages.

Scholarly starts where Guidde does not: the document. Upload an SOP, policy, or manual, pick the pages, and get a narrated lecture up to 45 minutes with chapters, captions, a transcript, and question checkpoints, plus a quiz from the same source.

Many teams need both. Use Guidde to show where to click in your software, and Scholarly to teach the policy, process, or product knowledge behind it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Guidde alternative for training videos from documents?

If your training starts from documents rather than screen recordings, Scholarly: upload a PDF, Word file, or PowerPoint deck and get a narrated, chaptered lecture up to 45 minutes on a paid plan, with captions, a transcript, and question checkpoints. For click-by-click software walkthroughs, Guidde remains the better tool.

Can Scholarly record my screen like Guidde?

No. Scholarly does not capture screen workflows. It turns documents, slides, notes, and scripts into narrated lectures.

Can Guidde make a video from a PDF?

Yes, on its Business and Enterprise plans, from PDF, PowerPoint, or Word files of up to 100 pages, per Guidde's help center. Scholarly accepts those files on every plan and reads up to 1,000 pages on Premium and 3,000 on Laureate.

How long can a Scholarly video be?

Any target length up to 45 minutes on Premium and Laureate, planned to the length you pick.

Does Scholarly export SCORM?

No. Paid plans download an MP4 and an export pack with the slides, the narration script, and .vtt and .srt captions for an LMS.

How much does Scholarly cost?

Scholarly is free to sign up. Lectures up to 45 minutes, 1080p, logo-free MP4 downloads, and the export pack need Premium or Laureate; prices for your country are in the plans below.

Turn Your Next Policy or Manual into a Training Video

Upload the document, pick the pages, and get a narrated, chaptered lecture with captions and a quiz from the same source.

Sample lecture

What one video lecture gets

Free makes a lecture of about 2 minutes in 720p with the Scholarly logo, to watch in Scholarly. Premium and Laureate make lectures up to 45 minutes in 1080p that you can download as an MP4, with the logo off if you choose.

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

Compare plans

Image creation · Beta

Shared across Image Studio and chat. Separate from AI Creation Credits. Free images are lifetime and do not reset. Paid allowances reset weekly without rollover. Limits may change during beta.

Free
2 lifetime
Premium
40/week
Laureate
80/week

AI chat

Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. The chat model menu is a curated selection and is smaller than the creation catalog — some models, including the Frontier tier, are reserved for credit-metered AI creations.

Free
3 total
Premium
Unlimited
Laureate
Unlimited

AI Creation Credits

AI Creation Credits cover videos, slides, documents, and other AI creations. Most models use 1 credit, a few use 2, and Frontier models use 3 or 4. Image Studio and chat images have a separate weekly allowance.

Free
1 total
Premium
15/week
Laureate
80/week

Podcast length

Free episodes are about 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target length up to 60 minutes.

Free
About 2 minutes
Premium
Up to 60 minutes
Laureate
Up to 60 minutes

Video lecture length

Free lectures with a length control are about 2 minutes. Paid plans can set a target up to 45 minutes. Short uses its own short video format.

Free
About 2 minutes
Premium
Up to 45 minutes
Laureate
Up to 45 minutes

Video lecture resolution

Free
720p
Premium
1080p
Laureate
1080p

Download lectures as MP4

Free
—
Premium
Included
Laureate
Included

Scholarly logo on lectures

Free
Always on
Premium
Your choice
Laureate
Your choice

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

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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 Credit total, and 1 file upload. These allowances do not reset. Image Studio and chat also share 2 lifetime images during beta; this separate Free allowance does not reset and may change. Upgrade to Premium for 15 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 does not use an AI Creation Credit. Transcript and notes are included, up to 10 hours on paid plans.

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. Most Free allowances are lifetime limits. The separate beta image allowance includes 2 lifetime images on Free with no reset, 40 per week on Premium, and 80 per week on Laureate. Limits may change during beta. Premium includes 15 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.