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Updated July 2026 — 19 tools listed, including the new AI Agents for documents and the AI Image Playground.
What are the best free AI study tools?
Scholarly's free AI study tools cover flashcards, practice quizzes, study notes, PDF summaries, podcasts, slide decks, and video lectures — all generated from your own PDFs, notes, lectures, or YouTube links. A free account includes one lifetime file upload and one shared lifetime AI creation; those credits do not reset. No credit card is required.
Every tool works from material you bring: upload a PDF, paste notes, record a lecture, or drop a YouTube link, then reuse that one source across formats. Free accounts generate from the first 32 pages of a PDF; paid plans support unlimited uploads and PDFs up to 1,000 pages. Current as of July 2026.
| What you want to do | Scholarly tool | What the free plan allows |
|---|---|---|
| Turn a PDF or lecture into flashcards | AI Flashcard Maker | Free to try; free accounts use the first 32 pages of a PDF. Anki, Quizlet, and PDF export are paid. |
| Test yourself before an exam | AI Practice Test Generator | Free to try; daily practice limits apply. |
| Summarize a long PDF or chapter | PDF Chat & Summarizer | Free to try; uploading a file uses your one lifetime upload. |
| Listen to your material instead of reading it | AI Podcast Generator | Free to stream and share by link; MP3 download is paid. |
| Watch a narrated lecture on a topic | AI Video Lecture Generator | Free at Auto length, 480p or 720p; target length, 1080p, and MP4 download are paid. |
| Build slides from your own material | AI Slide Generator | Free to create, present, and share a link; PDF download and print are paid. |
Free accounts get one lifetime file upload and one shared lifetime AI creation across all of these tools; those credits do not reset. Paid plans lift both.
One workspace for learning and knowledge work
Choose a focused tool while keeping the context from your other work.
AI Flashcard Generator
Turn PDFs, notes, slides, or YouTube videos into editable flashcards. Study with spaced repetition; paid plans export to Anki, Quizlet, and PDF.
Flashcards
Scholarly Assistant (AI Chat)
Press ⌘J anywhere for instant help. Chat with PDFs, get step-by-step explanations, and solve problems on any subject.
AI Chat
AI Practice Test Generator
Generate full practice exams from your study materials with multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions plus instant feedback.
Quizzes & Exams
AI Study Notes Generator
Transform lectures, PDFs, and textbooks into organized study notes. Choose Cornell, outline, or mind-map structure.
Notes
AI Study Guide Generator
Build a complete, exam-ready study guide from any source — sections, key terms, summaries, and review questions in one document.
Notes
PDF Chat & Summarizer
Chat with PDFs, get instant summaries, and pull out the parts that actually matter. Works on textbook chapters and research papers.
AI Writing Assistant
Real-time autocomplete, rewrite, and expand for essays. Built around your own writing voice — not a generic AI tone.
Writing
YouTube to Flashcards & Notes
Turn lecture videos and online courses into flashcards, summaries, or full study notes from any YouTube URL.
Video
AI Math Solver
Solve math and physics problems step-by-step. Generate graphs, walk through derivations, and check your homework.
STEM
Mind & Concept Maps
Visualize how concepts connect with AI-generated mind maps and concept maps. Great for systems, processes, and big-picture review.
Visual
Homework Checker
Submit your work and get inline feedback before you turn it in. Catches errors, weak arguments, and suggestions to improve.
Homework
AI Meeting Notes
Record any lecture and get clean, structured notes plus a searchable transcript. Auto-generated flashcards from each section.
Lectures
AI Podcasts from PDFs
Turn dense PDFs into engaging podcast-style audio. Listen between classes, on the bus, or while reviewing with the deck open.
Audio
AI Video Lectures
Create a narrated, chaptered video lecture from a topic, PDF, or set of notes. Free output uses Auto length at 480p or 720p. Paid plans add target length, 1080p, watermark-free output, and MP4 download.
Video
AI Slide Generator
Turn a PDF, notes, or a prompt into a presentation-ready PDF deck with selectable visual themes.
Slides
AI Infographic Generator
Turn a PDF or a topic into a poster-style visual summary in five styles — grounded in your material and saved as a shareable PDF.
Visual summary
AI Research Assistant
Run source-grounded research that reads your uploads and the web, then returns a structured report with citations.
Research
Study Schedule Generator
Build a day-by-day study plan from your exam date, subjects, and available hours — then study it with the rest of the toolkit.
Planning
AI Document Agents
Five agents — Timeline, SOP, Flowchart, Lesson Plan, and Outline — that turn any PDF into a professionally typeset document.
Agents
AI Image Generator
Create diagrams, illustrations, and cover art from a prompt, then refine them in the AI Image Playground.
Images
Newest additions (2026)
The latest capabilities added to Scholarly, current as of July 2026.
AI Infographics — One-page visual summaries of your material in Editorial, Bold, Sketchnote, Minimal, or Freestyle style.
AI video lecture styles — Every video lecture can use Standard, Illustrated, Short, Math, Kids, or Freestyle mode. Free output uses Auto length at 480p or 720p. Paid plans add target length, 1080p, watermark-free output, and MP4 download.
AI Slides visual themes — Generated slide decks now come with selectable visual themes — Vibrant and Freestyle — alongside the classic editorial style.
Mind maps and diagrams in AI Chat — Ask the chat to turn any source into a mind map, flowchart, or timeline, then open it in a zoomable viewer and save it to your library.
AI Research Assistant — A research agent that reads your uploaded sources and the web, then writes a structured, cited report.
Study Schedule Generator — Turn an exam date and your material into a day-by-day study plan.
Bigger free PDF flashcards — Free accounts now generate flashcards from the first 32 pages of a PDF — up from 8.
Five AI Agents for documents — AI Timeline, AI SOP, AI Flowchart, AI Lesson Plan, and AI Outline turn any PDF into a professionally typeset document with four free design themes.
AI Image Playground — Generate and refine images from a prompt, with several image models to choose from.
The core tools at a glance
What you feed each Scholarly tool, what it gives you back, and what the free plan covers.
| Tool | What you feed it | What you get | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Flashcard Maker | PDFs, notes, slides, YouTube links | Editable flashcard decks with spaced repetition; paid Anki, Quizlet, and PDF export | Free to try; first 32 pages of a PDF |
| Quiz & Practice Test Generator | Any study material or topic | Multiple choice, short answer, and essay exams with instant feedback | Free to try, with daily practice limits |
| AI Podcast Generator | PDFs, notes, or a topic | Three-speaker, source-grounded episodes with a transcript and citations | Uses the one shared lifetime AI creation; MP3 download requires paid |
| AI Video Lecture Generator | PDFs, notes, or a topic | Narrated, chaptered video lectures in six modes | One shared lifetime AI creation; free Auto length at 480p/720p; paid target length, 1080p, watermark-free output, and MP4 download |
| Study Schedule Generator | Subjects, exam dates, available hours | A day-by-day study plan | Free; no sign-up to try |
| PDF & Notes Summarizers | PDFs, textbook chapters, lecture notes | Concise summaries and organized study notes | Free to try |
Every AI study tool, organized by category
Jump straight to the AI study tool you need — flashcards, notes, slides, lecture recording, podcasts, or video. Each works from your own PDFs, notes, and lectures.
Flashcards & practice tests
Notes, summaries & study guides
Slides & presentations
Lecture recording & transcription
Podcasts & audio review
Video lectures
How Scholarly keeps your work connected
Your sources stay attached to cited answers, research, learning materials, and finished work.
Active recall, by default
Every flashcard, quiz, and study session is built around testing yourself — the single most evidence-backed study method.
Spaced repetition that adapts
Cards you struggle with come back sooner. Cards you nail get pushed further out. The schedule learns from how you actually study.
Tools that talk to each other
Flashcards become quizzes. Notes become study guides. PDFs become podcasts. One source of truth, every format you need.
Scholarly vs. juggling 10 different tools
Scholarly connects work often spread across ChatGPT, NotebookLM, Notion, Quizlet, Anki, summarizers, and PDF tools.
Using 10 different tools
10 different logins to remember
$50–100/month across multiple subscriptions
Switching between apps wastes hours every week
No integration — your flashcards live in one app, your notes in another
Inconsistent quality — some tools great, others mediocre
With Scholarly
One account for every study tool
Free plan for the core study tools you need most
Everything in one place — search across all your study material
Full integration — flashcards become quizzes, notes become podcasts
Standard and Frontier AI models (Claude Sonnet 5, GPT 5.6 Sol, Gemini, Grok) under one roof
For individuals and teams
Use Scholarly for coursework, research, teaching, training, and professional projects.
Medical students
Convert anatomy, physiology, and board-prep PDFs into active recall decks.
Nursing students
Turn care plans, lecture packets, and pharmacology notes into review decks.
Law students
Make cards from casebook summaries, rule statements, and outlines.
College students
Study lecture PDFs, textbook chapters, and exam guides across any subject.
Powered by leading AI models
Scholarly runs on the latest models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI — and you can switch among the models available on your plan. Enterprise adds top-tier GPT 5.6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5 access. Your study tools always run on the best AI for the job.
Used by 170,000+ people worldwide
Students, researchers, educators, professionals, and teams use Scholarly to turn their own sources into cited answers, research, notes, learning tools, presentations, and media.
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Frequently asked questions
Are Scholarly's AI study tools really free?
Yes. The free plan covers AI flashcards, study notes, AI Chat, practice quizzes, and PDF summaries. It also includes one shared lifetime AI creation across Scholarly. That credit does not reset, and daily chat and quiz-practice limits apply. Premium adds ongoing creation, longer PDFs, and more models.
Which AI models do Scholarly's tools use?
Scholarly runs on models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI. Premium includes unlimited AI Chat. Laureate adds Frontier Boosts that upgrade Auto to Claude Sonnet 5; eligible Enterprise workspaces use Frontier models under workspace policy.
Do I have to install different apps for each tool?
No. All 19 AI study tools live inside one Scholarly account. Sign up once and access everything from your browser on a laptop, tablet, or phone. There's nothing to download or install.
What makes Scholarly's AI study tools better than ChatGPT or NotebookLM?
Scholarly focuses on learning workflows. Its tools connect active recall, spaced repetition, flashcards, schedules, recordings, and video. ChatGPT and NotebookLM provide broader general-purpose AI. Paid Scholarly plans also export to Anki, Quizlet, and PDF.
Can I use Scholarly on my phone?
Yes. Scholarly runs in any mobile browser on iPhone and Android with full access to every AI study tool. Decks, notes, and study progress sync across devices automatically.
Can I export my flashcards and notes?
Yes. On paid plans, flashcards export as Anki .apkg files, Quizlet-compatible CSVs, or PDFs, and can be downloaded or printed; study notes export as Markdown or PDF. Sharing anything with a link is free.
How accurate is the AI?
Scholarly uses powerful models that are highly accurate on academic content, but every AI tool can make mistakes. Always review AI-generated flashcards, notes, and answers — use them as a study aid alongside your textbooks and lectures, not a replacement.
What can I upload to generate study material?
PDFs, lecture slides (PPTX), Word documents, images of handwritten notes, YouTube URLs, websites, and pasted text. Free accounts include one file upload to try it out and generate flashcards from the first 32 pages of a PDF; paid plans support unlimited uploads and PDFs up to 1,000 pages.
Can Scholarly turn my notes into slides, podcasts, or a video lecture?
Yes. A PDF, your notes, or a topic can become a presentation-ready PDF deck, a three-speaker podcast, or a narrated video lecture. Pick the format that fits your work. Every result stays connected to the original material.
Can Scholarly record and transcribe my lectures?
Yes. The AI Lecture Recorder captures a live class or plays back an uploaded recording, then produces a clean, searchable transcript (Lecture Transcription) plus structured notes (Audio to Notes) and auto-generated flashcards for each section — so a single lecture turns into a full study set you can review and quiz yourself on.
Keep exploring
More ways to study with Scholarly
Pair these AI tools with the rest of the Scholarly platform.
All AI Study Tools
Every Scholarly study tool grouped by what you're studying.
Scholarly Assistant
AI Chat that lives behind ⌘J on every page.
AI Flashcard Maker
Turn any source into editable flashcards.
AI Study Notes
Organized notes from lectures, PDFs, and pasted text.
Practice Test Generator
Full practice exams from your study material.
Concept Map Generator
Visualize how the concepts in your source connect.
PDF to Flashcards
Convert any lecture PDF into review cards.
YouTube to Notes
Notes and flashcards from any YouTube lecture.
AI Slide Generator
Turn a PDF or notes into a presentation-ready PDF deck.
AI Lecture Recorder
Record a lecture into notes, a transcript, and flashcards.
AI Podcast Generator
Turn dense PDFs into a three-speaker audio podcast.
Pricing
Free and Premium plans for different workflows.
Bring your work into one workspace
Join 170,000+ people who research, learn, create, and share from the material they trust.
No credit card required · Works in any browser, desktop or mobile
Free
See what it does with one of your own sources.
- 3 AI Chat messages per day
- 1 free AI creation 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.
Premium
Steady weekly output from the material you already have.
$30/month
Everything in Free, plus:
- 10 AI creations per week
- Unlimited AI chat & autocomplete
- Unlimited file uploads (up to 300MB)
- Unlimited study sessions
- Unlimited exams & quizzes
- 1000-page PDF to flashcards
- Export to Anki
- Priority support
Laureate
For work where being right matters more than the price.
billed monthly · cancel anytime
Everything in Premium, plus:
- Any Frontier model — Claude Opus 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok 4.6
- 75 AI creations per week
- 20 Frontier creations per week
- 20 Frontier Chat messages per week
- Unlimited uploads up to 1 GB, plus 3,000-page PDFs
- 12 hours of voice mode per day
- Priority support and early access to new Frontier models
Pricing shown in USD. Local currency may be available for Premium in app.
Compare plans
AI chat
Premium and Laureate include unlimited AI chat. Frontier Boost on makes Auto (Laureate) use Claude Opus 5; off uses GPT 5.6 Luna.
- Free
- 3/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Chat Frontier Boosts
Premium includes recommended access to Grok 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and Claude Sonnet 5. Laureate adds the remaining Frontier catalog plus 20 Frontier creations and 20 Frontier Chat responses each week; Auto uses Claude Opus 5 while boosts remain and GPT 5.6 Luna afterward.
- Free
- —
- Premium
- —
- Laureate
- 20/week
AI creations
AI creations are used for AI Flashcards, deck edits, AI Podcasts, AI Video Lectures, AI Slides, worksheets, AI Infographics, mind maps, study guides, spreadsheets, story books, timelines, SOPs, flowcharts, lesson plans, outlines, AI Meeting Notes, and Deep Research reports.
- Free
- 1 total
- Premium
- 10/week
- Laureate
- 75/week
Creation Frontier Boosts
Frontier Boost on makes Auto (Laureate) use Claude Opus 5; off uses GPT 5.6 Luna. Laureate includes 20 boosts within its 75 weekly creations. Flashcards never spend a boost.
- Free
- —
- Premium
- —
- Laureate
- 20/week · included
Video lectures
- Free
- Uses AI creations
- Premium
- Included in 10/week
- Laureate
- Included in 75/week
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
Practice questions
- Free
- 5/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Practice exams
- Free
- 1/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Voice mode
- Free
- 15 min/day
- Premium
- 2 hr/day
- Laureate
- 12 hr/day
Autocomplete
- Free
- 500 words/day
- Premium
- Unlimited
- Laureate
- Unlimited
Export to Anki
- Free
- —
- Premium
- Included
- Laureate
- Included
Support
- Free
- Standard
- Premium
- Priority
- Laureate
- Priority
What customers say
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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
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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.
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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, one free AI creation total, 1 free file upload total, quizzes, practice exams, and manual flashcard creation. Upgrade to Premium for 10 AI creations per week 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 uses your free AI creation. It is a lifetime free credit and does 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.
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 AI creations and the free upload are lifetime credits and do not reset. Premium includes 10 AI creations per week and unlimited uploads.