Turn your sources into downloadable files
Describe the file you need and Scholarly picks the right format — an Excel workbook, a CSV table, a JSON export, a Markdown document, or a calendar file — built from your own PDFs, notes, and recordings.
Free to start. No credit card required.
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"Turn this syllabus into a semester calendar"
The creator recognizes date-shaped work and produces a calendar file you can import into Google Calendar or Outlook.
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"Make a comparison table of these papers"
Tabular requests become a real Excel workbook or CSV — with columns and rows drawn from your sources.
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"Export the key terms as JSON"
Structured-data requests come out as clean JSON or Markdown, ready to use in other tools.
From source to file in three steps
One creator for every downloadable format — describe the output or start from a format tile directly.
Add your sources
Upload PDFs, slides, notes, websites, or recordings — the file is built from your material.
Describe the file you need
Say what you want in plain language and the AI picks the format — or choose Excel, CSV, JSON, Markdown, or calendar directly.
Download and use it
Get a real file — an .xlsx workbook, a CSV, a JSON export, a Markdown doc, or an importable calendar — ready to open anywhere.
Five formats, one creator
Each format produces a genuine file, not a text dump you have to reformat.
Excel workbooks
Real editable .xlsx files with multiple sheets and working formulas — the AI Spreadsheet Generator lives inside this creator.
CSV tables
Clean tabular data extracted from your sources, ready for any spreadsheet tool or import pipeline.
JSON exports
Structured data drawn from your material — useful for handing off to scripts, apps, and other tools.
Markdown documents
Portable, plain-text documents that drop straight into Notion, Obsidian, GitHub, or any editor.
Calendar files
Turn a syllabus, schedule, or plan into an importable calendar file for Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar.
Format picked for you
Not sure which format fits? Describe the outcome you want and the creator chooses the right one.
Real files, grounded in your real material
Chatbots answer in prose, and turning that prose into a usable spreadsheet or calendar is manual work. The AI File Creator skips that step: you describe the outcome and get the actual file.
Because it reads your uploaded sources, the rows, events, and fields come from your material — a syllabus becomes your semester calendar, a set of papers becomes your comparison table.
Every format is a standard, portable file. Nothing is locked in: open the workbook in Excel, import the calendar anywhere, and drop the Markdown into your notes app.
Frequently asked questions
What file formats can the AI File Creator produce?
Excel workbooks (.xlsx), CSV tables, JSON exports, Markdown documents, and calendar files. You can pick a format directly or describe what you want and let the creator choose.
Is the AI File Creator free?
Scholarly is free to start: the free plan includes one lifetime AI creation, which can be a file. Paid plans lift the creation and upload limits. Current details are always on the pricing page.
How does this relate to the AI Spreadsheet Generator?
The AI Spreadsheet Generator is unchanged and available as a tile inside the AI File Creator — spreadsheet requests use the same engine, and the other formats extend it.
Does it work from my own documents?
Yes. Add PDFs, slides, notes, websites, or recordings and the file is built from that material — or describe what you need from scratch.
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Create your first file free
Describe the file you need and download it in minutes — grounded in your own material.
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.
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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
Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.
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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.
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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.