From a prompt to a polished slide deck.
Build a complete presentation from a single prompt. Got a topic, a paper, or just an idea? Scholarly's AI handles the outline, the slides, and the talking points — so you can focus on delivering it.
Present & share by link on every plan · PDF download & print on paid plans
From topic to deck in three steps
Give the AI a starting point and get a coherent Scholarly slide deck built from your material.
Step 1: Describe the Topic
A topic prompt, a paper, or your existing notes — anything works as a starting point.
Step 2: AI Builds the Deck
Get a coherent title, agenda, content slides, and conclusion based on your input.
Step 3: Review, Present & Share
Review and present the deck or share a viewing link on every plan. PDF download and printing require a paid plan.
Use cases
From class assignments to project pitches, build the deck the moment you have the topic.
Class presentations
Turn a paper into a structured class deck.
Project pitches
Outline, hook, content, takeaway — drafted automatically.
Topic exploration
Type a topic, get a deck — great for self-study or sharing with study groups.
What is a source-grounded AI presentation maker?
A source-grounded AI presentation maker turns a topic or source file into a coherent PDF slide deck. Scholarly builds the structure from your material for classes, research briefings, training, and professional presentations. Every plan can present the deck and share a viewing link. PDF download and printing require a paid plan.
From Prompt to Polished Deck
A great presentation has three things: a clear hook, a logical flow of one-idea-per-slide content, and a memorable takeaway. Scholarly's AI presentation generator handles all three. You provide the topic; it provides the structure.
The output is a PDF slide deck built from your input. Every plan can review and present it in Scholarly or share a viewing link. PDF download and printing require a paid plan.
Built From Your Sources
Scholarly builds academic and professional decks from your material. It adapts the structure to lab presentations, seminars, language classes, research briefings, training, and project updates.
It works directly from your materials. Upload the assigned reading PDF and the deck cites the chapter's own headings and examples; paste your lecture notes and it groups them into a logical talk. That source-grounding is the difference between an AI PowerPoint generator that pads slides with filler and one that produces a presentation you can actually defend in front of a class — every point traces back to something you uploaded.
AI Presentation Generator vs. the alternatives
Compare manual slide design, generic deck makers, and Scholarly.
Good for: total control over every layout, color, and animation.
But starting from a blank deck the night before is slow — and the hard part is structure, not styling.
Most of your time goes to formatting instead of the actual argument.
Good for: fast, good-looking business templates and marketing slides.
But they're tuned for sales decks, not academic talks, so the structure rarely fits a class assignment.
Working from your own paper or notes is usually an afterthought, not the point.
Best for: presentations built from your topic, paper, report, or notes, ready to review.
Structures every deck as title, agenda, one-idea-per-slide content, and a conclusion.
Adapts the structure to the subject and audience across classes, research, training, and project updates.
Present in Scholarly and share a viewing link on every plan; PDF download and printing require a paid plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the AI presentation generator work?
Type a topic prompt, paste your notes, or upload a paper or PDF. Scholarly's AI builds a coherent slide deck with title, agenda, one-idea-per-slide content, and a conclusion.
What length presentations can it generate?
Anywhere from 5 slides to 30+ depending on the source material and the depth you specify. You can request short, medium, or long deck lengths.
Where can I use the deck after generation?
Every plan can review and present the generated PDF deck directly in Scholarly and share a viewing link. Downloading or printing the PDF requires a paid plan.
Can I export to PowerPoint or Google Slides?
Scholarly currently produces a PDF deck. Every plan can present it in Scholarly and share a viewing link. PDF download and printing require a paid plan. Editable PowerPoint and Google Slides export are unavailable.
What subjects work best?
All academic subjects work — STEM, humanities, social sciences, languages, business, medicine, law. The AI adapts the slide structure to the discipline and audience.
Is it free?
Yes. The Free plan includes one shared lifetime AI creation across Scholarly, and it does not reset; it can be used to create a deck. Every plan can present and share a viewing link. Premium includes 10 AI creations each week, longer sources, PDF download, and printing.
Who is Scholarly's AI presentation maker for?
It serves learners, educators, researchers, trainers, and professionals who want a presentation built from their own sources. Scholarly structures a hook, agenda, focused slides, and conclusion from your reading, notes, paper, or report. Use it for a class talk, lesson, research briefing, training session, or project update.
How is Scholarly different from Gamma?
Gamma creates fast, design-led marketing and business decks from a short prompt. Scholarly builds a PDF deck from your PDF, notes, paper, or report and can reuse the same source for flashcards, a quiz, or a narrated video. Every Scholarly plan can present the deck and share a viewing link. PDF download and printing require a paid plan.
Is there a free AI PowerPoint generator for presentations?
Free includes one shared lifetime AI creation for a PDF deck from a topic or source file. The credit does not reset. Every plan can present and share the deck. PDF download and printing require a paid plan. Editable PowerPoint and Google Slides export are unavailable.
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Generate companion notes for the same topic.
Sign up to Generate Your First Presentation
Free to start, no credit card required. Go Premium for higher creation limits, longer decks, and larger source documents.
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
Scholarly has enhanced the quality of notes and questions I administer to my tutees. Insightful, to the point.
TD Georgas
Tutor
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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
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
Scholarly user
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.