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Every study tool and resource a student needs in one place. Generate flashcards, notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, concept maps, study podcasts, AI slides, and video lectures from any source - PDFs, YouTube videos, lectures, or pasted text. Free to start, all in one platform.
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Updated July 2026 — 17 tools listed, including AI podcasts, video lectures, slides, mind maps, and study schedules.
What AI study tools are actually free?
Scholarly's study tools are free to try without a credit card: flashcards, study notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, concept maps, podcasts, slides, and video lectures, all built from your own PDFs, lectures, and notes. A free account includes one lifetime file upload and one shared lifetime AI creation; those credits do not reset.
Everything is built from material you bring — a PDF, lecture notes, a recording, or a YouTube link — and one source can be reused 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Memorize terms and definitions | AI Flashcard Generator | Free to try; free accounts use the first 32 pages of a PDF. Anki, Quizlet, and PDF export are paid. |
| Turn a lecture or PDF into clean notes | AI Study Notes | Free to try; uploading a file uses your one lifetime upload. |
| Get one exam-ready document | Study Guide Maker | Free to try from a source you have already added. |
| Check what you actually know | AI Practice Tests | Free to try; daily practice limits apply. |
| Review away from a screen | Study Podcast Generator | Free to stream and share by link; MP3 download is paid. |
| Watch the material explained | AI Video Lectures | Free at Auto length, 480p or 720p; target length, 1080p, and MP4 download 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.
How Scholarly's Study Tools Work
Three simple steps to turn any study material into an organized, exam-ready resource.
Step 1: Upload
Upload a PDF, paste lecture notes, drop a YouTube link, or share a website. Scholarly accepts almost any source you study from.
Step 2: Generate
Pick the resource you need - flashcards, notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, or concept maps. The AI builds it in seconds.
Step 3: Study
Review with spaced repetition, take quizzes, chat with your notes, or export to Anki and Quizlet. Everything syncs across devices.
All Study Tools and Resources in One Place
Stop juggling a dozen apps. Every study resource you need lives inside Scholarly.
AI Flashcard Generator
Create flashcards from PDFs, notes, YouTube videos, or any topic. Study with spaced repetition or export to Anki and Quizlet.
AI Study Notes
Turn lectures, textbooks, and class material into clean, organized notes in Cornell, outline, or mind-map formats.
AI Practice Tests
Generate full practice exams with multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions from your study material.
PDF to Flashcards
Upload a textbook chapter, slide deck, or study guide and turn it into editable flashcards in seconds.
YouTube to Notes
Paste a YouTube link and get a clean transcript-based note set. Perfect for online courses and lecture replays.
Study Guide Maker
Build a complete, exam-ready study guide from any source. Sections, summaries, key terms, and review questions.
AI Cheat Sheet
Condense an entire course or chapter into a single high-density reference sheet you can scan before an exam.
AI Lecture Notes
Create AI Meeting Notes or upload audio and get organized notes with timestamps, key points, and definitions.
Concept Map Generator
Visualize how ideas connect with auto-generated concept maps. Great for biology, history, and dense theory courses.
Math Solver
Step-by-step solutions for algebra, calculus, statistics, and more. Includes graph generation from natural language.
Scholarly Assistant
AI Chat for studying. Ask questions, chat with your PDFs, and get explanations on any subject around the clock.
Free Flashcards Library
Browse thousands of public flashcard decks made by other students across every major subject and exam.
Study Podcast Generator
Turn a PDF, notes, or a topic into a conversational study podcast with a transcript, so you can review while commuting.
AI Video Lectures
Turn any PDF, notes, or YouTube video into a narrated, chaptered video lecture - in Standard, Illustrated, Short, Math, Kids, or Freestyle mode, with selectable video quality.
AI Slide Generator
Generate an editable, presentation-ready slide deck from a PDF, notes, or a prompt, with selectable visual themes.
AI Research Assistant
Run source-grounded research across your uploads and the web and get back a structured report with citations.
Study Schedule Generator
Build a day-by-day study plan from your exam date, subjects, and available hours.
Newest additions (2026)
The latest study tools and capabilities added to Scholarly, current as of June 2026.
AI video lecture styles — Every video lecture can be generated in Standard, Illustrated, Short, Math, Kids, or Freestyle mode, with selectable 480p/720p/1080p quality — and downloaded as an MP4.
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.
Best Study Resources by Subject
Tailored study workflows and resources curated for the way different students actually learn.
Medical Students
Anatomy decks, pharmacology cheat sheets, USMLE practice questions, and PDF-to-flashcard workflows for board prep.
Nursing Students
Care-plan note generators, NCLEX-style practice tests, and pharmacology flashcards built from your lecture packets.
Law Students
Case briefs, rule-statement flashcards, outline generators, and bar-prep practice questions from casebooks.
Computer Science
Algorithm flashcards, data-structure cheat sheets, and practice problems for technical interviews and coursework.
College Students
Lecture-to-notes, textbook flashcards, and practice tests across every major subject and class format.
High School Students
AP and SAT prep, vocabulary flashcards, study guides for biology, history, and exam-ready practice quizzes.
What are Study Tools and Resources?
Study tools and resources are the apps, materials, and techniques students use to turn raw course content into something they can actually learn from. Traditional resources include textbooks, lecture notes, flashcards, practice tests, and study guides. Modern AI study tools take those same formats and build them automatically from whatever source material you have - a PDF, a YouTube lecture, a slide deck, or even a photo of your handwritten notes.
The best study resources do two things well. First, they help you focus on the material that actually matters for your exam, instead of re-reading every paragraph of a 40-page chapter. Second, they help you practice active recall - the act of pulling information from memory rather than passively reviewing it. Decades of cognitive-science research show that active recall and spaced repetition lead to better long-term retention than highlighting or rereading.
Scholarly bundles every modern AI study resource in one platform: flashcard generators, study notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, concept maps, study podcasts, AI video lectures, AI slides, a research assistant, study schedules, AI Chat, and a library of public flashcard decks made by other students. You can move freely between tools - generate notes from a lecture, then turn the same lecture into flashcards, a podcast, or a video lecture, then quiz yourself with a practice test. Everything stays connected to the source material, so your study session stays organized.
Why students choose Scholarly for study resources
Most students piece together their study workflow from five or six free tools, each with different logins, different limits, and no way to talk to each other. Scholarly removes that friction by putting every resource in one place.
Everything in one account
Flashcards, notes, practice tests, AI Chat, and a public deck library - one login, no app switching.
Free for the core tools
Start with a generous free plan. Upgrade only when you need higher limits or longer PDF processing.
Built around your sources
Upload a PDF once and reuse it for flashcards, notes, summaries, and quizzes - no need to re-paste material.
Export anywhere
Take your decks to Anki, Quizlet, or print them. Your study material is portable and never locked in.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best study tools and resources for students?
The best study tools combine active recall (flashcards, practice tests) with spaced repetition. Scholarly bundles AI flashcard generators, study notes, practice tests, study guides, cheat sheets, concept maps, study podcasts, AI video lectures, AI slides, study schedules, AI Chat, and a public flashcards library so you do not have to assemble a workflow from five different apps.
Are Scholarly's study tools free?
Yes. Scholarly's core study tools - flashcards, study notes, AI Chat, and the public flashcards library - are free to use. Premium unlocks higher limits, longer PDF uploads, and more generations for power users.
What is the difference between study tools and study resources?
Study tools are the apps and generators you use to create study material - flashcard makers, notes generators, practice test builders. Study resources are the materials themselves - decks, notes, guides, and reference sheets. Scholarly gives you both: AI tools to create resources and a public library of resources made by other students.
Which study tool should I start with?
Start with whatever matches your source. If you have a PDF or slide deck, use PDF to Flashcards. If you have an AI Meeting Notes source, use AI Lecture Notes. If you have a YouTube video, use YouTube to Notes. Once you have your first deck or note set, layer on practice tests and a study guide for exam prep.
Do these study tools work for any subject?
Yes. Scholarly is subject-agnostic and used by medical, nursing, law, computer science, college, and high school students for everything from anatomy and pharmacology to constitutional law, algorithms, calculus, and AP exams.
Can I export my study resources to Anki or Quizlet?
Yes. Flashcards generated in Scholarly can be exported as an Anki .apkg file, a Quizlet-ready CSV, or printed as physical cards. Notes and study guides can be downloaded as well, so your resources are portable.
Are AI-generated study resources accurate?
Scholarly uses modern language models tuned for study material, and the resources it produces are grounded in the source you upload. Always review AI-generated content against your textbook or lecture, especially for technical subjects, and treat the tools as a study aid rather than a replacement for the source.
Do I need to download anything to use these study tools?
No. Scholarly runs in the browser on any device - phone, tablet, or computer. Sign up once and your decks, notes, and study guides sync across every device automatically.
Keep exploring
More Study Tools and Resources
Pick the format that matches the source material in front of you.
AI Study Tools
The full AI tool hub with quizzes, writing help, and homework checking.
Flashcard Maker
Make flashcards from any source - PDF, text, image, or video.
Study Notes Generator
Generate organized notes from lectures, PDFs, and class material.
Practice Test Generator
Build full practice exams from your study material in seconds.
Study Guide Maker
Create a complete exam-ready study guide from any source.
Cheat Sheet Maker
Condense a course into a one-page reference you can scan before exams.
PDF to Flashcards
Turn lecture PDFs and textbook chapters into editable flashcards.
YouTube to Notes
Convert YouTube lectures into organized notes with key timestamps.
Concept Map Generator
Visualize how ideas connect with auto-generated concept maps.
Scholarly Assistant
Use AI Chat with your PDFs and get explanations around the clock.
Free Flashcards Library
Browse public flashcard decks made by other students.
Get Every Study Tool in One Place
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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
I have very good experience with Scholarly it summarize me scientific text in hovel academic level with citation. I use this for any therapeutic area . It is great and useful tool.
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.