Importing files into Scholarcy
You can add PDF, Word, Powerpoint, HTML, XML, LaTeX, or plain text files to your Scholarcy Library. Our AI engine will convert them into summary flashcards that you can store, export, share and annotate on any device.
How to import a file
Watch the video below, or scroll down ⬇️ to find a list of steps.
Jump to library.scholarcy.com ➡️
Step-by-step walkthrough
[.number-box-cms]1[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]Navigate to your Libraries page, and choose the Library or folder that you would like to generate a summary in.[.text-col-1]

[.number-box-cms]2[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]Within your Library, click the green Import button at the top right hand corner of your screen.[.text-col-1]

[.number-box-cms]3[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]Inside the Import popup, you can:[.text-col-1]
- Paste a publicly accessible URL
- Import via Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Zotero.
- Drag and drop files or folders (studies, PDFs, documents, book chapters etc)
- Paste a YouTube video URL
- Or Paste up to 5000 characters of plain text into the text box
Simply click one of the options to expand it, then click the Upload files button.
💡 You can upload multiple files at once, as well as upload entire folders. This can take a little longer. You can open a new window/duplicate your tab and carry on working while your files are imported.
ℹ️ The maximum number of documents you can import in one go is 64.
[.number-box-cms]4[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]You can also adjust your import settings (under Settings at the bottom of the popup), to customise how the text is summarised. Click save when done.[.text-col-1]
[.number-box-cms]5[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]Once you have added your file(s), click Upload. Scholarcy will begin to generate your summary flashcard(s)![.text-col-1]
Using Scholarcy's browser extensions
Our browser extensions make it easy to summarize articles on the go, and save Flashcards straight into your library.
[.number-box-cms]1[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]First, install one of the Scholarcy Browser Extensions.[.text-col-1]
Chrome ➡️
Edge ➡️
Firefox ➡️

[.number-box-cms]2[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]Next, go to your academic database of choice (e.g., Google Scholar), and search for papers. You can import from just about anywhere! When you see a paper that looks relevant, simply open the extension to generate your flashcard, or click the purple 'Import to Scholarcy' button.[.text-col-1]
ℹ️ To import a document from the browser extension into your Scholarcy Library, click the 'Save to library' button, once the extension has finished loading.
ℹ️ The location of the Scholarcy Import button will vary across sites.
[.number-box-cms]3[.number-box-cms] [.text-col-1]Navigate back to My Libraries within Scholarcy, and open the Library at the top of the screen. By default, this is named “My library”, unless you’ve changed it. This is where all of your imported papers will be.[.text-col-1]
Import Zotero library
To import your Zotero library into Scholarcy, follow the steps in the video below ⬇️
Subscribe to RSS feeds
You can subscribe to RSS feeds within Scholarcy. Each time a new article is added to the feed, it will be converted to a summary flashcard and saved to your library!
[.number-box-cms]1[.number-box-cms][.text-col-1]First, open a library and create a new folder. To do so, click the ‘Create folder’ button near the top right of the screen. Give it a name and tap enter, or click the tick ✅ icon to save.[.text-col-1]
[.number-box-cms]2[.number-box-cms][.text-col-1]Click the RSS icon [] to the right of your new folder. In the popup, enter a RSS feed URL, then click the Check RSS button. Choose whether you would like to be notified via email using the notify me toggle. Finally, click subscribe.[.text-col-1]
💡 You can add multiple RSS feeds to a folder.
[.number-box-cms]3[.number-box-cms][.text-col-1]Scholarcy will start monitoring RSS feeds and generate a flashcard from every article that appears in the feed.[.text-col-1]
💡 After some time, refresh the page to see newly added summaries.
💡 To pause a RSS feed, open the popup again and click the unsubscribe button.
Import settings
To customise how documents are summarised, open the settings screen and select the import tab. When you’re finished making changes, click save. Future imports will use the new settings!
[.number-box-cms]1[.number-box-cms][.text-col-1]Global import settings can be found here.[.text-col-1]
[.number-box-cms]2[.number-box-cms][.text-col-1]Document specific settings can be configured when you import a document, from the import popup.[.text-col-1]
🎉 Woo-hoo: You’ve uploaded your first file(s) and generated your first summary flashcard with Scholarcy! Continue to the next step to learn how to supercharge your reading and get the most out of your flashcards.
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