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Scholarcy
AI summary cards for research papers with figures, tables, and references extracted
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Best for
Best for researchers and analysts who need to triage long reading lists and extract findings, figures, and references quickly.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $5/mo
- Setup time
- minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/21/2026
What we love
- ✓Structured extraction beats generic chat-with-PDF
- ✓Pulls figures and tables, not just text
- ✓Works on any PDF or URL
Where it falls short
- −Summaries can miss nuance on niche papers
- −Best value requires paid tier
- −UI feels dated
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified May 21, 20263 tiers
Free
$0
monthly
- ✓3 papers per day
- ✓Browser extension
- ✓Basic summaries
Personal
$5
monthly
- ✓Unlimited papers
- ✓Figure and table extraction
- ✓Zotero export
Teams
Custom
annual contract
- ✓Bulk processing
- ✓API access
- ✓Admin controls
Why we picked it
A genuinely useful skimming tool — pulls structured highlights without the hallucinations of pure chat-with-paper apps.
Overview
Generates structured summary cards for academic papers, pulling out key findings, methods, figures, tables, and references. Sits between Adobe Acrobat and a reference manager — useful for skimming a stack of PDFs without reading each in full.
Key features
- ●Auto-extracted figures and tables
- ●Reference list with hyperlinks
- ●Key findings highlights
- ●Summary flashcards
- ●Browser extension
- ●Zotero and Mendeley export
- ●Bulk processing on paid tiers
Best use cases
Triage a reading list
Generate flashcards for 30 papers and decide which deserve deep reading.
Pull figures and tables
Extract supplementary data without reopening each PDF.
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