Scholarcy converts long, complex research articles, reports, and book chapters into interactive summary flashcards in seconds. The platform identifies key information such as study participants, data analyses, main findings, and limitations, helping users assess a document's relevance and depth without reading it in full. Users can choose from multiple reading levels — from a single-sentence synopsis to a researcher-level overview — using the Enhance feature, making the tool adaptable to different academic needs.

The Scholarcy Library provides a searchable, personal collection of summary flashcards accessible from any device. Users can import documents from Google Drive, Dropbox, RSS feeds, or directly via browser extension, and organize their summaries into libraries and folders. The note-taking tool is built directly into the flashcard view, enabling seamless annotation while reading, and notes can be exported alongside selected flashcard sections.

Scholarcy integrates with popular citation managers including Zotero and Mendeley, and allows one-click generation of fully formatted bibliographies in Word. Users can export up to 100 flashcards to Excel to compare key findings, methods, and results across studies. Summaries can also be exported to Markdown for use in knowledge management tools such as Roam, Obsidian, and Notion.

The platform includes analysis features that evaluate research quality, highlight comparisons with related studies, and surface limitations. A Scite.AI integration allows users to gauge the impact of cited articles. Browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox bring summarization capabilities directly into the browser, so users can generate flashcards without leaving the page they are reading. Institution-wide licensing is available for universities and departments requiring multi-user access.