PDF to course
Turn a PDF into a course.Lecture slides too. Export as PDF.
Turn lecture slides into a course the same way: export the deck as a PDF. Notes, a textbook chapter, or that export become modules and lessons, with quizzes and flashcards from the file.
Source
distributed-systems-notes.pdf
48 pages · lecture slides + appendix
Linear chapters. No quizzes. Code you cannot run.
Course
- 01 · Failure models and the network
- 02 · Replication and quorum reads
- 03 · Consensus without the folklore
- 04 · Worked problems + review cards
Ordered lessons. Ask, quiz, and listen in the same reader.
Attach PDFs while planning on Pro, with no file cap. Free includes planning chat, a full outline, and one lesson from a prompt.
How it works
From file to path
01
Drop the PDF
Open a new course and attach the file while you plan. Or describe the document if you are still on Free. The planner reads the source instead of inventing a generic syllabus.
02
Get modules and lessons
Ailurn breaks dense chapters into an ordered path: what to learn first, what can wait, and where the definitions actually live in your notes.
03
Study in the workspace
Each lesson is a reader. Ask in the lesson. Take quizzes and flashcards generated from that material. Listen when you would rather hear it. Code and STEM models appear when the subject needs them.
Questions
What this actually is.
How do I turn a PDF into a course?
Sign up, start a new course, and attach the PDF in planning chat. Ailurn drafts modules and ordered lessons from the document. You take that course in the same workspace — reader, Ask, quizzes, and flashcards.
Is this the same as chatting with a PDF in NotebookLM?
NotebookLM is a source-grounded study companion: chat, guides, and audio over files you upload. Ailurn commits a structured course you resume later — modules, lessons, quizzes, and spaced-repetition cards — then you study inside that path. See Ailurn vs NotebookLM.
Does the free plan accept PDF uploads?
File attachments start on Pro. Free still lets you plan one course from a prompt and generate one full lesson so you can see the workspace.
Can I turn a PDF into flashcards?
Yes. Flashcards are generated from the attached PDF inside the course, on the lessons you study. There is no separate flashcards page.
Can I turn a PDF into a quiz?
Yes. Quizzes are generated from the attached PDF inside the course. There is no separate quiz URL.
Related
Other ways in.
- GitHub to course
Paste a public repo instead of a file.
- AI course builder
For self-study. You build it and you take it.
- Ailurn vs NotebookLM
Source chat vs a course you take.
- How to turn a PDF into a course
Longer walkthrough of the pipeline.
- How to turn lecture slides into a course
Same attach flow, for a deck instead of a chapter.
- Azure AI apps and agents cert
Paste the official study guide or describe the credential.