What the upload form accepts
The upload input currently allows common study document formats, and files are type-checked before generation starts.
Multi-Format Study Upload Support (What Works Best Today)
A practical breakdown of Studieasy upload formats, what the current generation route handles reliably, and the best fallback workflow.
Updated: 2026-05-07
Quick answer
The uploader accepts several document extensions, but the current web generation path is strongest on PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, and CSV text extraction. For slide-heavy files, exporting to PDF first is usually the most reliable workflow.
TL;DR
- Uploader accepts PDF, DOCX/DOC, PPTX/PPT, XLSX/XLS, TXT, MD, and CSV.
- Current web extraction route processes PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, and CSV directly.
- For slide decks, PDF export is the safest path for consistent generation.
What the generation route extracts today
The active web API extraction logic is implemented for PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, and CSV. Unsupported extraction paths can fail generation even if the file extension is accepted by the uploader.
Best reliability workflow
If your source is a slide deck or spreadsheet, convert it to clean PDF or DOCX text first. You get more stable extraction and better downstream question quality.
FAQ
Why accept a file type that may not generate reliably?
Input acceptance and extraction capability can evolve at different speeds. The practical workaround is exporting to a text-friendly format.
Can scanned PDFs work?
Only if they include a usable text layer. Image-only scans often fail until OCR is applied.
Which format should I pick first?
PDF with clean text or DOCX is usually the most consistent.
Next step
Put this workflow into practice with your own materials.
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