Your notes are worth more than you think

Upload once. Get paid every time a student downloads them.

  • You set your own price
  • Earn even after you graduate
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Takes about 2 minutes

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“Even now that I have graduated, my documents are still being sold!”
- Zara, Top Seller 2023

50,000+

documents sold every month

€25M+

paid to students since 2010

1M+

students shopping every month

Weekly

payouts, straight to your bank

From notes to income in 3 steps

Upload your notes

Upload your file, add your course info, and set your price. Takes about 2 minutes.

We bring buyers to you

Sit back and earn. Stuvia handles search, payments, and delivery.

Get paid. Every week.

Automatically, directly to your account. No chasing, no invoices.

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Anne, a Stuvia seller, sitting outdoors
€3,604 earned
“With my summaries on Stuvia I help other students while earning a nice amount of money myself. Most of the time I save this money to buy something big. However, I also did some shopping after the first payouts I received.”
Anne Business Administration

Sell almost any study material you made yourself

From summaries and exam prep to assignments and lecture notes. If you made it for your studies, other students can use it too.

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Just a few things you can’t upload:

Past exam papers, lecturer slides, scanned textbooks and published academic articles

Students trust Stuvia to sell and get paid

Based on verified Trustpilot reviews from students who use Stuvia to share their notes and get paid.

Alana Jun 15, 2026

Use Stuvia!

Happy with Stuvia! It lets me earn a bit extra from all the summaries I’ve written over the years, from secondary school through college and university. The website is easy to use, and paying out your earnings is quick and simple! I’m very satisfied. It’s an easy way to make some pocket money while helping others prepare for a test or write a report! I’d definitely recommend it. 🎓💸

Roza Ossowska Jun 8, 2026

I’ve earned quite a lot with Stuvia…

I’ve earned quite a lot with Stuvia while helping other people out with my notes. This is a fair and reliable platform.

Yanne Cottyn May 11, 2026

Stuvia = TOP

Really handy, I can just upload the summaries I make and earn money from them at the same time. (They also pay out super fast ;)) It’s also useful to buy a summary myself when I’m short on time to write one. Definitely recommended!

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Excellent 900+ reviews on Trustpilot

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You keep ownership. Always.

  • You keep full ownership and copyright of everything you upload.
  • Buyers only get personal-use access, they can’t redistribute your work.
  • We act fast on unauthorised uploads and remove them.
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Frequently asked questions about Stuvia

Is it really free to sell on Stuvia?
Yes. Creating an account, uploading and listing your notes is completely free, with nothing to pay up front. Stuvia only deducts a selling fee from your earnings once a document actually sells, so you only ever pay when you are already making money.
How much can I earn, and who sets the price?
You set your own price for each document. The more documents you sell, the more you earn, and strong notes can keep selling for years: some documents have sold more than a hundred times, still earning their author money long after they were first uploaded.
When and how do I get paid?
Your earnings build up as a balance on your Stuvia profile. As soon as your balance passes $10, you can request a payout to your bank account. We process payouts every Monday. Prefer to keep buying? You can also spend your balance on other students’ notes instead of cashing out.
What kind of documents are allowed?
Study material you made yourself: summaries, lecture notes, essays, guides and more. You can’t upload past exam papers, lecturer slides, scanned textbooks or published academic articles.
Do I need to worry about copyright when writing my notes?
You can sell your notes as long as the work is genuinely your own. Don’t copy text word for word unless you quote it and add a proper source reference, and always write in your own words. To make sure your notes meet the requirements, Stuvia has a handy copyright checklist you can follow here.
Can I trust Stuvia with my earnings?
Yes. Stuvia has been paying out to students since 2010, shows exactly what you earn on every sale, and processes payouts reliably every Monday.
How does Stuvia protect my content and rights?
You keep full ownership and copyright of everything you upload. Buyers only get personal-use access and can’t redistribute your work, and we act fast to remove unauthorised uploads.
How big is Stuvia?
More than a million students use Stuvia every month across over 180 countries, with more than six million documents added in the past two years. Stuvia has paid out over $32 million to student sellers since 2010.
How long has Stuvia been around?
Since 2010: more than fifteen years of helping students share notes and get paid.
What kinds of documents sell best on Stuvia?
Clear, complete summaries and exam prep for popular courses tend to sell best: especially the exact material students are actively searching for.
How much do top sellers earn?
Top sellers earn over $2,500 in an academic year, and popular notes keep selling for years, so earnings add up over time.
Where is Stuvia available?
Everywhere. Stuvia has buyers in over 180 countries, so your notes can reach students worldwide.
How does Stuvia compare to other study-material platforms?
Quality is what sets Stuvia apart. What’s for sale is genuine study material students have poured real effort into, not the generic uploads you find scattered across the internet. Add fifteen years of paying students and an international audience, and you get reach and reliability few platforms can match.
Can I sell notes in languages other than English or Dutch?
Yes. You can sell notes in several languages, including Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish.

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It’s free to upload, easy to start, and your first sale could be today.

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Why students sell on Stuvia

Stuvia started in 2010 as a place for students to share the notes they had already written. Fifteen years on, more than a million students use it every month, in over 180 countries, and more than six million documents have been added in the past two years. Today, tens of thousands of students sell their notes, and over a million a month come looking for them.

Most sellers never set out to run a business. They wrote summaries to pass their own exams, uploaded them once, and kept earning long after the module was over. On average, sellers earn around $97 a month from work they made in an afternoon, and popular notes can keep selling for years after graduation.

The process is deliberately simple. You upload a document, add a title and description, and set your own price. Stuvia lists it on the right course and subject pages, shows it to students searching for that exact material, and handles the payment. You cash out to your bank every week. Throughout, you keep full ownership and copyright of your work; buyers only ever get personal-use access.

What sets Stuvia apart is less about raw volume and more about reach and reliability: fifteen years of paying out to students, an international audience rather than a single country, and real depth in niche modules where a good set of notes is genuinely hard to find. For the full picture and the latest numbers, see our About page.