Tasks for Canvas™

Tasks for Canvas™

A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas.

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What is Tasks for Canvas™?
Tasks for Canvas™ is a Chrome browser extension that enhances Canvas by providing a convenient todo list, colorful progress rings for weekly assignments, course announcements, and more. It allows users to filter assignments, customize task items, and sync Gradescope assignments. The extension is unofficial and unaffiliated with Instructure's Canvas LMS, and it does not collect or share user data.
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Stats
Users: 500,000+
Version: 1.3.10 (Last updated: 2024-04-02)
Creation date: 2021-02-20
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 174.08K
URLs: Website
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Summary

RELOAD CANVAS AFTER INSTALLING

NEW: Sync your Gradescope assignments directly to Tasks for Canvas!

Ever had trouble finding your weekly assignments? Wish you had a nice progress bar to motivate you to complete everything? Then this extension is for you! The Tasks browser extension for Canvas™ updates the Canvas dashboard sidebar with a convenient todo list to show all of your weekly assignments and track your progress throughout the week.

The sidebar includes:

  • A colorful chart with various rings color coded by course. As you complete your assignments throughout the week, the rings will show your progress!
  • A better to-do list of all active assignments that are counted in the rings. Each task item has the name, course, type, due date, point value, and link for the assignment.
  • A list of recent class announcements
  • The option to create custom task items
  • The option to filter assignments by course
  • The option to view rings and assignments from past and future weeks
  • The option to view completed or incomplete assignments -The option to manually mark assignments as complete
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User reviews
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Pros
  • Helps keep track of assignments and due dates
  • Motivates to finish assignments on time
  • Makes dashboard and UI cleaner and less cluttered
  • Convenient and easy to use
Cons
  • Issues with editing tasks
  • No option to hide the to-do list
  • Some users may experience difficulty with certain features
Most mentioned
  • Helpful for keeping track of assignments
  • Motivates to finish assignments on time
  • Makes dashboard and UI cleaner and less cluttered
Recent reviews

Excellent
by LUIS F LUIS F, 2024-05-14

by Emma P. Emma P., 2024-05-07
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Safety
Risk impact

Tasks for Canvas™ is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Tasks for Canvas™ has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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