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Tasks for Canvas Chrome extension

Tasks for Canvas adds a to-do list sidebar that pulls in assignments from Canvas, Blackboard, or D2L Brightspace, so students can see what's due without digging through each course page. It's best for students juggling multiple courses or platforms. The catch: it only helps as well as your school's use of these LMS platforms supports.

  • PriceFree
  • CategoryEducation
  • Works inChrome, Edge, Brave (desktop)

Last checked against the Chrome Web Store listing · Independent, not affiliated with Google

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Pros

  • supports three major learning management platforms
  • pulls assignments into one to-do sidebar automatically
  • helps surface upcoming deadlines without opening every course
  • purpose-built for students rather than a general to-do app

Cons

  • only works with the LMS platforms it supports
  • usefulness depends on how your school structures assignments in that platform
  • needs to read your course and assignment pages to build the list

Best for

  • students using Canvas, Blackboard, or D2L Brightspace
  • keeping track of assignments across multiple courses in one place
  • students who want a simpler view of upcoming deadlines
  • anyone who finds their school's built-in to-do list hard to use

Skip it if

  • students at schools using an LMS other than Canvas, Blackboard, or D2L Brightspace
  • users who don't want an extension reading their coursework pages

Key features

  • to-do sidebar for assignments across supported courses
  • support for Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace
  • consolidated view of upcoming deadlines
  • designed specifically around student coursework

What Tasks for Canvas does

Tasks for Canvas reads your assignment data from Canvas, Blackboard, or D2L Brightspace and organizes it into a single to-do sidebar, so you can see what's due across your courses without opening each one individually. It's aimed at students who want a clearer view of upcoming deadlines than their school's default dashboard provides.

Tasks for Canvas free vs paid

The extension's listing describes it as a to-do sidebar tool for these three learning platforms, without a described paid tier. Its functionality centers on assignment tracking rather than premium add-ons, so most students should expect the same feature set.

Is Tasks for Canvas safe?

Tasks for Canvas needs to read assignment and course data from your school's LMS pages to build its to-do list, which is necessary for it to function. Since this involves your coursework information, it's worth confirming the extension is allowed under your school's technology policy if that matters to you.

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Tasks for Canvas: FAQs

Is Tasks for Canvas free?

Yes, based on its listing, it's offered as a to-do sidebar tool without a described paid tier.

Is Tasks for Canvas safe to use?

It needs to read assignment and course data from your school's LMS to build its to-do list. Check your school's technology policy if that matters to you.

How do I use Tasks for Canvas?

Install it, log into your Canvas, Blackboard, or D2L Brightspace account, then open the extension to see assignments organized into a to-do sidebar.

Which platforms does Tasks for Canvas support?

It supports Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace, pulling assignment data from whichever your school uses.

What are alternatives to Tasks for Canvas?

Other student productivity or assignment-tracking extensions exist with different platform support; check which LMS they cover.

Will Tasks for Canvas work if my school doesn't use Canvas?

It also supports Blackboard and D2L Brightspace, so it can still work if your school uses one of those instead.

Does Tasks for Canvas replace my school's own to-do list?

It's designed to give a clearer, consolidated view of assignments, which can work alongside or instead of your LMS's built-in dashboard.

Why aren't my assignments showing up in Tasks for Canvas?

This can happen if your course isn't fully synced yet or if your school's LMS setup differs from what the extension expects; refreshing the page can help.

Does Tasks for Canvas need a separate account?

No, it uses your existing login to Canvas, Blackboard, or D2L Brightspace rather than requiring a new account.

Is Tasks for Canvas useful for teachers too?

It's primarily designed around a student's view of assignments and deadlines, based on its listing description.