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Tasks for Canvas – now supporting Blackboard, D2L Brightspace

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  • Extension status: Featured
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A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace.

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Tasks for Canvas – now supporting Blackboard, D2L Brightspace
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NEW: Extension now supports Blackboard and D2L Brightspace as well!
NEW: Keep your streak alive by submitting assignments before their due date!
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

This extension also contains an options page accessible from the sidebar where you can customize various aspects of the extension.

Notes
- Works in Card View, List View, Recent Activity View, and on course pages!
- Only courses that have active assignments will be shown
- All active assignments that have no submissions and are ungraded are displayed in the to-do list (the section titled 'Unfinished').
- 0-point assignments (i.e. extra credit) are shown in the to-do list but are not counted in the rings.

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Version History

1.5.4 (10/28/25)
- Instant streak updates

1.5.3 (5/18/25)
- Streak ranks

1.5.2 (3/27/25)
- Bug fixes

1.5.1 (3/20/25)
- Bug fixes

1.5.0 (3/11/25)
- Streak feature!
- Reverted rolling view, added option for new rolling view

1.4.5 (2/25/25)
- Semester view option
- Updated rolling view to also show previous period
- Update custom task course dropdown to only show dashboard courses
- Bug fixes

1.4.4 (2/12/25)
- Bug fixes

1.4.3 (1/30/25)
- Bug fixes

1.4.2 (1/29/25)
- Bug fixes

1.4.1 (1/27/25)
- Bug fixes

1.4.0 (1/7/25)
- Support for Blackboard and D2L Brightspace!
- 24-hour clock option
- Three day view option
- Configurable list length

1.3.10 (4/1/24)
- Fixed old Gradescope tasks being synced incorrectly after previous update
- Fixed example courses being synced to Gradescope in rare cases

1.3.9 (4/1/24)
- Fixed dates overlapping course dropdown on large font sizes
- Fixed old Gradescope tasks not appearing

1.3.8 (3/11/24)
- New Gradescope integration: automatically sync Gradescope assignments to Tasks for Canvas!
- Fixed assignment grades not being rounded

1.3.7 (2/2/24)
- Fixed dates overlapping course name in list view for some users
- Added tooltips for buttons

1.3.6 (1/14/24)
- Fixed announcements not being able to mark complete

1.3.5 (1/9/24)
- Fixed custom tasks not showing up under a course
- Fixed courses failing to load occasionally

1.3.3 (1/8/24)
- Add links to custom tasks
- Display grades on completed tab
- Instructor mode improvements
- Settings changes are immediately reflected in the extension
- Colors now update immediately with dashboard cards
- Assignments graded zero points don't count as complete
- Smoother animations

1.3.2 (10/13/23)
- Fixed announcements making rings show up for classes without assignments

1.3.1 (10/12/23)
- For instructors, each individual ungraded submission now adds up in rings
- Fixed assignments not showing up in rings

1.3.0 (9/23/23)
- Redesigned tab bar
- New section for class announcements

1.2.9 (7/2/23)
- Removed outdated options from options page

1.2.8 (5/4/23)
- Fixed sidebar showing on assignments/grades pages sometimes

1.2.7 (5/1/23)
- Fixed problem with classes not respecting the chosen theme color
- Fixed sidebar not showing when mixed with other extensions

1.2.6 (2/14/22)
- Make ungraded assignments an option that can be toggled

1.2.5 (2/11/22)
- Create recurring tasks that repeat every week
- Ungraded assignments now show up as a task for teachers and TAs!
- Redesigned task icons
- Fixed error with quizzes not showing up in task list (apologies for inconveniences this may have caused!)

1.2.4 (1/21/22)
- Enhanced dark mode support
- Fixed error with tasks unable to be marked complete
- Fixed course name overflowing dropdown when creating a new task

1.2.3 (1/7/22)
- Updated animations and chart graphic
- Option to choose a custom theme color
- Enabled on all Canvas sites now
- Fixed sidebar stuck in the middle of the screen on large screen sizes

1.2.2 (11/29/22)
- Added more schools to list
- Updated branding and assets
- New welcome page on download

1.2.1 (9/5/22)
- Added more schools to list

1.2.0 (8/29/22)
- Fixed previous and next week arrows not appearing
- Faster load times
- Sidebar now loads even when no assignments exist in the account
- Create custom task items
- Revert completed tasks back to unfinished
- Tasks marked complete are synced across devices
- Option to use a “rolling period” where only tasks due on or after the current day are shown
- Confetti!

1.1.1 (12/4/21)
- Now works in List View

1.1.0 (9/21/21)
- Better compatibility with dark mode extensions
- Fixed assignments with no point value displaying as "null"
- Fixed next and previous buttons being clickable before load
- Assignments can now be manually marked as complete by clicking the x button
- New completed items list to view finished assignments and their grading status
- Chunked assignment list based on due date (today, tomorrow, etc.), option in settings to enable/disable
- Option to show/hide locked assignments
- Button to go to settings page from the sidebar
- Redesigned settings page ui
- New loading animation

1.0.7 (8/30/21)
- Downgrade manifest to v2 to be compatible with older versions of Chrome, including those on many school devices.

1.0.6 (8/22/21)
- Support for all .edu and some other URLs
- Less intrusive loading animation when navigating between weeks
- 100kb (38%) size reduction
- Minor fixes/optimizations

1.0.5 (3/28/21)
- Fixed quiz icon not appearing for LTI quiz assignments

1.0.4 (3/7/21)
- Fixed issue that occurred when there were assignments from courses not on the dashboard

1.0.3 (3/6/21)
- Locked assignments that were previously submitted/graded are included in rings
- Larger dropdown menu

1.0.2 (2/25/21)
- Selecting a course from the dropdown now highlights its ring and hides all other rings
- Minor fixes

1.0.1 (2/23/21)
- Support for Recent Activity View
- Only courses with active assignments are now shown in the chart (old behavior is still available in options)
- Minor fixes

1.0.0 (2/20/21)
- Initial release

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Tasks for Canvas™ is an unofficial extension that is unaffiliated with Instructure's Canvas LMS. It is not endorsed or supported officially by any party other than myself. Please use the developer contact information in the Chrome Web Store for support.

This extension uses browser storage to save your chosen preferences from the extension's options page. It does not collect or share user data and only communicates with the official, secure Canvas API supported by Instructure.

Latest reviews

Jarrod Davis
Great program!
Mille Myko
Such a great extension!
A Person
Seeing the little task circle give a confetti explosion gives me a sense of euphoria. Would highly recommend!
Bryce Randall Washington
Amazing app. Makes Canvas so much better. Couldn't use Canvas without it
Russian Doge
MY STREAK RESET I HATE THIS APP ALL I HAD WAS 3 MISSING ASSIGNMENTS AND WE SHOULD MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN GO TRUMP AS A NEW 18 YEAR OLD I AM VOTING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMPS 3RD TERM!!!!!!! MAGA AND MAHA FOREVER __ __ _ ____ _ | \/ | / \ / ___| / \ | |\/| |/ _ \| | _ / _ \ | | | / ___ \ |_| |/ ___ \ |_| |/_/ \_\____/_/ \_\
Annaliese Bach
love it
Theresa Juarez-Serrano
It saves me from having to hunt down my assignments and announcements. Great extension for any year student!!!
Spencer Davis
Complete game changer for canvas. Makes it so much easier to know what needs to be done when. This is an essential add-on for students
Bridget PinotRodriguez
I love the streak though I had 125 days as my streak and it just reseted today after I submitted all my work I emailed it to fix it please but its still on a 2 day streak I will be patient and wait till its fixed.
Lily Nelson
Extremely helpful for visualizing my tasks (especially the ones I forget about...). However, some assignments will not check off, making it frustrating when taking a general look at my to do list. Most of these are drop boxes through the canvas assignments tab. Also, having more settings to adjust the parameters of the to do list would be nice, like assignments for the month. Overall, amazing extension.
Owen McCoy
I have been using tasks for canvas for almost two years now and this extension has been a main contributor to my academic success. Tasks for canvas clearly labels all of the upcoming assignments on the right side of my screen. Having the quick access to view my announcements from my professors is quite convenient as well. Only one critique, when I mark announcements as read in tasks for canvas, it does not mark the announcements as read in the individual course. I am assuming this is completely out of the extensions control, however, I am not a tech person. I will be continuing to recommend this extension to everyone!!!
Keila Mendoza
Has lowkey helped me stay more aware of school better!
Aleem khan
I like color it adds
Griffin Wiehe
I like keeping my streak.
Lauryn Mikkelson
I lost my 450 day streak after I "missed" and in class assignment from which I was excused from and there is no way to get that streak back. Kind of a disappointing feature when you are dedicated for over a year.
Karissa Valdez
easy to use and looks good. sometimes the ring isnt there, you just have to refresh
Ava Lunas
Hate that it doesn't count a GRADED assignment that doesn't need a submission - it just reset my 200 day streak when I didn't even need to submit anything/assignment and it's been graded. There should be 'repair streak' options tbh.
Sybil Scheumann
bruh i lost my streak over 200 days and now im gonna lose it again and i did submit stuff but cute
Emily Julia Lubow
it helps a little yeah, but at the start of the year the streak thing glitched me to 300 days without missing, then reset at the new semester, then i had 32 days without missing, i checked in study hall today, the same day later im doing my homework and it says 2 days without missing a task. like its so glitchy!!!!
Victoria Brewster
i like 8 star
Elizabeth Schellhase
I love Tasks for Canvas!! I have been using it for over a year. Only downfall is today I woke up and my streak was completely restarted!! 200+ days down the drain
Noah Bendele
Just graduated. This was an excellent tool throughout my time in college. Used this and the BetterCampus extension together to improve my Canvas experience greatly and help me keep track of all my assignments. Tasks for Canvas even allows you to add your own to-do list items to the task list, that way I can add things I need to do for class even if there is not an associated canvas assignment or due date.
Gabrielle Jones
I kind of like it but I don't when it resets so it gets a 4 if it don't resets it will get a five my streak is at a 62 if is restes I'm going to crash
Alexandria Joseph
IT RESTARTED MY STREAK FOR 56 DAYSSSSSS UGHHH I DID MY WORK, TERRIBLEEEE
Ally Frith
Loved it but it broke my streak for no reason after being in the top 3%. Not cool.
Katelyn Burrows
makes completing assignments enjoyable and so easy to keep track of everything while be super cute. I love all of the designs especially the floral ones!! Every college student need this extension. You don't need to pay and still have it look amazing.
Jessica
i love it just please add other colors or at least make them prettier
Vick Marrero
Keeps me on track.
Nicholas Bautista
Nice tool for keeping up motivation, but it randomly reset my streak when nothing was due for submission. Conversely, I've had times where I was able to submit late and the steak wasn't reset. Maybe add a function that indicates what broke your streak and change it so assignments that don't take student submissions don't set it off automatically.
Jaden K
Amazing for anyone who has to use canvas and it is honestly a life-saver. The only issue is the streak system is extremely buggy and will end your streak randomly
Genesis Rivera
I don't like it
Jaslean
It helped me to never miss an assignment in college!
Carter Brown
reset my streak when I had nothing to submite
Kevin Zou
Its good
Archer Troy
very good
Clay
Greatest thing ever, My undergrad was on canvas but my grad is on brightspace, this is the only thing keeping me organized cause I have no clue how to use Brightspace.
Ryan Hoefer
Very motivating feature to keep track of everything!
True Moon
it really helped keep great management for my assignments compared to the default canvas UI
Jack S
Mostly perfect My only issue is the streaks thing, If i don't have an assignment due or I just submit it through the check mark rather then having to actually submit I lose my streak. So on things like finals week where there are no assignments I lose my streak of "Not missing an assignment". I get that I didn't submit anything, however, I also didn't miss one and losing my streak kinda sucks.
Evie Groves
Insanely helpful. I hate my normal Canvas and I love how customizable and easy to use this is! Also loving that I can see my streak. Thank you!!!!! I couldn't do my assignments on time without you.
Donovan Clark
Amazing. The default canvas is incomplete.
Kaiya Carter
I love this extension. I gives me more motivation to get assignments done so I can see them get crossed out (which is satisfying to me). I also would say that this extension pairs well with the better canvas extension which I also love because I get to customize my carmen page and make it enjoyable for me to look at everyday (which also give me motivation).
Jared McKinney
I love this feature because it keeps me motivated to complete my work even more! Looking forward to seeing more features!
Benjamin` Anderson
I reached 365 days with no missing assignments today. I am so happy right now! I wont spoil the color but its beautiful. I highly recommend this extension because its MOTIVATION!
Bryson Jensen
This is a very bad app and has glitches all the time. I had way over a 400 streak, on turning in my assignments then it randomly glitched and now says I only have a 49 day streak even though yesterday I had over 400. Really frustrating to see all my progress deleted just within one day and then given a weird streak number.
Hannah
Hello, I just installed and I have a question. Its asking me to create a free account. If I use a different account other than my school account would it mess up my canvas which may result in locking me out because its two different emails? Or would this be fine? Other than that, loving it so far.
Selina Abraham
Works great! Perfect for those with lots of classes in college, and the customization is useful.
Nikita
This has genuinely helped me so much in college. Perfect as a reminder for when I have assignments due. Only thing that's missing is if there was a way to send notifications to my phone, incase I end up not checking Canvas that day. But apart from that, a life saver and highly recommend for anyone on any stage of education.
Ktpomp
Yay this is awesome
Olivia Gilliam
I love this extension! It helps me stay on top of my school work!