Canvas Assistant

Stay on top of your Canvas assignments and find new students to study with!
What is Canvas Assistant?
Canvas Assistant is a Chrome extension that helps students stay on top of their Canvas assignments by syncing them to calendars, generating to-do lists, and connecting with study buddies.

Extension stats

Users: 865 ▲ 31
Rating: 4.71 (14)
Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2022-04-11)
Creation date: 2022-03-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 2.24M

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Extension summary

Based on your feedback, Version 1.0.2 was updated to automatically save your Canvas Information on your browser. This data is not stored by the extension and is instead stored locally.

Are you tired of manually adding assignments to your personal calendars and to-do lists one by one? Are you looking for new people to study with? Canvas Assistant can help!

Canvas Assistant provides students with a new way to manage their Canvas coursework in a more efficient and organized way. With the click of a single button, users can add their Canvas assignments to their personal calendars, generate to-do lists for their upcoming coursework, and find new study buddies.

The extension offers three primary features:

  • Sync Your Calendar: Creates an .ics file of your upcoming Canvas assignments, which you can easily add to your iCalendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook Calendar!
  • Generate a To-Do List: Creates a .csv file of your upcoming Canvas assignments which can be used on its own or imported into the task-management application of your preference!
  • Find Study Buddies: Creates a .csv file listing students that you share common courses with, taking the hassle out of finding people to study with!

Developed by students, for students. If you have any inquiries about the extension, reach out to us at [email protected].

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps keep track of assignment schedule
  • Useful for forming study groups
  • Saves time and energy
  • Streamlines student experience
Cons
  • Some schools not listed
  • Issues with 'Click here if you can't find your school' hyperlink
Most mentioned
  • Life-changing
  • Innovative
  • Time-saving
  • Helpful
  • Useful
Recent reviews
My school isn't listed and when I click the 'Click here if you can't find your school' hyperlink, it just takes me to a blank page
by Therese Wolff, 2024-04-24

what a great way to form study groups!
by Zayne El-Kaissi, 2022-04-08

Canvas Assistant has been really useful for keeping my assignment schedule all in one place so I can stay on top of my work. Really helpful and highly recommend using this extension!
by Daniel Yan, 2022-04-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Canvas Assistant requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Canvas Assistant has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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