Tasks for Canvas™

Name: Tasks for Canvas™
Rating: 5 (17 reviews)
Author: Jeff Cheng

A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas. The Tasks browser extension for Canvas™ updates the Canvas dashboard sidebar to show all of your weekly assignments and track your progress throughout the week.

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Tasks for Canvas™ is a powerful Chrome extension that upgrades your Canvas LMS dashboard sidebar, offering an intuitive weekly to-do list and visually appealing progress charts. It helps students stay organized by displaying all active assignments by course, due date, and point value, along with links for easy access. The interactive color-coded rings provide instant progress tracking across your courses.

Key features include task filtering by course, options to create custom and recurring tasks, manual completion marking, and configurable views (including past and future weeks). It supports multiple Canvas views and integrates seamlessly without collecting personal data. Additional customization options like theme colors, 24-hour clocks, and list length adjustments make Tasks for Canvas™ adaptable to your workflow. This extension enhances productivity and motivation, especially for students aiming to manage their coursework efficiently in Canvas.

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1.5.2 Last updated: 2025-03-26

Version code:

5918346

Creation date:

2021-09-04

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storage

Size:

173.90KB

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jt*****@gmail.com

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Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

13 hours ago

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# 913 ▲ 1

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#89 in Social & Communication ▼ 1

#133 in Appearance ▲ 1

#1 in tasks keyword 52

#4 in task keyword 50

#8 in week keyword 11

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User reviews

Users overwhelmingly praise 'Tasks for Canvas™' for its excellent visualization and management of assignments, which particularly aids students with ADHD. The extension is noted for its seamless integration with Canvas, superior organization, and motivating features like progress circles and confetti. It's described as highly configurable, glitch-free, and a significant improvement over the default interface. The multi-browser availability enhances its usability, making it an essential tool for students to stay on top of their work.

Pros

Highly useful for managing college assignments and tasks effectively.
Visually helps users, especially those with ADHD, to track work progress and stay motivated.
Works flawlessly without glitches and integrates seamlessly with the Canvas interface.
Provides a cleaner, more logical, and highly configurable alternative to the default Canvas interface.
Available on multiple browsers (Chrome and Firefox), increasing accessibility for students.

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Recent reviews

Amazing extension, don't know how i'd be making it though college without it!

by Fi*****, 2025-04-18

by 全民*****, 2025-04-01

I love this extension, I use it all the time. I have ADHD so it works really well to visually see how much work I have left.

by Na*****, 2025-03-28

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Tasks for Canvas™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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