Tasks for Canvas™ Firefox

Tasks for Canvas™

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.

Features & Capabilities

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.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V2 Add-on
By:
Jeff Cheng
Daily users:
9,798 -879
Rating:
4.63
(24)
Version:
1.3.2 Last updated: 2023-10-13
Version code:
5636341
Creation date:
2021-09-04
Risk:
Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://tasksforcanvas.onrender.com/*
  • https://canvas-task-static.onrender.com/*
Content scripts matches:
  • *
Size:
171.09KB
Email:
jt*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-19
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Jeff Cheng
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tasks-for-canvas/
Email:
jt*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://github.com/jtcheng26/canvas-task-extension

Permission Change History

2025-01-07: Version 1.3.11 → 1.4.0
Remove Permissions: https://tasksforcanvas.onrender.com/* https://canvas-task-static.onrender.com/*
2024-03-07: Version 1.3.8 → 1.3.9
Add Permissions: https://tasksforcanvas.onrender.com/* https://canvas-task-static.onrender.com/*
2024-02-02: Version 1.3.7 → 1.3.8
Remove Permissions: https://tasksforcanvas.onrender.com/* https://canvas-task-static.onrender.com/*
2023-09-27: Version 1.2.9 → 1.3.0
Add Permissions: https://canvas-task-static.onrender.com/*
2023-07-02: Version 1.2.8 → 1.2.9
Add Permissions: https://tasksforcanvas.onrender.com/*

User Reviews

Users praise Tasks for Canvas for its visual task tracking, ADHD-friendly design, and highly configurable UI that integrates with Canvas and feels native. It’s seen as a superior alternative to the default interface and boosts motivation with progress indicators. It works across Chrome and Firefox. A minority mention Blackboard compatibility issues after updates, but overall the extension is highly valued.
Pros
  • Strong visual task tracking with progress indicators (circles) and celebratory confetti that boost motivation.
  • ADHD-friendly design that makes it easy to see what’s due and how much work remains.
  • Integrates with Canvas and feels like a native part of the interface; more organized than the default UI.
  • Highly configurable and well-designed user interface.
  • Cross-browser compatibility, including a Firefox port from Chrome, with reliable performance across devices.
Cons
Recent reviews
does not work. 06APR26
by Fi*****, 2026-04-06

by Fi*****, 2026-01-27

Love this extension when it works! Unfortunately, as of January 2025, the extension doesn't appear on Blackboard anymore since its' new update.
by zo*****, 2026-01-20
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Is Tasks for Canvas™ Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

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

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

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

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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