# 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.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/tasks-for-canvas](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tasks-for-canvas)

## Overview

- **ID:** `tasks-for-canvas`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jeff Cheng
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 11,490
- **Weekly downloads:** 452
- **Rating:** 4.64 / 5 (25 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-13
- **First published:** 2021-09-04
- **Size:** 171 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tasks-for-canvas/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jtcheng26/canvas-task-extension](https://github.com/jtcheng26/canvas-task-extension)

## Description

**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.

## Rankings

- #712 — Overall
- #71 — Social & Communication
- #106 — Appearance
- #1 — tasks
- #4 — task
- #11 — week

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `https://tasksforcanvas.onrender.com/*`
- `https://canvas-task-static.onrender.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/tasks-for-canvas)