Tasks for Canvas – now supporting Blackboard, D2L Brightspace

Name: Tasks for Canvas – now supporting Blackboard, D2L Brightspace
Rating: 4.851111111111111 (450 reviews)
Author: https://tasksforcanvas.info

A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace.

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Tasks for Canvas is a user-friendly Chrome extension that provides an improved to-do list sidebar for popular learning management systems including Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace. It offers a vibrant, color-coded progress ring chart displaying weekly assignment completion by course, alongside a detailed task list with assignment info like due dates and points. The sidebar also features recent class announcements, customizable tasks, and various filters to tailor your to-do list.

With integration for Gradescope assignments, a streak feature to motivate early submissions, and options to view past and future weeks, this extension boosts productivity and keeps students organized. It supports multiple Canvas views, customizable settings, and synchronization of task status across devices without collecting user data, making it a secure and efficient tool for managing academic tasks.

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By:

https://tasksforcanvas.info

Users:

700,000

Rating:

4.85

(450) 3 new ratings

Version:

1.5.3 Last updated: 2025-05-18

Creation date:

2021-02-20

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

169.00KB

Email:

jt*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-05

Ranking

# 455 ▲ 11

Other rankings

#11 in Education ▼ 1

#1 in task keyword 48 ▲ 1

#2 in tasks keyword 49 ▲ 2

#5 in support keyword 26 ▲ 4

#7 in bug fixes keyword 33 ▲ 10

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Tasks for Canvas™ (v1.5.2)

7,039 5.00

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Top 10 Chrome Extensions for Teachers in 2025

User reviews

Users praise 'Tasks for Canvas' for its ability to organize assignments, motivate through gamified features like streaks and confetti, and improve their overall school experience. It is highly recommended for students relying on Canvas. However, some issues include the streak feature resetting unexpectedly and limitations when instructors do not post due dates, which can cause assignments to not appear in the extension.

Pros

Helps users keep track of assignments across all classes and stay organized.
Motivates users with features like streaks, confetti, and completion percentages.
Makes managing schoolwork easier, less overwhelming, and more user-friendly than Canvas alone.
Highly recommended by many users for enhancing their productivity and school experience.
Customizable and works well with other extensions like Better Canvas.

Cons

Streak feature can reset unexpectedly, causing frustration (e.g., lost streaks with no due assignments).
If professors do not post due dates, assignments may not appear in the extension, limiting its usefulness.
Some users find it inconvenient when missing a single assignment resets their streak.

Recent reviews

Its nice to know how much i have left for the week but the streak feature sucks because if i have an in class assignment that my teacher grades without needing to be submitted my streak if lost and its frustrating to think i am missing an assignment just to find out it was already don't but not checked off.

Em*****, 2025-07-04

This extension rocks.

Ga*****, 2025-07-03

Amazing

As*****, 2025-06-27

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Tasks for Canvas – now supporting Blackboard, D2L Brightspace requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. 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 Chrome extension.

Tasks for Canvas – now supporting Blackboard, D2L Brightspace has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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