A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace.RELOAD CANVAS AFTER INSTALLING

NEW: Extension now supports Blackboard and D2L Brightspace as well! NEW: Keep your streak alive by submitting assignments before their due date! NEW: Sync your Gradescope assignments directly to Tasks for Canvas!

Ever had trouble finding your weekly assignments? Wish you had a nice progress bar to motivate you to complete everything? Then this extension is for you! The Tasks browser extension for Canvas™ updates the Canvas dashboard sidebar with a convenient todo list to show all of your weekly assignments and track your progress throughout the week.

The sidebar includes:

• A colorful chart with various rings color coded by course. As you complete your assignments throughout the week, the rings will show your progress!
• A better to-do list of all active assignments that are counted in the rings. Each task item has the name, course, type, due date, point value, and link for the assignment.
• A list of recent class announcements
• The option to create custom task items
• The option to filter assignments by course
• The option to view rings and assignments from past and future weeks
• The option to view completed or incomplete assignments -The option to manually mark assignments as complete

This extension also contains an options page accessible from the sidebar where you can customize various aspects of the extension.

Notes

• Works in Card View, List View, Recent Activity View, and on course pages!
• Only courses that have active assignments will be shown
• All active assignments that have no submissions and are ungraded are displayed in the to-do list (the section titled 'Unfinished').
• 0-point assignments (i.e. extra credit) are shown in the to-do list but are not counted in the rings.

Version History

1.5.4 (10/28/25)

• Instant streak updates

1.5.3 (5/18/25)

• Streak ranks

1.5.2 (3/27/25)

• Bug fixes

1.5.1 (3/20/25)

• Bug fixes

1.5.0 (3/11/25)

• Streak feature!
• Reverted rolling view, added option for new rolling view

1.4.5 (2/25/25)

• Semester view option
• Updated rolling view to also show previous period
• Update custom task course dropdown to only show dashboard courses
• Bug fixes

1.4.4 (2/12/25)

• Bug fixes

1.4.3 (1/30/25)

• Bug fixes

1.4.2 (1/29/25)

• Bug fixes

1.4.1 (1/27/25)

• Bug fixes

1.4.0 (1/7/25)

• Support for Blackboard and D2L Brightspace!
• 24-hour clock option
• Three day view option
• Configurable list length

1.3.10 (4/1/24)

• Fixed old Gradescope tasks being synced incorrectly after previous update
• Fixed example courses being synced to Gradescope in rare cases

1.3.9 (4/1/24)

• Fixed dates overlapping course dropdown on large font sizes
• Fixed old Gradescope tasks not appearing

1.3.8 (3/11/24)

• New Gradescope integration: automatically sync Gradescope assignments to Tasks for Canvas!
• Fixed assignment grades not being rounded

1.3.7 (2/2/24)

• Fixed dates overlapping course name in list view for some users
• Added tooltips for buttons

1.3.6 (1/14/24)

• Fixed announcements not being able to mark complete

1.3.5 (1/9/24)

• Fixed custom tasks not showing up under a course
• Fixed courses failing to load occasionally

1.3.3 (1/8/24)

• Add links to custom tasks
• Display grades on completed tab
• Instructor mode improvements
• Settings changes are immediately reflected in the extension
• Colors now update immediately with dashboard cards
• Assignments graded zero points don't count as complete
• Smoother animations

1.3.2 (10/13/23)

• Fixed announcements making rings show up for classes without assignments

1.3.1 (10/12/23)

• For instructors, each individual ungraded submission now adds up in rings
• Fixed assignments not showing up in rings

1.3.0 (9/23/23)

• Redesigned tab bar
• New section for class announcements

1.2.9 (7/2/23)

• Removed outdated options from options page

1.2.8 (5/4/23)

• Fixed sidebar showing on assignments/grades pages sometimes

1.2.7 (5/1/23)

• Fixed problem with classes not respecting the chosen theme color
• Fixed sidebar not showing when mixed with other extensions

1.2.6 (2/14/22)

• Make ungraded assignments an option that can be toggled

1.2.5 (2/11/22)

• Create recurring tasks that repeat every week
• Ungraded assignments now show up as a task for teachers and TAs!
• Redesigned task icons
• Fixed error with quizzes not showing up in task list (apologies for inconveniences this may have caused!)

1.2.4 (1/21/22)

• Enhanced dark mode support
• Fixed error with tasks unable to be marked complete
• Fixed course name overflowing dropdown when creating a new task

1.2.3 (1/7/22)

• Updated animations and chart graphic
• Option to choose a custom theme color
• Enabled on all Canvas sites now
• Fixed sidebar stuck in the middle of the screen on large screen sizes

1.2.2 (11/29/22)

• Added more schools to list
• Updated branding and assets
• New welcome page on download

1.2.1 (9/5/22)

• Added more schools to list

1.2.0 (8/29/22)

• Fixed previous and next week arrows not appearing
• Faster load times
• Sidebar now loads even when no assignments exist in the account
• Create custom task items
• Revert completed tasks back to unfinished
• Tasks marked complete are synced across devices
• Option to use a “rolling period” where only tasks due on or after the current day are shown
• Confetti!

1.1.1 (12/4/21)

• Now works in List View

1.1.0 (9/21/21)

• Better compatibility with dark mode extensions
• Fixed assignments with no point value displaying as "null"
• Fixed next and previous buttons being clickable before load
• Assignments can now be manually marked as complete by clicking the x button
• New completed items list to view finished assignments and their grading status
• Chunked assignment list based on due date (today, tomorrow, etc.), option in settings to enable/disable
• Option to show/hide locked assignments
• Button to go to settings page from the sidebar
• Redesigned settings page ui
• New loading animation

1.0.7 (8/30/21)

• Downgrade manifest to v2 to be compatible with older versions of Chrome, including those on many school devices.

1.0.6 (8/22/21)

• Support for all .edu and some other URLs
• Less intrusive loading animation when navigating between weeks
• 100kb (38%) size reduction
• Minor fixes/optimizations

1.0.5 (3/28/21)

• Fixed quiz icon not appearing for LTI quiz assignments

1.0.4 (3/7/21)

• Fixed issue that occurred when there were assignments from courses not on the dashboard

1.0.3 (3/6/21)

• Locked assignments that were previously submitted/graded are included in rings
• Larger dropdown menu

1.0.2 (2/25/21)

• Selecting a course from the dropdown now highlights its ring and hides all other rings
• Minor fixes

1.0.1 (2/23/21)

• Support for Recent Activity View
• Only courses with active assignments are now shown in the chart (old behavior is still available in options)
• Minor fixes

1.0.0 (2/20/21)

• Initial release

Tasks for Canvas™ is an unofficial extension that is unaffiliated with Instructure's Canvas LMS. It is not endorsed or supported officially by any party other than myself. Please use the developer contact information in the Chrome Web Store for support.

This extension uses browser storage to save your chosen preferences from the extension's options page. It does not collect or share user data and only communicates with the official, secure Canvas API supported by Instructure.