Canvascope

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 8, 2026
  permissions

  storage, activeTab, tabs, alarms, offscreen, scripting, identity, downloads, notifications

  storage, unlimitedStorage, activeTab, tabs, alarms, offscreen, scripting, identity, downloads, notifications, sidePanel

• May 26, 2026
  permissions

  storage, activeTab, tabs, alarms, offscreen, scripting, identity, downloads

  storage, activeTab, tabs, alarms, offscreen, scripting, identity, downloads, notifications

• Apr 20, 2026
  description

  Canvascope helps you find anything in Canvas and Brightspace without endless clicking. It automatically indexes your course content and gives you fast, typo-tolerant search across assignments, quizzes, discussions, pages, files, PDFs, and videos.
  
  Use course and content-type filters, recent searches, recently opened items, and a due-date planner to jump straight to what matters. On supported LMS pages, Canvascope also includes a quick search overlay with Cmd/Ctrl + K so you can search without breaking your flow.
  
  Canvascope also includes optional Send to Lectra support for PDFs. When enabled, you can send supported PDFs from Canvas pages and full-page browser PDF viewer tabs, including website and local PDFs, to Lectra for annotation on iPad. The floating Send to Lectra button can also be repositioned with a press-and-hold drag.
  
  What you can do with Canvascope:
  Search indexed Canvas and Brightspace content in one place
  Filter by course and content type
  Use quick overlay search with Cmd/Ctrl + K
  View recent searches and recently opened items
  Browse all indexed content by category
  Track overdue and upcoming work with the due-date planner
  Send supported PDFs to Lectra for annotation
  
  Privacy-first by design:
  Search indexing stays on your device in chrome.storage.local
  No analytics or ad tracking
  PDFs are uploaded only when you explicitly choose Send to Lectra
  
  Supabase is used only for account-linked features and Lectra PDF handoff

  Canvascope helps you find anything in Canvas and Brightspace without endless clicking. It indexes your course content locally in your browser and gives you fast, typo-tolerant search across assignments, quizzes, discussions, pages, files, PDFs, and videos.
  
  Use course and content-type filters to narrow results, pick up where you left off with recent searches and recently opened items, and browse all indexed content by category. The built-in due-date planner helps you keep track of overdue and upcoming work so you can focus on what matters most.
  
  On supported LMS pages, Canvascope also includes a quick search overlay with Cmd/Ctrl + K, so you can search instantly without breaking your flow.
  
  Canvascope also offers optional Send to Lectra support for PDFs. When enabled, you can send supported PDFs from Canvas pages and full-page browser PDF viewer tabs, including website and local PDFs, to Lectra for annotation on iPad. The floating Send to Lectra button can also be repositioned with a press-and-hold drag.

• Apr 20, 2026
  short_description

  Instantly search Canvas and Brightspace content, then optionally send PDFs to Lectra for iPad annotation.

  Instantly search Canvas and Brightspace content

Permissions & access

Permissions

storageunlimitedStorageactiveTabtabsalarmsoffscreenscriptingidentitydownloadsnotificationssidePanel

Host access

https://*/*, http://*/*, file:///*, https://*.supabase.co/*, *://*.instructure.com/*, *://*.brightspace.com/*, *://*.d2l.com/*, *://bcourses.berkeley.edu/*, *://bruinlearn.ucla.edu/*, *://canvas.ucsd.edu/*, *://canvas.asu.edu/*, *://canvas.mit.edu/*

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