Canvas planner extensions compared
Last checked November 14, 2026
Margin is a free Chrome extension for college students. This page sets Margin beside Tasks for Canvas, BetterCampus and CanvasU, as each one describes itself, with a source and a date on every competitor line.
| Margin | Tasks for Canvas | BetterCampus | CanvasU | |
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| What it is |
Margin is a free Chrome extension for college students. |
The Chrome Web Store listing names BetterCampus as the developer. as of November 14, 2026 |
Its site says it is the same extension as BetterCanvas, under a new name. as of November 14, 2026 |
The listing says it is a merge of BetterCanvas and Tasks for Canvas. as of November 14, 2026 The listing says it is offered by Tinkly LLC. as of November 14, 2026 |
| Works with |
It reads your upcoming Canvas assignments through the Canvas session already open in your browser. Blackboard, D2L, and Moodle work once you add the iCal calendar feed your school publishes. |
The listing describes a to-do list sidebar for Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace. as of November 14, 2026 |
Its site calls it a free browser extension for Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and Google Classroom. as of November 14, 2026 Its site lists Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, with Safari coming. as of November 14, 2026 |
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| Price |
The Margin Pass, $9.99 a semester and non-renewing, opens the whole term; it is bought inside the extension. |
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Pro is $19 a month or $119 a year. as of November 14, 2026 Its site says the free plan has no time limit and never asks for a card. as of November 14, 2026 |
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| Where your data goes |
No Margin server stores or reads your assignments, course names, exam titles or grades, apart from the text of an error report. |
The listing says it does not collect or share user data and only communicates with the Canvas API. as of November 14, 2026 |
Its privacy policy says that on supported course pages it may sync assignments to its servers. as of November 14, 2026 |
The listing says the developer has disclosed that it will not collect or use your data. as of November 14, 2026 |
| How far ahead it shows |
The free tier keeps the next week current. |
The listing says you can view assignments from past and future weeks. as of November 14, 2026 |
Its pricing table lists an agenda view of all upcoming tasks: Today only on Free, Everything upcoming on Pro. as of November 14, 2026 |
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| Todoist and other connections |
Todoist is optional: the side panel is free and needs no account. |
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Its privacy policy names Google Calendar, Google Tasks, and Microsoft Outlook/To Do as connections. as of November 14, 2026 |
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| Where the list shows |
A calm side panel beside your work. When a due date moves, the item notes the old one. |
It adds a to-do list of the week's assignments to the Canvas dashboard sidebar. as of November 14, 2026 |
The store listing mentions better assignment lists and previewing assignments from the dashboard. as of November 14, 2026 |
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| Exam study |
Margin Study, a page in the same extension, is for the exams in your courses: their topics, a rough estimate of how ready you are, and where the next study block goes. |
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Its help page says you can record a lecture for notes, ask questions about your own files, and turn them into flashcards, quizzes, and games. as of November 14, 2026 |
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One page each
- Is Tasks for Canvas worth it? Margin vs Tasks for Canvas
- Is BetterCampus worth it? Margin vs BetterCampus
- Is CanvasU worth it? Margin vs CanvasU
Questions students ask
What is Tasks for Canvas?
The listing describes a to-do list sidebar for Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace. as of November 14, 2026
What is BetterCampus?
Its site calls it a free browser extension for Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and Google Classroom. as of November 14, 2026
What is CanvasU?
The listing says it is a merge of BetterCanvas and Tasks for Canvas. as of November 14, 2026
What does Margin cost?
The free tier keeps the next week current. The Margin Pass, $9.99 a semester and non-renewing, opens the whole term; it is bought inside the extension.
Does Margin need Todoist?
Todoist is optional: the side panel is free and needs no account.
The exact words we quoted
- Tasks for Canvas: “Developer BetterCampus 220 East 22nd Street” source, read November 14, 2026
- Tasks for Canvas: “A better to-do list sidebar for Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace.” source, read November 14, 2026
- Tasks for Canvas: “It does not collect or share user data and only communicates with the official, secure Canvas API supported by Instructure.” source, read November 14, 2026
- Tasks for Canvas: “The option to view rings and assignments from past and future weeks” source, read November 14, 2026
- Tasks for Canvas: “updates the Canvas dashboard sidebar with a convenient todo list to show all of your weekly assignments” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “Same extension, new name, a lot more features.” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “A free browser extension for Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and Google Classroom.” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, with the same features on all three. Safari is coming.” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “Pro is $19 a month or $119 a year if you want the monthly limits gone.” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “The free plan has no time limit and never asks for a card.” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “may sync assignments to our servers to power your planner, reminders, and calendar sync” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “Agenda View All upcoming tasks in one list Today only Everything upcoming” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “If you connect Google Calendar, Google Tasks, or Microsoft Outlook/To Do” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “Better assignment lists + preview assignments right from the dashboard” source, read November 14, 2026
- BetterCampus: “Record a lecture and get notes back. Ask questions about your own files. Turn any of it into flashcards, quizzes, and games.” source, read November 14, 2026
- CanvasU: “CanvasU is a merge of BetterCanvas and Tasks for Canvas.” source, read November 14, 2026
- CanvasU: “Offered by Tinkly LLC” source, read November 14, 2026
- CanvasU: “The developer has disclosed that it will not collect or use your data.” source, read November 14, 2026
How to read this
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Tasks for Canvas, BetterCampus and CanvasU are not affiliated with Margin. Product names belong to their owners.
When Margin is the right choice
- A calm side panel beside your work. When a due date moves, the item notes the old one.
- It reads your upcoming Canvas assignments through the Canvas session already open in your browser, so there is no API token to make.
- Margin Study, a page in the same extension, is for the exams in your courses: their topics, a rough estimate of how ready you are, and where the next study block goes.
- The free tier keeps the next week current.
- The Margin Pass, $9.99 a semester and non-renewing, opens the whole term; it is bought inside the extension.
- Todoist is optional: the side panel is free and needs no account.
Margin runs in recent versions of Chrome, Edge, Brave and other Chromium-based browsers, not Safari or Firefox yet.