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Canvas Release Highlights for July 2025

Users can enable a dyslexia friendly font. Course Files has a new interface. Teachers can update discussion threading in bulk. Users may archive Canvas Studio media. Canvas feature releases arrive the third Saturday each month.

Samuel TimmeJuly 16, 2025August 12, 2025
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Canvas Release Highlights for September 2023

SpeedGrader & DocViewer display Apple Pages, Numbers, & Keynote files. Teachers can create point-based grading schemes. Links to pages change automatically when pages are renamed. New Quizzes has several updates.

Samuel TimmeSeptember 11, 2023September 12, 2023
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Canvas Release Highlights for October 2022

Canvas teachers will be able to schedule publication for unpublished pages and choose institution or public visibility levels for course files. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.

Samuel TimmeOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022
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Canvas Studio (on-demand)

Create, host, and organize all of your instructional videos in your own Studio media library without the worry of exceeding your course’s 2GB file storage limit. Learn how to deliver engaging and impactful learning experiences in Studio by presenting video content that increases student engagement.

Athan GilletteApril 19, 2021November 24, 2025
Pen writing on ruled paper
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Canvas Release Highlights for February 2021

Student View buttons are labeled with words. File links get download icons. The HTML editor displays pretty code. Canvas renders delimited LaTeX equations. Teachers may enter override grades using CSV.

Samuel TimmeFebruary 11, 2021November 24, 2025
Pen writing on ruled paper
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Canvas Release Highlights for July 18, 2020

Teachers can limit assignment submissions, drag & drop multiple files into empty modules, and use Respondus LockDown Browser with New Quizzes. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.

Samuel TimmeJuly 10, 2020November 14, 2025
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CANVAS RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS FOR MAY 11, 2019

This release contains upgrades: teachers get simplified file state options and override final grades in context cards. Also New Gradebook to be required in 2020. Canvas releases arrive every third Saturday.

Samuel TimmeMay 7, 2019November 24, 2025

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