Canvas

Feb 2026 - A View status for colorblindness option adds symbols to Gradebook statuses, making them easier to distinguish without relying on color alone. Enable this in Gradebook settings by checking the View status for colorblindness box.

Jan 2026 - In SpeedGrader, you can now filter comments by All, Course, or Assignment, making it faster to find and reuse feedback.

Jan 2026 - Students can set their pronouns directly in Canvas by going to Account > Settings > Edit Settings and selecting from the Pronouns dropdown. If no pronouns are set, nothing will display.

Dec 2025 - Choose to release grades and feedback together or schedule them to release separately for each assignment in Gradebook. ***Comments must be released before grades if scheduled separately. Manual grade release overrides any schedule. Note...

Aug 2025 - New Analytics will be mandatory for all users, and the option to disable it will be removed.

Aug 2025 - When Use Dyslexia-Friendly Font is enabled, Canvas and the RCE default to OpenDyslexic font. Users can also manually select it in the RCE.

Aug 2025 - Instructors can now add discussion checkpoints to group discussions or convert existing checkpoint discussions to group discussions when editing.

Aug 2025 - Instructors receive a warning about unsaved work when leaving the Rubric Edit page.

Aug 2025 - Instructors can schedule pages in advance to automatically publish in a course. Scheduled pages remain invisible to students until the publish date and time. In Modules and Pages, instructors can view when a page is scheduled to publish.

Aug 2025 - Auto Captioning is now available for media comments in SpeedGrader, automatically generating captions for improved accessibility.