Smart prioritization
Every assignment is scored by due date, point weight, and your current grade in the course — so the top of the list is always the single most worthwhile thing to do next.
Chrome extension for Canvas
Stop guessing what to study next.
Course Compass reads your Canvas to-do list and ranks every assignment by urgency, point value, and the grade you actually hold right now — then turns studying into a treasure hunt you'll want to finish.
Free to install · No Canvas password needed · Works on Chromebooks
🧭 Course Compass
🔥 6
98
🧠 Bio Midterm Review
Due in 3h · 150 pts
74
📝 Essay Draft
Due tomorrow · 50 pts
41
💬 Week 9 Discussion
Due in 4 days · 25 pts
🪙 340 dubloons
+25 dubloons
study streak: 6 days
Made for students who live in Canvas
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Your notes stay on your device
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Not affiliated with Instructure or Canvas
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No account required to start
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Chrome & Edge
The Canvas to-do list tells you what's due.
It never tells you what matters.
Twelve tabs, no order
A 5-point discussion post sits right next to the midterm. Everything looks equally urgent, so nothing does.
Grades hide the stakes
The assignment that could move your grade two letters looks identical to busywork. You can't see leverage.
Starting is the hard part
You know you should study. Opening the doc, finding your notes, and beginning is where it falls apart.
What it does
One panel inside Canvas. Everything pointed in the right direction.
Studying as a treasure hunt
Turn a task into a mini-game: carry the compass, dig up the chest, earn dubloons and streaks. Momentum, not willpower.
Notes that find you
Import notes, PDFs, and slides once. The right chapter surfaces automatically on the Canvas page you're looking at.
Quiz me & pre-grade
Generate quick self-tests from your own material, and get a red/yellow/green read on a draft before you submit.
OCR for handwriting
Snap or import handwritten notes and scanned pages — Course Compass reads them into searchable, studiable text.
Focus timer with payoff
An assignment-aware study timer that detects what you're working on and pays out dubloons when you finish a real session.
Synced across devices
Library at home, Chromebook in class. Your settings and streak follow you; your notes stay private to you.
Three steps
Up and running before your next class.
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Add it to Chrome
Install from the Chrome Web Store — coming soon, get notified. No account wall, no credit card to start.
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Point it at your Canvas
A welcome screen opens after install and auto-detects your Canvas URL from any open tab — usually no typing needed. It reads your assignments through your own logged-in session — never your password.
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Open the compass
A panel appears inside Canvas with your ranked list. Start at the top, earn dubloons, watch your streak grow.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when the AI earns it.
Every plan includes smart prioritization, the treasure-hunt games, and the focus timer. Paid plans unlock the managed AI study features with no API keys to wrangle.
Free
$0forever
Everything that doesn't cost us tokens.
- Smart assignment prioritization
- Treasure-hunt study games & dubloons
- Assignment-aware focus timer
- Local notes & file library
- A one-time taste of the AI features
Most popular
Plus
$4.99/ month
The AI study layer, fully managed.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited notes indexing & quizzes
- Pre-grade your drafts
- Handwriting OCR
- Cloud sync of your library
Semester & annual plans available at checkout.
Pro
$9.99/ month
For heavy semesters and big libraries.
- Everything in Plus
- Highest AI usage limits
- Priority server-side OCR & PDF
- Earliest access to new features
Compare every plan
Core study tools are free forever. Paid plans add the managed AI study layer, metered in credits.
| Features & services | Free$0 | Plus$4.99/mo | Pro$9.99/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core study tools — always free, runs locally, no AI credits | |||
| Smart assignment prioritization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Treasure-hunt study games & dubloons | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaks & shop (freezes, extensions) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Assignment-aware focus timer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local notes & file library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instant “relevant to this page” matching | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI study features — managed for you, metered in credits | |||
| AI notes indexing | Taste | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quiz me & term-match | Taste | ✓ | ✓ |
| Study Q&A generation | Taste | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-grade your drafts | Taste | ✓ | ✓ |
| Page & assignment summaries | Taste | ✓ | ✓ |
| Syllabus schedule extraction | Taste | ✓ | ✓ |
| Handwriting OCR | Taste | ✓ | Priority |
| Credits, sync & services | |||
| AI credits | 75 one-time | 1,000 / mo | 2,000 / mo |
| First-index welcome bonus | — | +400 | +400 |
| Cloud sync across devices | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Server-side OCR & PDF compute | — | Included | Priority |
| Semantic search & advanced analytics | — | — | Coming |
| Earliest access to new features | — | — | ✓ |
| Top-up packs ($3.49 / 500 credits) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Billing options | |||
| Monthly | Free | $4.99 | $9.99 |
| Semester (~4 mo) | — | $16.99 | $33.99 |
| Annual | — | $39.99 | $79.99 |
Local games, on-page retrieval, and cached reviews never use credits. Paid-tier anti-abuse caps: indexing ≤ 100 source-parts/day · handwriting OCR ≤ 50 pages/day.
Student pricing. Billing handled by our merchant of record — cancel anytime, no questions.
Your next study session has a clear first step.
Add Course Compass to Chrome and open Canvas. The compass takes it from there.
Add to Chrome — it's free
Listing coming to the Chrome Web Store soon — get notified at launch
Questions
The short answers.
Do you see my Canvas password?
No. Course Compass works through the Canvas session you're already logged into in your browser. We never ask for, store, or transmit your Canvas credentials.
Is this affiliated with Canvas or Instructure?
No. Charted Edu Tech is an independent company. "Canvas" is the learning platform our tool helps you navigate; Course Compass is not endorsed by or affiliated with Instructure, Inc.
Where do my notes and files live?
Your notes, PDFs, and the search index stay on your device by default. On paid plans you can opt in to encrypted cloud sync so your library follows you between computers. You can export everything at any time.
Can my professor or school see that I'm using Course Compass?
No. Course Compass is a read-only extension that operates on your device. It reads assignment data from Canvas pages you already have open — it doesn't send requests to Canvas on your behalf, doesn't create any records visible to Canvas admins, and leaves no footprint on your school's servers. Your professor and school have no way to see it's installed.
What do I get on the free plan?
Smart prioritization, all the treasure-hunt study games, dubloons and streaks, the focus timer, and your local notes library — free forever. You also get a small one-time taste of the AI features so you can feel them before deciding to upgrade.
Will it slow down my Chromebook?
It's built for school hardware. The heavy AI work (OCR, PDF reading) runs on our servers on paid plans, and the on-page ranking is instant and local.
Can I cancel?
Anytime, in a couple of clicks. Billing is handled by our merchant of record, and your data stays exportable whether you stay free or paid.
Does it work with all Canvas schools?
Course Compass works with any school using the Canvas LMS by Instructure — which is the majority of US higher-ed and many K-12 districts. The welcome screen auto-detects your Canvas URL from open tabs, so setup is usually just one click. It does not work with Blackboard, Moodle, or other LMS platforms.
Who is Clipper?
Clipper is your study parrot — a mascot who lives in the extension and keeps you company while you work. Clipper hands out crackers when you read your notes, cheers streaks, and can be tuned from quiet to chatty in settings. The name is a nod to Clippy, the original misunderstood assistant. We think we can do better.
What browsers does it work with?
Course Compass is a Chrome extension, so it works in any Chromium-based browser: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Brave. Firefox and Safari are not supported — Chrome extensions use a different format. Most school Chromebooks run Chrome, so that covers the majority of students.
How long does setup take?
Under two minutes. Install the extension, open the welcome screen — it scans your open tabs to find your Canvas URL, so you usually don't have to type anything. No account, no credit card, no API key. The priority list is live as soon as you open Canvas.