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Canvas Is For Every Learner
Canvas LMS solutions for school and beyond.
Canvas LMS is built to make teaching and learning easier for everyone, from the littlest learners to college faculty to business leaders. Learn more about how Canvas works with your institution.
Choosy Schools Choose Canvas
“A common LMS allowed our students to focus less on learning the tool and more on their education from elementary to high school to college and beyond.”
FEATURED CUSTOMER
Laurel Ballard
State Director of Digital Learning and Innovation, Wyoming Dept of Education
FREE FOR TEACHERS
Start Using Canvas Free-for-Teacher
Canvas Free-for-Teacher has the essential features and functionality of Canvas LMS, even if your institution is not a Canvas customer. Whether you're delivering courses or want to get to know basic Canvas features, you can leverage the power of Canvas at no cost for your teachers and students.
Create content such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, and video conferences
Leverage the Canvas mobile app suite
Integrate with third-party applications
FEATURES AND INTEGRATIONS
Canvas products are outfitted with smart, intuitive features that will help take learning to the next level. And then there's the integrations! The Canvas API links right up with all your favorite apps and tools: G Suite, Microsoft Teams, Adobe, and hundreds more, in one centralized learning hub.
Heaps of helpful features
Hundreds of integrations
All inside Canvas products
Ready to see Canvas in action?
Frequently Asked Questions About Canvas
Is there a free version of Canvas LMS to try out?
Yes, Canvas LMS offers Free-for-Teacher, providing basic functionality to students and teachers to explore courses and learn basic Canvas LMS features. Educators can deliver courses, create content, and personalize learning with Mastery Paths, Outcomes, and standards-based gradebooks. Users can also utilize Canvas mobile app suite and integrate external applications to its free Canvas LMS version.
Can students use Canvas LMS for free?
Yes. Canvas LMS is 100% free for students. You can access your free Canvas LMS student account if your school uses Canvas or through a free (non-school-associated) Canvas LMS account. Students can log in to their learning management system account by clicking here.
How long has Canvas LMS been around?
Canvas LMS was launched in 2011 by Instructure. In 2012, Instructure began offering open, online courses for everyone, everywhere. It soon became the leading learning management system, unseating the most popular LMSs in the educational industry.