AMPLIFYING AWESOMENESS.
Canvas: You to the Power of Learning
Educators are powerful people doing important, life-changing things. Canvas doesn't get in the way of that—it just makes those important, life-changing things easier to do and easier to share.
Canvas LMS solutions for school and beyond.
Canvas 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.
For K-12
With its integrations for all your favorite K-12 apps, our Canvas products help you create a custom learning environment.
For Higher Ed
With learning tools that support instructor innovation and student engagement, Canvas is more than higher education software. It's a platform for student success.
For Vocational Education
Institutions are expanding their blended and online learning programs, and Canvas’ open architecture provides the most engaging, reliable, extensible learning ecosystem.
We Work With The Best
We Work With The Best
We Work With The Best
- Queensland Government
- Barker College
- The University of Auckland New Zealand
- De La Salle University
- Abbotsleigh Primary
- University of Santo Tomas
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What makes Canvas such a powerful online learning tool?
There's a lot we can say about the Canvas learning ecosystem, which includes the user-friendly Canvas LMS, but we only have so much space. Here are just a few of Canvas' education-boosting benefits:
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Canvas Stats
The numbers don't lie. Canvas is reliable, secure, and educator-loved at every level.
99.9%
system uptime
100%
native cloud
#1
LMS in the world
100%
of Ivy League schools use Canvas
CUSTOMER STORY
RMIT University: Transforming Education with Canvas LMS
Learn how RMIT in Australia doubled down on online learning to achieve a significant increase in student engagement using Canvas LMS.
1,500% increase in student participation during the transition
Today, Canvas is the “spine for all digital teaching and learning” and has taken a responsive online learning approach.
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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.