Canvas Python Packages

ipycanvas

Interactive Canvas in Jupyter

canvasapi

Python API wrapper for Instructure's Canvas LMS. Easily manage courses, users, gradebooks, and more.

rendercanvas

One canvas API, multiple backends

glublm

A 35M-parameter goldfish language model with a 10-second memory

tkintertools

A lightweight UI framework based on tkinter with all UI drawn in Canvas.

dapple

Unified terminal graphics library - render bitmaps to braille, blocks, ASCII, sixel, and kitty

canvassyncer

An async python script that synchronizes files and folders across Canvas LMS Files and local, with extremely fast speed.

maliang

A lightweight UI framework based on tkinter with all UI drawn in Canvas!🎨

canvas-download

Downloads Canvas modules/files into a local directory.

canvas-api-client

Tools and Libraries for Canvas LMS Integration

textual-canvas

A simple character-based canvas widget for use with Textual.

lecture-downloader

Python toolkit for downloading, merging, and transcribing lecture videos from Canvas/Brightspace with Whisper AI transcription

clanvas

Command-line client for Canvas by Instructure

coordinate-canvas

Matplotlib-based canvas that allows line drawing and coordinate retrieval

micropython-uplot

⛔️ DEPRECATED MicroPython Small Graphics framework using the IL9486 display

textcanvas

Draw to the terminal like an HTML Canvas (includes Python version).

gscdash

Gradescope and Canvas Data Crawler

canvas-pilot

Command Line Interface for Canvas Academic Platform

pyjsoncanvas

A simple library for working with JSON Canvas (previously known as Obsidian Canvas) files.

canvasvg

Save Tk canvas in SVG

duecheck

Canvas early warning engine — track assignments, compute academic risk.

getcanvas

Download Canvas LMS courses, convert PPTX to PDF, and generate AI summaries

canvasautorubric

A tool automatically updating grades with rubric on canvas lms

text-to-qti

Convert markdown-based quiz text files to QTI format for Canvas LMS, built with Claude AI assistance