Canvas guides: what Canvas can and cannot see
Students ask the same questions before a quiz: does Canvas see my tabs, my clipboard, my extensions, my ChatGPT window? Each guide below answers one of them, checked against Instructure's own documentation, and says where a proctoring tool changes the answer.
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How to cheat on Canvas: every method, and what the quiz log sees
Every way students cheat on Canvas quizzes, what the quiz log and your teacher see for each one, and the method that never leaves the quiz page.
How to cheat on an online test in 2026: what works on unproctored quizzes, what gets caught
Proctored or not decides everything. What LockDown Browser, Honorlock and Proctorio block, why tab switching and copy-paste get flagged, and what works on Canvas.
How to see answers on a Canvas quiz: every method compared
Inspect element, Quiz Loader, Quizlet, ChatGPT or the answer key: which ways work on a first attempt, and which one puts the answer next to the question.
Best AI for Canvas quizzes in 2026: 7 tools compared
In-page buttons, screenshot tools, side panels and ChatGPT, compared on New Quizzes support, whether you leave the quiz page, and price.
Free Canvas quiz solver: what free tools can and can't do
Quiz Loader, ChatGPT in a second tab and our extension, honestly compared: where free stops, and what paid tools cost.
How to use ChatGPT on a Canvas quiz (and what Canvas logs)
A second tab, Gemini in Chrome, an AI browser or an in-page extension, and what the quiz log can show for each.
Gemini in Chrome, Google Lens and AI browsers on Canvas quizzes: what Canvas logs
Can Canvas detect Gemini in Chrome, Google Lens, Comet or ChatGPT Atlas? What the quiz log records, what is not documented, and the in-page alternative.
Can Canvas detect cheating?
What Canvas records during a quiz, what it never sees (your screen, other tabs, extensions), and what proctoring tools add on top.
Does Canvas detect tab switching?
The quiz log writes "Stopped viewing" when you navigate away from the quiz, but it never names the tab, site or app you opened.
Can Canvas detect copy and paste?
The Canvas quiz log has no copy or paste event; this guide covers what a teacher can still see and which proctoring tools block paste.
Does Canvas detect Chrome extensions?
A web page cannot list the extensions in your browser, and Canvas is a web page; this guide covers the proctoring tools that do block them.
Can Canvas detect ChatGPT?
Canvas has no built-in AI detector; this guide covers what an added checker such as Turnitin scans and what the quiz log shows.
The Canvas quiz log, explained
The four events in a Canvas quiz log, how a professor opens it, how long it is kept, and what it leaves out.
Canvas tab switch test: see what the quiz log records
Free tool. Start a mock quiz, switch tabs, copy or right-click, and watch the log lines Canvas would write. Runs in your browser.
What can professors see on Canvas during a quiz?
Professors see the quiz log, page views, activity time and, in New Quizzes, your IP. Not your screen, other tabs, webcam or extensions. Checked list.
Can Canvas see if you screenshot? No, but here is what it logs
The Canvas quiz log has no screenshot event. It logs Stopped viewing when you leave the quiz page, and proctored exams can block or record screen capture.
Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page: what it means
What "Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page" and "Resumed" mean in the Canvas quiz log, what teachers see, and where the 15 second rule comes from.
Can Canvas detect split screen?
Canvas cannot see your screen layout. Click the other window and the quiz page loses focus, so the log can say Stopped viewing. Mac, Windows, iPad checked.
Correct answers are hidden on Canvas: what it means
Canvas says correct answers are hidden when your teacher turns them off. What each quiz setting means, when answers show, and how to see them.
Does LockDown Browser record you?
LockDown Browser alone records no video. Respondus Monitor records your webcam, screen or both, and flags events. How to tell which one your quiz uses.
Does Canvas record you? Screen, camera and what is logged
Canvas records no screen, camera or audio. What its quiz log keeps, which proctoring tools record you, and how to tell before the first question.
Honorlock Chrome extension: what it records and blocks
Honorlock's Chrome extension can record webcam, screen and audio, close tabs and turn other extensions off. Phone detection, flags and Canvas setup.
Proctorio on Canvas: what it records, blocks and flags
What the Proctorio extension records, blocks and flags on a Canvas quiz, from Proctorio's own pages: settings, flags, phones, and how to spot it.
Best Canvas extensions for Chrome (2026): Better Canvas, Tasks for Canvas and a quiz solver
Canvas Quiz Solver for quizzes, Better Canvas for dark mode and GPA, Tasks for Canvas for to-dos, plus file and grade tools. Prices checked 2026-10-08.
McGraw Hill Connect and SmartBook
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on McGraw Hill Connect homework and quizzes and on SmartBook, with the same account and plan. These guides answer the questions students ask about McGraw Hill.
McGraw Hill Connect answers, right inside your assignment
Click the small icon under a Connect question and the answer appears right under it, in the same tab. You pick it and submit.
SmartBook answers, right above the confidence buttons
The answer sits above High, Medium and Low on each SmartBook question. You still pick it and rate your confidence yourself.
How to get answers on McGraw Hill Connect and SmartBook: every method, compared
Answer keys, Quizlet, a ChatGPT tab, screenshot tools and an answer inside the page, compared on randomized questions and speed.
The best AI for McGraw Hill Connect and SmartBook, compared
In-page extensions, screenshot tools, auto-solvers and ChatGPT: how each reads the question, whether it fills answers in, and the price.
Does McGraw Hill Connect detect cheating?
What your instructor can see in Connect and what Proctoring Enabled turns on, from McGraw Hill's own help pages.
Can McGraw Hill Connect detect switching tabs?
Homework and SmartBook against Proctorio exams: what is logged, and how to get the answer without leaving the tab.
Can McGraw Hill see if you copy and paste?
Why copying is blocked on Connect quiz pages, what McGraw Hill documents, and how to get the answer with nothing to copy.
SolveMyBook is discontinued: what still works on McGraw Hill
SolveMyBook now shows one line saying it is discontinued, and SmarterBook shut down in 2024. The tools that work on SmartBook and Connect today.
How to cheat on McGraw Hill: every method, and what Connect can see
Every method students try on Connect and SmartBook, what each one leaves in the reports, and why proctored exams are a different case.
How McGraw Hill Connect exams work, and how to tell if yours is proctored
Test bank pools, a timer that keeps running, attempts, feedback and the Proctoring Enabled label, from McGraw Hill's own guides.
What "Proctoring Enabled" means on McGraw Hill Connect
Proctorio is on for that one assignment. Where the label shows, what the pre-check asks, and what it records.
Does McGraw Hill Connect record you during a quiz or exam?
Connect records you only on a Proctoring Enabled exam, through Proctorio. Where LockDown Browser and Honorlock fit in.
Can McGraw Hill see if you take a screenshot?
No documented screenshot detection on homework or SmartBook. On a proctored exam, Proctorio can record your screen.
Can McGraw Hill Connect detect AI, Gemini or ChatGPT?
McGraw Hill documents no AI detector for Connect or SmartBook. What a detector can check on written and clicked answers, and on exams.
How to finish McGraw Hill SmartBook assignments fast
Why SmartBook takes so long: concepts need two right answers and misses come back. Real ways to finish faster, with sources.
Can McGraw Hill SmartBook detect cheating?
SmartBook is not proctored, but it logs time on questions, accuracy and confidence. What instructors see, and why bots stand out.
How McGraw Hill SmartBook is graded
Your score is the percent complete on the due date. What confidence, wrong answers and late work do.
SmartBook Recharge, explained
SmartBook's review mode: when it opens, why it does not change your score, and whether it ends.
SmartBook and Connect orientation answers, with the source for each
The orientation questions on confidence, progress and Recharge, each explained from McGraw Hill's own guides.
How McGraw Hill Connect grades your homework
Attempts and which score counts, Check my work limits, late penalties, auto-submit and grade sync.
Using McGraw Hill Connect through Canvas
The first launch, assignment links, grade sync and the automatic 0, from McGraw Hill's own guides.
ALEKS
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on ALEKS, with the same account and plan. It is off on ALEKS placement tests and in LockDown Browser. These guides answer the questions students ask about ALEKS.
ALEKS answers, right inside your topic
The answer shows under each ALEKS problem, in the same tab, and you type it in yourself. Learning mode, assignments and Knowledge Checks.
How to cheat on ALEKS, and what ALEKS can actually see
What each method risks, what ALEKS logs, and why placement and LockDown Browser are off limits.
ALEKS knowledge check: answers, the pie, and how to pass
How the initial knowledge check builds your ALEKS pie, why topics drop, and whether you can skip one.
Can ALEKS detect cheating or switching tabs?
What ALEKS logs, what it does not document, and when LockDown Browser and the webcam lock and record you.
Does ALEKS record you or your screen?
ALEKS records you only when your class requires Respondus Monitor with LockDown Browser. When that happens and who sees it.
ALEKS chemistry answers, topic by topic
Worked methods for density, unit conversion, Kp, precipitation and stoichiometry, and what the extension reads.
ALEKS math answers, topic by topic
Worked methods for intervals, interval notation, proofs, the vertical line test and probability.
Pearson MyLab
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on Pearson MyLab Math, MyLab Statistics and MathXL homework, with the same account and plan. It is off on MyLab tests and quizzes and in LockDown Browser. Mastering has no answer icons, but Snap a question works there. These guides answer the questions students ask about MyLab.
Pearson MyLab answers, right inside your homework
The answer shows under each MyLab homework question, in the same tab, and you type it in yourself. MyLab Math, MyLab Statistics and MathXL.
How to cheat on Pearson MyLab, and what gets you caught
What each method risks, what Pearson records and tells instructors to check, and why tests and LockDown Browser are off limits.
Can Pearson MyLab detect cheating or switching tabs?
What MyLab records, what Pearson does not document, and what LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor change.
Why MyMathLab marks a right answer wrong, and how to fix it
Simplifying, rounding, fractions and brackets, how to type each symbol, and how tries and Similar Exercise work.
MyLab Statistics answers, right inside your homework
Worked methods for z-scores, standard error, confidence intervals and p-values, and what the extension reads.
Mastering Chemistry and Physics answers, right next to the question
Mastering Chemistry, Physics, Biology and A&P: drag a box over the question with Snap a question and the answer shows beside it.
IXL
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on IXL practice, with the same account and plan. You pick or type each answer yourself. These guides answer the questions students ask about IXL.
IXL answers, right under each question
Click the small icon under an IXL question and the answer shows right under it, in the same tab.
How to cheat on IXL, and what gets you caught
What each method risks, what IXL shows teachers, and what works on an IXL practice page.
Can IXL detect cheating or switching tabs?
What the Questions Log and Live Classroom show, the practice timer, and when SecureTest locks tabs and screenshots.
IXL math answers, skill by skill
Worked methods for common IXL math skills, and what the extension reads.
How the IXL SmartScore works
Why it drops after a wrong answer, how the Challenge Zone works, and what moves it up.
IXL language arts answers
Main idea, grammar and reading skills on IXL, and what the extension reads.
Khan Academy
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on Khan Academy exercises, quizzes and unit tests, with the same account and plan.
Khan Academy answers, right inside the exercise
The answer shows under each question in exercises, quizzes and unit tests.
Khan Academy math answers
Worked methods for common Khan Academy math units, and what the extension reads.
How to cheat on Khan Academy, and what teachers see
What Khan Academy records for teachers and what each method risks.
Can Khan Academy detect cheating or switching tabs?
What teacher reports show, what Khan says about locked browsers, and what teachers see of Khanmigo.
MyOpenMath
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on MyOpenMath, Lumen OHM, WAMAP and XYZ Homework, in their own tab or inside a Canvas page, with the same account and plan.
MyOpenMath answers, right under each question
The answer shows under each MyOpenMath question, including multi-part math.
How to cheat on MyOpenMath, and what gets you caught
Why there is no answer key, what instructors can see, and what proctored assessments change.
Can MyOpenMath detect cheating or switching tabs?
The gradebook times, the login and activity logs with the IP identifier, and grades sent to Canvas.
Google Forms
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on quizzes made with Google Forms, with the same account and plan. Not in locked mode on school Chromebooks.
Google Forms quiz answers, inside the form
The answer shows under each question of a Google Forms quiz.
How to see answers on Google Forms
When a quiz shows the answers after you submit, and why the page source does not hold them.
Can Google Forms detect cheating?
What a form records, what locked mode changes, and what it cannot see.
Quizizz, now Wayground
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on Wayground (formerly Quizizz) quizzes you join with a code, as a guest or signed in, with the same account and plan. You pick each answer yourself.
Quizizz answers, right under the question
Click the small icon under a Wayground question and the answer shows there, on every question type.
How to cheat on Quizizz, and what actually works
The tricks students try, what each one asks of you, and what fits a timed quiz.
Quizizz hacks and bots, compared
Console scripts, bookmarklets, userscripts and answer PDFs: what each asks of you and why they break.
Edpuzzle
Canvas Quiz Solver also works on the questions that stop an Edpuzzle video, with the same account and plan. It does not skip or speed up the video.
Edpuzzle answers, right on the question
Multiple-choice and open-ended Edpuzzle questions get the answer under the question.
How to cheat on Edpuzzle, and why skipping is not the trick
What students try, why skipping is the teacher's call, and what each trick asks of you.
Edpuzzle hacks, compared
Speed snippets, skip threads, bookmarklets and extensions: what each asks of you.
Any other site
On a site the extension does not read yet, snap the question. These pages show it on the homework sites students ask about most.
Snap a question, on any normal website
Drag a box over a question on any normal website and the answer shows next to it. Only the picture of the box is sent.
DeltaMath answers, right next to the problem
Drag a box over a DeltaMath problem and the answer shows beside it. You type or pick it in yourself.
Cengage WebAssign answers, right next to the question
Snap a WebAssign question, math and all, and the answer shows beside the box in the same tab.
Edgenuity answers, right next to the question
Snap an Edgenuity question and the answer shows beside the box. You pick or type it in yourself.
Apex Learning answers, right next to the question
Snap an Apex Learning question and the answer shows beside the box, in the same tab.
An AI homework helper that answers right on the page
Answer icons on Canvas, McGraw Hill, ALEKS, Pearson MyLab and more, and Snap a question on every other site.
Answers inside Canvas, without leaving the page
Canvas Quiz Solver reads the question you are on and puts an answer right below it.
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