Canvascope

Search your LMS fast. Keep the index local. Hand off PDFs to Lectra when you need real annotation.

Canvascope is the browser-side workspace for search and course indexing. Lectra is the iPad companion for Apple Pencil document work. The website now acts as the product portal and account shell for both.

Core posture

Local-first

Platforms

Canvas + Brightspace

Companion flow

Lectra PDF handoff

Canvascope extension overlay on a Canvas dashboard

Why it works

The extension already has a real interaction model: search overlay, course context, and recently opened work built from day-to-day usage.

What's new

The website now doubles as the signed-in workspace for courses, documents, and connected product activity.

How it works

Everything you need to navigate coursework

Canvascope handles course indexing and search, Lectra handles PDF annotation, and the web app brings those flows together in one account workspace.

Search that starts with what students actually need

Canvascope focuses on assignments, modules, readings, and due dates instead of generic AI theater.

A direct PDF route into Lectra

When a file matters enough to mark up, the extension can send it into the iPad workflow rather than forcing a copy-paste process.

Local-first by default

Search indexing stays in local browser storage. Cloud flows only appear when the user explicitly signs in or syncs a document.

The web app becomes the control surface

Instead of acting like a brochure, the new website is where users inspect synced documents, course coverage, and Course Brain artifacts.

The workflow

One account across extension, Lectra, and the web app

Sign in once, then move between the browser extension, document annotation on iPad, and the web workspace without losing context.

1. Index coursework

Canvascope scans course structure, due dates, and relevant LMS metadata into a local-first index.

2. Sync when it matters

Course snapshots and document handoffs only sync when the user opts into connected features.

3. Inspect the workspace

The web app shows documents, course coverage, and Course Brain context through a real authenticated workspace.

Products

Two products, one serious workspace

Canvascope remains the free flagship. Lectra stays focused on document annotation. The website now explains the system clearly and exposes the signed-in shell needed to make the ecosystem real.

Flagship product

Canvascope wordmark

Canvascope Extension

Index Canvas and Brightspace content, search it fast, and keep the core corpus local to the browser.

Open product page

Apple Pencil companion

Lectra by Canvascope

Lectra

Receive PDFs from Canvascope, annotate them on iPad, and keep document state visible across the same backend.

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Your workspace

Log in to inspect documents, courses, Course Brain, and integrations

The signed-in experience is built for real student work. Empty states stay honest, and synced records become useful without turning the site into a developer dashboard.

Open the workspace
Canvascope workspace preview