Works with Canvas + Apple Calendar

Turn your Canvas syllabus into Apple Calendar in seconds.

Stop copy-pasting dates from Canvas. Paste your syllabus text — or drop in your Canvas iCal feed URL — and every exam, assignment, and quiz syncs to Apple Calendar on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac automatically.

Paste your Canvas syllabus →
How it works

Three steps. Done.

No account. No setup. Two ways to import — paste the syllabus text or use your Canvas iCal URL. Either way it ends up in Apple Calendar.

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Grab your Canvas content

Copy the syllabus text from your Canvas course page, or navigate to Calendar → "Calendar Feed" in the lower right to copy your iCal URL.

Paste and parse

Drop the syllabus text or iCal URL into SyllabusAI. Every exam, assignment, quiz, and due date gets pulled out and tagged in seconds.

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Subscribe in Apple Calendar

Download the .ics file, then open Apple Calendar → File → New Calendar Subscription and paste the URL. Shows up on iPhone, iPad, and Mac instantly.

Two ways to import

Pick whichever takes less effort.

Both paths end up at the same place — your Canvas deadlines in Apple Calendar, synced across every Apple device.

📄 Paste syllabus text

Open your Canvas course, go to the Syllabus tab, select all and copy. Paste it into SyllabusAI. Works with table-format and narrative-format syllabi.

Paste text →

🔗 Use Canvas iCal URL

In Canvas, open Calendar. Look in the lower-right corner of any Calendar view (Month, Week, or Agenda) — you'll see a "Calendar Feed" link. Copy that ICS URL, paste it here, then subscribe in Apple Calendar.

https://canvas.instructure.com/feeds/calendars/user_XXXX.ics
FAQ

Canvas + Apple Calendar questions.

Straight answers. No fluff.

Does this work with Canvas and Apple Calendar?

Yes. Two ways: paste the syllabus text you copied out of Canvas, or grab your Canvas iCal feed URL and paste that instead. Either way you get a .ics file you subscribe to in Apple Calendar — and it shows up on every Apple device.

Where do I find my Canvas calendar feed URL?

In Canvas, go to Calendar. In the lower-right of any Calendar view (Month, Week, or Agenda), you'll see a "Calendar Feed" link. Click it and copy the ICS URL. Paste that URL into SyllabusAI.

How do I subscribe to a calendar in Apple Calendar?

On Mac: open Apple Calendar, go to File → New Calendar Subscription, paste the .ics URL, hit Subscribe. On iPhone or iPad: Settings → Calendar → Accounts → Add Account → Other → Add Subscribed Calendar, then paste the URL.

Will my iPhone sync the calendar automatically?

Yes. Subscribe once on any Apple device and iCloud pushes it to all of them. Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac all show the same deadlines without any extra steps.

Does the calendar update when my professor changes the syllabus?

If you subscribed via an iCal URL, Apple Calendar periodically re-fetches it so changes appear automatically. If you imported a one-time .ics file, re-run SyllabusAI to get the updated version.

Is this free?

Yes. Free. No credit card, no trial period, no paywall at the end. Paste your Canvas syllabus, get your calendar events. That's it. Apple Calendar is also free and built into every Apple device.

Is my Canvas syllabus stored anywhere?

No. Your syllabus text is processed to extract dates and events, then discarded. We don't store, log, or sell your content.

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Get started

Canvas syllabus in. Apple Calendar out.

Takes about 10 seconds. No account, no setup. Every deadline on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Paste your Canvas syllabus →