Install it once. Sleep every night.
New signups are paused. Download for Mac or Windows takes you to the waitlist; we’ll email you when they reopen.
Mac
macOS 13 Ventura or later.
Apple Silicon only (M1 or newer).
Windows
Windows 10 or later.
64-bit installer.
Current version:
One manual step, then open.
The downloads are real beta builds, but the current release does not yet carry the commercial OS trust credentials that suppress first-install warnings.
Mac: choose Open Anyway
Open the DMG, drag Silent Student to Applications, then try to open it once. If macOS blocks it, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, choose Open Anyway, authenticate if asked, and choose Open.
This beta is self-signed and is not notarized by Apple. If your existing app uses any older signing identity — including a prior Developer ID or an ad-hoc signature — install this DMG manually once. Releases approved with the same SilentStudent Beta certificate are designed to update in place after that migration.
Windows: choose Run anyway
Run the downloaded installer. If Microsoft Defender SmartScreen shows Windows protected your PC or Unknown publisher, choose More info, then Run anyway.
The v0.1.278 Windows beta is unsigned. A v0.1.277-or-earlier personally signed install cannot auto-update across that signing-policy change, so run the v0.1.278 installer manually once. Later releases using the same unsigned policy are designed to update automatically.
Smart App Control or an organization-managed PC may block the installer completely; use a personal device or ask your administrator instead of disabling a managed security policy.
Update integrity: in-app updates are installed only after Silent Student verifies the backend’s Ed25519 release approval and the downloaded file’s SHA-512 digest. The OS warning above is about publisher identity for this beta installer; it does not remove those update checks.
Four steps to running.
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Open and sign in
Open Silent Student and sign in with your Canvas credentials. The app uses its own browser — your personal Chrome stays untouched.
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Sync your courses
One click pulls every assignment, quiz, discussion, and external tool link from Canvas and sorts them by due date.
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Pick what to run
A single assignment, an entire course, or everything at once. Assignments route to the right solver automatically: Canvas native, WebAssign, Apex, Cengage, Packback, SmartBook, or myBusinessCourse.
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Review drafts
Canvas essays, discussion posts and file uploads wait for your approval before they submit; Packback and other external courseware post directly. Quizzes submit on their own, except graded one-shot ones, which stop for your review first. Check your grades when it finishes.
It runs on what you have.
macOS
13 Ventura or later, Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Intel Macs are not supported.
Windows
Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
Disk space
~500 MB (includes Chromium for automation)
Internet
Stable connection required during assignment runs
Works with these platforms.
All accessed through your Canvas LMS, nothing extra to configure.
Try it before you install.
The live demo runs the real dashboard in your browser — no download, no sign-up.