Gradescope Release Notes

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2026 release notes

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2025 release notes

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2024 release notes

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May 2026

2026 May 5th

Keyboard navigation for Answer Grouping UI

As a part of our ongoing accessibility initiative, we have made it possible to navigate and operate all elements of the Answer Grouping page by keyboard only. You can follow Gradescope’s accessibility journey from here: https://www.turnitin.com/accessibility/#product-vpats

April 2026

2026 April 15th

Updated Sign Up forms

We have updated our Sign Up forms for when new users sign up to create an account. The increased number of fields ensure a smoother approval process for Gradescope staff to provision user accounts quicker.

March 2026

2026 March 16th

Confirmation dialog for publishing grades

We now display a confirmation dialog when publishing grades, which includes the number of students for whom their grades would be published for.

February 2026

2026 February 13th

New version of the Android Gradescope mobile app

We have released a new version of the Gradescope student mobile app for Android, which includes fixes for access and timeout issues.

As of now, students using both the iOS and Android versions of the mobile app should be able to enjoy an error-free experience.

January 2026

2026 January 27th

Grid Rubrics View (Wide Release)

With the Grid Rubrics feature, Rubric Item Groups on Gradescope can be displayed in a grid view for any assignment type. This feature is now out of its beta stage and is available to all users on the Gradescope Institutional tier by default.

You can read more about using grid rubrics here: https://guides.gradescope.com/hc/en-us/articles/22249389005709-Grading-submissions-with-rubrics#h_01HHDDG2Z294V33XS2CBN41MW1

2026 January 14th

New Student Email Visibility setting

Gradescope administrators will now see a Student Email Visibility setting. When this setting is enabled, students will not see other students' email addresses anywhere in the Gradescope interface across all courses at the institution.

Learn more about how to enable this feature in the new "Settings" menu option for Admins.

December 2025

2025 December 29th

Custom Student ID Sync for Canvas LTI 1.3 Integration

We have added the ability for Canvas administrators to specify which field within Canvas gets imported into Gradescope as the Student ID.  

To customize this value, the Canvas x Gradescope LTI 1.3 integration would need to be configured via the manual key setup.

For more details, please refer to the information under the Manual key setup tab in Choose your configuration key setup here:

https://guides.gradescope.com/hc/en-us/articles/21759105768845-Configuring-Gradescope-LTI-1-3-in-Canvas-for-Admins

November 2025

2025 November 24th

LMS Due Date Sync for LTI 1.3 Assignments (Canvas & Blackboard)

We’ve improved LTI 1.3 assignment syncing so that, depending on your institution’s settings, the assignment due date can be synced from your LMS to Gradescope. When due date syncing is enabled and you link your assignment, the due date becomes read-only in Gradescope and can only be updated in your LMS (similar to how assignment titles are managed after linking).

If your institution has due date sync enabled, the due date field is disabled after linking and can only be changed in the LMS.

Individual student extensions and late due dates do not sync to the LMS.

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October 2025

2025 October 15th

Prevent duplicate account creation when a user’s email address changes in LMS

We made a change to use the "UUID" attached to a user's LMS identity. This means when a user launches into Gradescope from their LMS with a UUID that we recognize but has an email address we do not recognize, we will add the new email address as a secondary email on the account. This prevents duplicate account creation when a user’s email address changes in their LMS user profile.

September 2025

2025 September 16th

Ability for administrators to restrict native access to Gradescope

To support security needs, administrators have an optional setting to ensure all users (instructors, students, etc.) access courses at their institution through their LMS or SSO integration rather than natively through the Gradescope website when logging in via web (this doesn’t impact mobile app access). Learn more about how to enable this feature in the new "Settings" menu option for administrators. If you need to be added as an administrator for your institution, please reach out to help@gradescope.com.

August 2025

2025 August 18th

Korean Bubble Sheet template

Now, users who have their language preferences set to Korean automatically see the localized version of the bubble sheet template in Gradescope and are able to provide their students a translated version of the template. This will appear both in the 'Create Assignment' modal and on the 'Edit Answer Key' page.

Here is the link to the Korean Bubble Sheet template: https://gradescope-static-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/examples/bubble_sheet_v2/ko-KR/template.pdf

July  2025

2025 July 28th

Bug fix: Consistent rounding of % graded on assignment and course dashboard

Previously, we had reports that the percentage of graded submissions did not match between the course dashboard and the grading dashboard for assignments.
We have made the rounding methods consistent between these locations, so there is no longer a discrepancy.

June 2025

2025 June 30th

For users with more than one school, add tabs for filtering courses on the account dashboard

Now, for all users who have Gradescope courses at more than one school, they can filter their dashboard to see Gradescope courses by school. For all other users, their dashboard will remain the same.

May 2025

2025 May 5th

Newly applied fixes to Create Rubric page to adhere to Reflow accessibility standard

As part of our 2025 Accessibility Improvements project, we made updates so that the Bubble Sheet Manage Submissions page now adheres to the WGAC AA 1.4.10 Reflow standard.

This enhancement ensures that:

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  • The header and 'List View/Grid View' tabs are responsive and stack vertically.
  • The question title and Rubric Settings wrap.
  • The three buttons (Add rubric item, Create group, and Import) are responsive.
  • The submissions table element on the page scrolls horizontally independently of the page.
  • For Grid View, only the grids scroll horizontally.
     
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April 2025

2025 April 16th

New! Customize rubric editing permissions for courses and assignments

We have added Rubric Permissions to the course and assignment settings. These permissions allow an instructor to designate which Gradescope staff can add, import, or edit the rubrics for a course or assignment. By default, all Gradescope staff can make changes to the rubrics. However, instructors can now use this setting to reserve rubric changes to instructor roles only or lock rubric editing entirely to prevent any further changes during grading. 

 

• Additional resources: Learn more about Rubric Permissions
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2025 April 1st

Bubble Sheet Manage Submissions page adheres to Reflow accessibility standard

As part of our 2025 Accessibility Improvements project, we made updates so that the Bubble Sheet Manage Submissions page now adheres to the WGAC AA 1.4.10 Reflow standard.

This enhancement ensures that:

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  • The header and information text at the top wraps appropriately 
  • The search bar and tabs above the table stack vertically
  • The submissions table element on the page scrolls horizontally independently of the page
  • The table pagination is updated and sticky to the page
  • The 'Upload Submissions' button in the bottom menu bar is hidden in the more menu
    
    

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March 2025

2025 March 25th

Improved Reflow Support on Create Assignment and Item Analysis Pages
Continuing our 2025 Accessibility Improvements project, we’ve updated the Create Assignment page and the Item Analysis page in Bubble Sheet Assignments to conform with the WCAG 2.1 AA 1.4.10 Reflow standard. These enhancements ensure better usability on smaller screens and when zoomed in, by reducing the need for horizontal scrolling. Key improvements include:

• Create Assignment Page:
  • The stepper component now wraps and stacks vertically.
  • The assignment type panel stacks above the assignment preview.
  • The exit button has been repositioned to the bottom left for improved consistency and accessibility.

• Item Analysis Page:
  • Header and informational text now wrap appropriately.
  • Version tabs scroll horizontally, independent of the page.
  • Insights stack vertically to eliminate horizontal scrolling.
  • The item analysis table scrolls horizontally within its section.

These updates improve layout flexibility and ensure a more accessible experience for all users.

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2025 March 13th

Review Grades page adheres to Reflow accessibility standard
As part of our 2025 Accessibility Improvements project, we made updates so that the Assignment Dashboard page now adheres to the WGAC AA 1.4.10 Reflow standard.This enhancement ensures that the data on the Review Grades page properly wraps and that the version tabs at the top and the table element on the page each scroll horizontally.

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Feb 2025

2025 Feb 6th

Improved Reflow Support Across Gradescope Navigation and Dashboards for Accessibility

As part of our 2025 Accessibility Improvements project, we’ve enhanced multiple areas of Gradescope to meet the WCAG 2.1 1.4.10 Reflow standard. Key updates include:

• Top Navigation and Sidebar Menu: The sidebar now opens as an overlay rather than pushing content, and the top navigation bar remains persistently visible (sticky) rather than only appearing on scroll.
• Grading, Assignment, and Course Dashboards: Tables in these dashboards now scroll horizontally within their containers, ensuring content remains accessible and readable on small screens without horizontal page scrolling.

These changes improve usability for all users, especially those relying on zoomed-in views or smaller devices.

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August 2024

2024 August 8th

Now available: Portuguese bubble sheet template in Gradescope

Now when users are creating a Bubble Sheet assignment (and have their language set to Portuguese in Gradescope), they have access to a Portuguese 200-question bubble sheet template on the Create Assignment and Answer Key pages. For more information, check out the Creating a Bubble Sheet assignment guide in Portuguese for the template or view the Portuguese bubble sheet template. 

• Additional resources: Creating a bubble sheet assignment article, Portuguese bubble sheet template
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June 2024

2024 June 1st

New TA accounts get Gradescope demo courses

Now when new TA accounts are created, either by syncing Gradescope with the LMS or by adding a TA to a course, they will automatically get access to two demo courses on their account. The demo courses, Gradescope Tutorial and Gradescope Assignment Examples, allow the TA to practice and learn how to use Gradescope.

• Additional resources: Learn more about demo courses
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April 2024

2024 April 17th

Blackboard LTI 1.3: Support syncing of student IDs from student_id column in Blackboard

Institutions with a Gradescope Blackboard integration set up can now sync student IDs from Blackboard to Gradescope using the student_id field. 

• Additional resources: Learn more about configuring the student_id field in Blackboard
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March 2024

2024 March 1st

Gradescope demo courses in Japanese

Our Gradescope Tutorial and Assignment Examples demo courses are now available in Japanese for our users in Japan. These demo courses contain example assignments for new users to practice using Gradescope and for instructors to train their colleagues or TAs.

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February 2024

2024 February 7th

LTI 1.3: Sync user first/last name from the LMS to a Gradescope account

For Gradescope courses linked to the LMS via LTI 1.3, users first and last name will now be synced from the LMS when a user launches Gradescope from within their LMS and when the roster is synced. This ensures the LMS governs student name data and ensures consistency between the two platforms.

Additionally, a user's account name can no longer be edited within Gradescope by the user or the instructor. Any changes to account names must be made within the LMS.  Previously, account names were only updated to reflect the LMS names when the roster was synced and the names were editable in Gradescope.

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January 2024

2024 January 31st

Customized welcome emails for instructors

For new instructor accounts, welcome emails now include custom information and resources based on their institutions license type (freemium or licensed) and LMS integration (SSO or LMS integrations). Additionally, emails now include links to get started videos and help center guidance.

Previously, welcome emails included a password reset link that didn't apply to customers with SSO or LMS integration and a link to sign up for workshops, which are no longer in place in all regions.

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2024 January 3rd

LaTeX support in PDF exports

LaTeX used in rubric items, submission specific comments, and text annotations as well as images embedded in the rubric will now render successfully in PDF exports. Also, the PDF has a new look, is easier to read, and is more accessible.

• Additional resources: Learn more about exporting submissions
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