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Cidi Labs is a software company that creates powerful add-on tools specifically for the Canvas LMS. Its products are designed to help instructors and course designers save time and more easily create high-quality, accessible, and visually engaging courses without needing to know HTML or code.

Cidi Labs is a software company that creates powerful add-on tools specifically for the Canvas LMS. Its products are designed to help instructors and course designers save time and more easily create high-quality, accessible, and visually engaging courses without needing to know HTML or code.

Their most popular tool, DesignPLUS, adds a “sidebar” editor to Canvas, allowing for advanced styling and the use of templates. Other tools include UDOIT (an accessibility checker) and TidyUP (a tool for cleaning up old and unused course files).

At the College for Creative Studies, we use DesignPLUS and the UDOIT accessibility checker. Instead of TidyUP, instructors can use the Clean Up tool available within Simple Prep.

The UDOIT Accessibility Checker

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 18, 2024October 31, 2025Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags accessibility, Checker, Cidi, Labs

Using the DesignPLUS Sidebar to Check for Accessibility in Your Canvas Course

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 14, 2024August 25, 2025Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags accessibility, Canvas, Check, Checker, DesignPLUS, sidebar

The DesignPLUS Sidebar

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags Cidi, DesignPLUS, Labs, sidebar

Reusable Content Blocks in DesignPLUS

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 13, 2024November 4, 2025Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags Add, Blocks, Canvas, Cidi, Commons, Content, DesignPLUS, Duplicate, Edit, Import, Labs, Reusable

Designing a Basic Content Page Using the DesignPLUS Sidebar

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 12, 2024October 31, 2025Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags Banner, Block, Content, Design, DesignPLUS, Page, Title

Using the MultiTool’s Module Builder

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 11, 2024November 6, 2025Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags Builder, Existing, Module, Modules, MultiTool, New, Pattern

Using the MultiTool’s Template Builder

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 11, 2024November 5, 2025Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags Builder, Front, Home, MultiTool, Page, Template

Using the Course Upgrade Tool in DesignPLUS

Author Chris HoferPosted on November 7, 2024October 31, 2025Categories Canvas, Cidi LabsTags Cidi, Content, Course, DesignPLUS, Individual, Labs, Pages, Tool, Upgrade

Bulk Update Assignment Due Dates and Availability Dates

Author Chris HoferPosted on October 24, 2024November 12, 2025Categories Assignments, Canvas, Cidi LabsTags Assignment, Blackout, Bulk, Cidi, Dates, Default, Due, Labs, MultiTool, Times, Update, Updates

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