Canvas: Turnitin + Canvas Compatible File Types

Turnitin will generate a Similarity Report for the following file types:

  • Microsoft Word
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF
  • HTML
  • RTF
  • OpenOffice (ODT)
  • WordPerfect
  • PostScript
  • Hangul (HWP)
  • Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets (submitted via the Google Drive submission option)
  • Plain text files

Turnitin's file requirements for submissions provide more information.

Please keep in mind that Canvas does not support all file types that will generate a Turnitin Similarity Report, and Turnitin will not generate a report for Apple Pages. Compatible text files that can be uploaded to Canvas include the following:

  • PDF - Portable Document Format
  • DOC, DOCX - Microsoft Word document
  • PPT, PPTX - PowerPoint document
  • XLS, XLSX - Excel document
  • Pages - Apple iWork Pages document
  • TXT - Plain text files
  • RTF - Rich Text Format
  • ODT, ODF - Open Document
  • HTML - HyperText Markup Language
  • Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets (submitted via the Google Drive submission option)