Originality in Canvas

Last changed: 15 October 2025

Inspera Originality is a tool that helps you, as a teacher or examiner, review students' texts and detect plagiarism and text manipulation in connection with digital submissions via Canvas.

 

 

 

 

Inspera Originality replaces Ouriginal (Urkund)

On October 31, 2025, Ouriginal will be shut down and replaced by the new plagiarism checking tool: Inspera Originality. The change is due to the supplier behind Ouriginal being acquired and choosing to discontinue the service.

Just like Ouriginal, Inspera Originality is used to analyze student submissions and generate reports as a basis for your own assessment. The system will be able to be used directly via Canvas and there will also be the possibility of independent reviews.

About Originality

This is what you need to do as a teacher

  • Ouriginal is NOT available after October 31st!

    Save reports from Ouriginal that you want to analyze further. Download them as PDF files before October 31st. The files can be used for possible disciplinary matters. If you do not save a report from Ouriginal, you will need to do a new analysis in the new tool Inspera Originality.

  • The new service, Originality, will be updated with historical information in the coming weeks. If you expect to grade and review assignments before October 31st, we recommend that you use the old service, Ouriginal.

  • You can start using Originality for text matching as soon as the tool becomes available in Canvas, but the service will initially not have historical information to compare against.

  • Watch the video below (In Swedish, 4 min 41 sec).

How to download a report made in the old tool

  1. Open the work in SpeedGrader.
  2. Click on the percentage number
  3. At the top, very far right, there should be the text Options. You may need to zoom in your browser.
  4. Click on Options and select Export Report

Here's how to change the text matching tool

  1. Go to the assignment as a teacher.
  2. Click on Edit.
  3. Scroll down to Plagiarism Check.
  4. Change the box for the selected tool so that it says Inspera Originality.


  5. You can leave the settings under the tool selection as they are.

  6. Save at the bottom of the page.

Contact

The Division of Learning and Digitalisation

For questions and comments about our educational systems
utb-system@slu.se.