Hypothesis

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Purpose

Hypothesis adds collaborative annotations to digital readings so students can highlight passages, ask questions, and respond to peers in context.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Integrations

Hypothesis integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, and Sakai through LTI.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Security

Hypothesis says it has completed a Cloud Security Alliance CAIQ assessment, documents SOC compliance, and regularly tests its software and network for vulnerabilities.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Privacy

Hypothesis says it does not monetize student data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Support

The Free package includes self-service support; Bronze includes standard email support, and Gold includes premium support and a dedicated customer success manager.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Browser availability

The Chrome extension also works in Chromium-based browsers including Brave, Vivaldi, and Microsoft Edge, while Firefox and Safari users can use a bookmarklet.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Education capabilities

Education features include private groups, advanced analytics, auto-grading, and an LMS reporting dashboard for annotation counts and engagement.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Gradebooks

Annotations sync with LMS gradebooks, including Canvas SpeedGrader.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Institutional use

Hypothesis describes its institutional audience as colleges and universities, faculty and instructors, students, and publishers or partners.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Personal use

Hypothesis says personal accounts and collaboration are always free.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Platform limitation

Annotating locally saved PDFs requires a desktop or laptop and is not available on mobile devices.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

Reading formats

The product supports annotation of web pages, PDFs, EPUB files, YouTube videos, and content from VitalSource and JSTOR.Read 4 Oct 2026 · web.hypothes.is

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Where Specifiction places it

• Unit Testing Frameworks#17 of 327.8