Auto-Coursera — AI-powered Coursera quiz assistant

Getting Started

Quick start guide for Auto-Coursera — from install to answers in five steps.

Auto-Coursera is a free, open-source browser extension that uses AI to answer Coursera quiz questions automatically. It detects questions on the page, sends them to an AI provider, and highlights the best answers with confidence colors — so you always know how sure the model is.

The Workflow

Five steps from install to answers:

1. Install the extension — download the zip and load it unpacked into your browser, or use an alternative method
2. Configure an API key — all providers are free. See the Setup Guide
3. Navigate to a Coursera quiz — any graded or practice quiz
4. Click the floating 🎓 button (or press Alt+Shift+S to scan)
5. Answers appear highlighted with confidence colors

What to Expect

Every answer is highlighted with a color that reflects the model's confidence:

Note: A red highlight can also indicate an API error or timeout rather than a confidence judgment. If you see red on every answer, check your API key and network connection.

Supported Question Types

The extension detects and answers the following Coursera question formats:

Supported

• Multiple choice — single-answer radio questions
• Multiple select — checkbox questions with multiple correct answers
• True / False — detected as single-answer radio questions
• Free-form numeric input — number input fields (e.g., calculated answers)

Questions with images are also supported when using a vision-capable model (e.g., NVIDIA NIM).

Not currently supported

• Drag-and-drop
• Ordering / ranking
• Matching / pairing
• Essay / long-form writing
• Code expression (free-form code editor)
• Image-based / drawing questions
• Peer-reviewed assignments

Unsupported question types are silently skipped — they won't cause errors, but the extension won't attempt to answer them.

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