How to See and View Your Turnitin Report (Every Platform)
Your Turnitin report is not stored in one central place. It lives inside the assignment you submitted to, so how you see it depends on whether your course runs on Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace or turnitin.com directly. Here is how to view your Turnitin report on each one, and what to do when it will not open.
Quick answer
Open the assignment you submitted to, find the similarity percentage or coloured icon beside your file, and click it. The report opens in Turnitin's viewer in a new tab. If you see no percentage, your instructor has either hidden reports from students or the report is still generating.
How to see your Turnitin report on each platform
Canvas
- Open Grades in your course, or open the assignment and click Submission Details.
- Click the coloured flag or percentage beside your submission.
Detailed guide: how to see a Turnitin report on Canvas.
Moodle
- Open the Turnitin or Moodle assignment.
- Under your submission, click the similarity percentage.
Blackboard
- Open the assignment from the course content area, or go to My Grades.
- Click the assignment, then click the similarity percentage.
Ultra and Original steps, and how to tell Turnitin from SafeAssign: Turnitin report on Blackboard.
Brightspace (D2L)
- Open Assignments and select the assignment.
- Open your submission and click the similarity score.
turnitin.com (direct student account)
- Log in and open your class from the homepage.
- Find the assignment in the Class Portfolio and click the similarity percentage or the View button.
Why can't I see my Turnitin report?
| What you see | Likely cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| No percentage, no icon | Instructor has disabled student view | Ask your instructor whether students can see reports |
| "Pending", a spinning icon or a dash | Report still processing | Wait. Most reports are ready within minutes; resubmissions can take 24 hours |
| Percentage shown but clicking does nothing | Pop-up blocked | Allow pop-ups for your LMS and turnitin.com |
| Report appears after the deadline only | Release set to due date | Wait until the due date passes |
| Similarity score visible, AI score missing | AI report is instructor-only | Normal in most institutions |
Can you see your Turnitin AI report?
In most institutions, no. Turnitin built the AI writing report as an instructor tool, so students generally see the similarity score only. That is the main reason students order an independent check: it is the only way to see the AI percentage and the highlighted sentences before a marker does.
What you will see when the report opens
Whichever platform you use, the report opens with your overall similarity percentage, followed by sources and your paper with matches highlighted in colour. Here is a complete example of both reports so you know what to expect.
What you will see: sample Turnitin reports
Both screenshots below come from the same 24-page, 6,364-word paper. The similarity report found 1% overall similarity. The AI writing report flagged 51% of the qualifying text as likely AI-generated. Tap either one to see it full size.
Screenshots shown for illustration. Your own reports arrive as full PDFs in your dashboard.
What is the Turnitin document viewer?
The document viewer is the page that opens when you click your score. It shows your paper on the left with coloured highlights and a panel on the right. In Feedback Studio the panel has layers: the similarity layer (Match Overview and sources) and the instructor feedback layer (comments, QuickMarks, rubric). In the newer report view it shows match groups and sources. See what Match Overview means and how to see Turnitin comments.
After you have viewed it
- Save a copy: how to download your similarity report.
- Understand the numbers: how to read a Turnitin report.
- Decode the colours: what blue and other colours mean.
Frequently asked questions
Why can't I see my Turnitin report?
The three usual reasons: your instructor has not enabled student viewing, the report is still processing, or the report is set to appear only after the due date.
Can students see the Turnitin AI score?
Usually not. In most institutions the AI writing report is visible to instructors only, so students see the similarity score but not the AI percentage.
How do I check my Turnitin report before submitting?
If your course has no draft assignment, you can run your paper through an independent checking service that returns the same similarity and AI report format before your final submission.