Goodreads is a popular platform for managing your To Be Read (TBR) pile, finding recommended titles, tracking your reading stats, and sharing reviews, ratings, and notes with friends, but there are ways to make the experience better. If you're an avid reader, use these tips, tricks, and hidden hacks to get the most out of what Goodreads has to offer.

Use the barcode scanner to vet books while you're in the bookstore

The Goodreads mobile app has a built-in scanner that uses your device's camera to scan either the book cover or barcode. It then pulls up information about the title, including a description and ratings/reviews from other Goodreads users, so you can decide whether to add it to My Books while you're in the store or perusing a friend's shelf. Simply tap the camera icon in the search bar. You can also see a history of scanned books in the camera tab.

Log rereads with separate dates to avoid overwriting your existing data

There are some books that are worth reading multiple times, and Goodreads allows you to track each reread as a separate activity so you don't overwrite your original entry or affect your reading challenge stats. If you just hit the Read button on the title page, it'll simply log the item as read without any additional information. Instead, select Edit my activity > Add read date to enter start and finish dates for each reread.

Select your book’s correct edition to get accurate progress tracking

If you care about nitty-gritty reading stats, make sure you choose the specific edition of the title you're reading. Different editions have different page numbers, and you can also select audiobook versions if you're listening rather than reading to keep those pages from being counted in your totals. Find available editions on the book's title page, or tap Show all editions and select Switch to this edition next to the correct one.

Exclude audiobooks and graphic novels from your Reading Challenge to preserve your stats

Goodreads counts all books read within a calendar year toward your annual Reading Challenge, but there may be titles you don't want included in your year-end stats. For example, if you're tracking audiobooks, graphic novels, or children's books in Goodreads, you can exclude them from your Reading Challenge so they don't count toward your page goal. You can also exclude titles if you want your Reading Challenge to focus specifically on one type of book. In the app, go to More > Reading Challenge > Challenge details, select the book you want to remove, and hit Remove from challenge > Remove. (This can be found under your profile on the web interface.) To add titles back later, remove and re-add the read date.

Use Goodreads to access Kindle notes and highlights directly

If you're a Kindle user, you can link your Amazon and Goodreads accounts to see your Kindle notes and highlights centralized on Goodreads, including those for library books read through Kindle. You can add to or edit existing notes, which sync back to your Kindle book, as well as share notes and highlights with other users. On the web, open the profile menu and select Kindle Notes & Highlights > Connect your accounts.

Create a secret group to maintain a private reading log

Goodreads doesn't have the option to make a bookshelf private, meaning anyone can view your activity. Even if you set your profile to private, your shelves and reading activity are visible to your Goodreads friends. To keep a reading log that no one can see, you can create a secret group of which you are the only member and use the group's bookshelves to track private activity. On the web, go to Community > Groups > Create a group and select This group is secret.

Use a DNF shelf to separate abandoned titles from those you've read

A DNF shelf is spot for titles that you started but abandoned, giving them a dedicated place separate from your other categories. Earlier this year, Goodreads added a default Did Not Finish shelf alongside Want to Read, Currently Reading, or Read, so you no longer have to create one manually. If you give up on a book before finishing, you can still track progress but put it on your DNF shelf. (Note that these books will still count toward your goals if you include a read date with the entry, so you'll need to exclude them using the steps above if you only want to count books you've read all the way through.)

Use Compare Books to find recommended titles for book club or reading with friends who have different tastes

If it's difficult to find books that both you and your friends want to read together, you can use Goodreads' Compare Books feature to see a head-to-head comparison of your shelves for shared interests. Go to your Friends list and tap compare books next to their name to pull up an analysis of your libraries, including a list of books you have in common and a score for how your tastes line up.

Set sort criteria to keep highly ranked titles at the top of your TBR

Goodreads has granular settings for what criteria you can view and sort by on your bookshelves. If you have hundreds of titles saved on your Want to Read list, customize and save a category to sort by so you always see the highest-rated books (or those with the lowest page count or most recently published, for example) at the top. Each shelf must be sorted separately. Open the Settings tab at the top of the list, select inclusion criteria, and then choose a sort option from the dropdown. Press Save Current Settings to your shelf to lock them.

Export your data for backup or for in-depth analysis of your reading history

Goodreads tracks your reading history and stats, but you may want to do a regular backup of your data to ensure you don't lose years of logs if something happens to your account. Library exports include fields like book title, author, publisher, year published, and number of pages, as well as read dates, ratings, and notes. When downloaded as a CSV, the data can also be sorted and analyzed in myriad different ways. To export your books on desktop, go to My Books and click Import and export under the My Tools section. Click Export Library followed by the file name to download it to your device.

Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday bug count has been trending higher since the beginning of the summer, and October is no different. The company just issued fixes for a record 1,411 vulnerabilities, including three zero-days, which are flaws that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed before an official patch is available, making them especially risky.

For comparison, in October 2025, Microsoft issued patches for fewer than 180 flaws—six of which were zero-days—which was considered a large update at the time. Fixes typically numbered in the double digits until the middle of this year, when the totals jumped to 206 (June), 570 (July), 400 (August), and 966 (last month). That steep increase is largely attributable to AI models, which are making it easier for bad actors to develop hacking tools to exploit vulnerabilities, and for companies to find and patch these flaws more quickly. This means that update cycles are being shortened and/or include a significantly higher number of fixes. Companies like Microsoft are using AI to discover and address bugs, though AI isn't as good at the latter, and may, in some cases, introduce additional vulnerabilities in the process.

October's Patch Tuesday fixes 1,411 flaws, including three zero-days

As BleepingComputer reports, the October 2026 security update addresses flaws across the following categories: 677 elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities, 40 security feature bypass vulnerabilities, 317 remote-code-execution vulnerabilities, 254 information disclosure vulnerabilities, 28 spoofing vulnerabilities, and 73 denial-of-service vulnerabilities. 70 of the bugs are rated "critical" and include remote code execution, elevation of privilege, and spoofing flaws. Microsoft patched an additional 348 bugs earlier this month for various Azure, Mariner, and Microsoft products.

One of the zero-days patched this month has been actively exploited in the wild. CVE-2026-96951 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows Shell that allows attackers unauthorized access over a network. Microsoft has not provided details on who disclosed this flaw or how it was exploited.

The other two zero-days were publicly disclosed. CVE-2026-108398 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in the .NET framework that would allow attackers to bypass Windows Defender Application Control restrictions and run unauthorized applications without user interaction. This flaw has been attributed to James Forshaw of Google Project Zero. Finally, CVE-2026-92707 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in MessagePack-CSharp credited to an anonymous source.

You should update your PC ASAP

PC users should ensure that they download and install all security updates as soon as they're available. Patch Tuesday typically releases on the second Tuesday of every month around 10 a.m. PT and should be applied automatically. However, given the increasing risk, it's a good idea to confirm your machine's update status via Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for Windows updates.

YouTube TV is one of several streaming services for live TV—and a particularly good pick for sports fans who want to be able to watch and record every matchup from their favorite leagues. If YouTube TV is your platform of choice, here are the tips and tricks to optimize your experience.

Set up family sharing to separate recommendations and storage limits

If you and members of your household have wildly different streaming tastes, you can create unique profiles for each person to prevent recommendations from one from influencing another and to separate DVR libraries. A single subscription can be shared with five additional family members, who technically must reside in the same household, and those who are outside of the home need to check in once every three months (more on that below) to maintain access. You're also limited to three active streams at a time, so six people can't be watching on six separate devices at once.

Regularly reset your YouTube TV 90-day home area allowance

If you travel frequently or are part of family sharing based anywhere besides your home, make sure you launch YouTube TV whenever you are in the account's home area. YouTube TV requires all users to check in every 90 days to avoid losing access when away from your home area. (For baseball fans, MLB imposes viewing restrictions after just 30 days.) If you get in the habit of resetting your 90-day window, you're less likely to find yourself locked out when you're on the road.

Create custom multiviews to monitor multiple games or content types at once

YouTube TV has pre-built multiviews that show you three or four channels at once—these are often either several games across a single sport or a combination of sports channels. Earlier this year, the platform launched customizable multiview, which allows you to select up to four channels across content categories. This means you can choose the specific games you want or mix and match sports with news, TV shows, and movies so that everyone in your household can be entertained. From any livestream, press the down button and select Multiview > Your multiview to choose up to four channels.

Use “catch up through key plays” to get curated highlights before syncing with live action

YouTube TV is heavy on features benefiting sports fans. If you can't begin a broadcast when a game starts, the platform offers you several options when you launch the stream: Start from the beginning, join live, or catch up to live through key plays. The latter shows you only the highlights of the action then drops you into the live stream, so you don't miss anything important but don't have to watch or fast-forward through the entire game to see what's happening now. You can also find the key plays view via Scores & stats at the bottom of the screen. This feature is supported for events from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, and college basketball.

Hide sports scores to avoid spoilers until you can watch a recorded game

Another way to avoid spoilers for live sports is to hide scores, which prevents final scores or live previews from launching before you start watching. For NFL, NBA, and MLB games, you can hide scores on a team-by-team or league-wide basis. If a league doesn't have pages for individual teams, you can hide scores for the whole league. On the team or league page, go to More and turn on Hide all scores for this team/league.

Customize your YouTube TV Live Guide to minimize scrolling

If you aren't sure what you want to watch on YouTube TV and none of the recommendations do it for you, you can use the platform's Live Guide just like the channel guide from traditional cable. However, this version is customizable, so you don't have to scroll through dozens of channels you never watch to reach the ones you do. On the web browser or app, go to Settings > Live Guide to reorder, favorite, or hide channels from your list. This can't be done directly from a streaming box, but when you open the live guide on your TV, select the Custom filter view to see your updates.

Pause your YouTube TV watch history when you don’t want content informing your algorithm

Your watch history informs recommendations on YouTube and YouTube TV, which is useful for discovering new content but also means that your algorithm can be influenced by anything and everything you watch. If you don't want certain content affecting what you're served—let's say you're binge-watching a show you wouldn't normally or you have someone staying at your house and using your account—you can pause your watch history temporarily. Tap your profile photo, go to Settings > Privacy, and toggle on Pause watch history.

Select specific teams or franchises for recording to keep your library under control

YouTube TV has unlimited DVR, but that doesn't mean you need to fill your storage with content you don't plan to watch. You can record everything from an entire sport or league, or you can select only the specific teams or franchises you care about. This depends on how you set up recording: You can search for the league and tap Add + or the "+" icon to get every game, or search for your favorite team or individual matchup. DVR playback has similar options to live events you start on delay, including resuming where you left off and watching key plays.

Switch from VOD to DVR versions on playback to skip ad breaks

Some content you record from the live feed may also be available as video on demand (VOD). With the former, you can fast-forward through ads; with the latter, ads can't be skipped. However, you may be able to choose your version if you used DVR. Click down on the stream to see whether you're on VOD or DVR, then go back to the show page and select Choose a Version > DVR (if available).

Check Stats for Nerds to diagnose streaming issues

If you have technical issues with YouTube TV, the built-in Stats for Nerds feature can help you diagnose the problem (and whether it's coming from your network or YouTube TV itself). For example, if your resolution drops significantly, connection speed, buffer health, and dropped frames can give you a clue as to whether your wifi is the culprit. Access Stats for Nerds on your TV via player controls > More > Bug icon. On your computer, right-click on the video player; on mobile, tap More > Stats from the video player.

Proton Pass is the password management app from privacy-focused Proton (whose suite of tools also includes Proton Mail and Proton VPN). Whether you're already a Proton user or are looking for a new password manager to securely store your credentials and other data, these are the tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of Proton Pass.

Create a separate shareable vault in Proton Pass for guests

Password managers offer a secure alternative to writing down wifi passwords and other logins or sending them via text. In Proton Pass, you can create a separate vault specifically for your home and share a limited list of credentials—such as guest wifi, smart lock codes, and streaming information—with visitors. Vaults can be set as view only, and you can revoke access at any time. Users without a Proton Pass account receive a shared link, which can be set to expire after a specific amount of time or number of views.

Build an emergency kit vault in Proton Pass to share with trusted contacts

Another use case for separate vaults is as an "in case of emergency" selection of items that you can share with trusted contacts. For paid users, Proton Pass has a dedicated emergency access feature, which lets up to five contacts of your choice get into your account after a dedicated waiting period in the event of your illness or death. Alternatively, you can set up a vault that contains only specific items, such as logins or secure notes, and share it with those who may need the information if you are incapacitated or unreachable. Remember that guest access can be set to expire or revoked at any time.

Use custom hidden fields to protect security answers and PIN codes

When you create an item in Proton Pass, you have the option to add custom fields, which allow you to save additional information relevant to your credential, such as text notes and 2FA codes. You can also select a Hidden field, which masks the text by default until you reveal it (similar to how passwords are masked). This prevents someone from looking over your shoulder and catching sight of sensitive information, such as security question answers and PINs. Custom fields are available on paid Proton plans.

Create burner identities for online shopping by combining email aliases and virtual cards

A Proton Pass selling point is its hide-my-email alias feature, which generates a unique email address when you sign up for a new account. Email aliases forward to your main inbox, but they prevent you from having to share your real address, essentially creating burner identities that you can use for online shopping, newsletters or promotional lists, and other activity that you don't want tied to your personal email. Free users get 10 hide-my-email aliases, while those on paid plans have an unlimited number. While Proton Pass doesn't yet have an integrated virtual card option like 1Password, you can use a service like Privacy.com or Revolut to create single-use or merchant-locked payment cards that protect your real account information.

Add custom descriptions to hide-my-email aliases to track who is selling your data

Another benefit of hide-my-email aliases is that you can find out who is selling your data (again, without compromising your personal email address). When you generate an alias, add a custom text field with notes on exactly what the address is being used for. If you start receiving marketing emails or spam to that alias, you'll know where that compromise came from. You can then disable the alias instantly within Proton Pass.

Add multiple login URLs to one master entry to avoid duplicate accounts in Proton Pass

Some employers, universities, and service providers have multiple URLs for accessing online portals, but you use the same credentials across all of them. Instead of cluttering your vault with duplicate entries, you can add multiple URLs to an item so Proton Pass will autofill that item across all of them. This also prevents an issue where you have to update a password and then remember to sync it across duplicate items. When you edit an entry, simply tap Add in the Website box.

Recover old credentials using item history in Proton Pass

Proton Pass stores a history of your saved items so you can see previous passwords and information that's since been changed. This makes it easy to revert back to earlier versions if you encounter an error when updating a credential. You have access to the last 50 versions of an item on paid plans, and you can restore earlier versions to be the current version directly from the item history.

Switch password generation to passphrase for secure but easy-to-type credentials

When you create a new credential, Proton Pass can randomly generate a strong password to match site requirements. Alternatively, you can opt for passphrases, which are strings of words separated by hyphens (or another symbol). These are still highly secure but much easier to remember and type than a random string of letters, numbers, and symbols. Passphrases can be useful on accounts for which you have to manually enter your credentials.

Enable Extra Password to provide an additional layer of protection to your Proton Pass vault

When you sign up for Proton Pass, you start by creating a global Proton account that works across Proton apps. You should, of course, make this password highly secure and enable multi-factor authentication, but you may also want to set up a password specifically for your Proton Pass vault(s) so even if your Proton account is somehow compromised, your credentials remain protected. You'll find this option under Settings > Security > Extra password on the browser extension and under Profile > Account name > Manage account on the mobile app. Note that if you forget or lose this password, you won't be able to access your Pass account.

Use notes and attachments to create an encrypted document vault in Proton Pass

Some of the best password managers can double as encrypted storage vaults, meaning you can upload sensitive documents that you don't want to entrust to other cloud services that may be more susceptible to compromise. Proton Pass includes 1 GB of storage on its free plan and 10 GB for paid users. You can create secure notes and attach uploaded files to any item in your vault.

YNAB is a personal finance and budgeting platform designed to help you manage your money by giving every dollar a job. The acronym stands for "You Need a Budget", and it works like a digital envelope system: You put funds into different categories based on your spending priorities. If you're newer to this type of budgeting, there can be a learning curve, but there are plenty of useful tips and tricks to get the most out of YNAB's philosophy and features.

Assign a small amount into future month to view underfunded categories

By default, YNAB shows your budget only one month ahead of the current month. But as soon as you assign money into the next month, it'll unlock the month after that. This allows you to see targets and any underfunded amounts going into the future, so you can better plan ahead. You don't need to cover a full "month ahead" in order to do this—simply assign a small amount to a category to see what's coming in the future. For example, if it's October, assign a dollar to a category in November to unlock December's budget.

Create a holding category for next month to avoid overspending or overbudgeting for the future

You can take YNAB's "month ahead" approach by assigning available funds directly into future months, so on the first of next month, money is already sitting in categories, ready to be spent. An alternative workflow is to keep extra cash in a holding category ("Next Month's Money," for example) in the current month. When the month rolls over, move that money to Ready to Assign and then distribute it to underfunded categories using the auto-assign feature. This prevents you from overbudgeting for "refill up to" categories that weren't fully spent in the previous month, and makes it easy to cover overspending in the current month without stealing from the future.

Assign reimbursement inflows directly to the "spent" category to keep spending reports accurate

When you receive a reimbursement—such as for a work-related charge, from a friend repaying you for dinner, or a credit back from a return—assign that transaction directly to the category it came from instead of sending it to Ready to Assign first. This ensures that the inflow doesn't look like earned income in your "Income v Expense" report. For example, you can assign a Venmo transaction directly to "Dining" or a store credit to your "Shopping" category.

Separate work charges and reimbursements to keep your personal budget reports accurate

If you do have to pay for work expenses from your personal accounts, create a category specifically for these transactions ("Work Reimbursements," for example). When the charge comes in, enter it in this category and allow it to stay overspent. This shows you at a glance exactly how much your employer owes you, so you can stay on top of reimbursement requests. When those funds are paid back, assign them directly to the Work Reimbursements category to cover the overspending. As with the hack above, this prevents reimbursements from artificially inflating your actual income.

Flag preauthorization charges to avoid recording both pending and cleared transactions

For accounts that sync automatically with your budget, preauthorization charges may appear as pending for a few days before a final transaction clears. In some cases, these totals differ—due to tip amounts being added later, for example—and the preauthorization may not drop off once the actual charge goes through. If you've entered a preauthorization transaction to stay on top of your cash flow, flag it so you don't forget to delete it if the actual charge comes in separately. Tap the flag icon next to the transaction and choose a color specifically for preauthorizations. You can use flags to organize other transaction types, such as charges that need to be reimbursed.

Add gift cards and store credits as on-budget accounts to ensure funds get spent

It's easy to lose track of gift cards and store credits if they're not part of your regular budget, which means those funds may never get spent (and you leave money on the table). But if you add these to your budget as unlinked cash accounts, they'll be visible—and you may be more likely to actually use them. This also keeps your reporting accurate, as you can categorize these transactions just as you would those made with other cash or credit accounts.

Add due dates to category titles and sort by deadline to fund what’s most important first

If you have dozens of categories you're prioritizing and funding over the course of each month, a little bit of organization goes a long way to keeping track of what's most important. YNAB shows you when you need funds based on the targets you've set, but for major bills that have the same deadline each month, you should add the due date to the category title and put your categories in order from earliest to latest. This will offer an easy visual reminder of what you should fund first, second, third, etc. as you have money ready to assign.

Enter recurring bills as scheduled transactions to forecast cash flow

YNAB shows you what your money is assigned to do, but it doesn't show you where your money is or when it will leave your account to cover your bills. This means that categories can be funded, but you can still overdraft if the timing of paychecks and auto-drafts doesn't line up. To avoid this gap with your cash accounts, select View and toggle Show Running Balance on. Then, enter future fixed transactions, such as rent and utilities, with amounts and due dates, as well as fixed paychecks. You can set these as recurring for specific dates or frequencies. This will allow you to know at a glance if your account is expected to dip into the negative with scheduled payments, so you can move funds around to cover.

Cross-check available funds and cleared balances to expose hidden debt

The YNAB method is designed to get you away from credit card "float," which is when you don't have enough cash to cover your total card balance, and paying down current debt is dependent on future income. This may not be obvious in your budget if none of your categories are overspent, but you can compare the "payment available" balance for the card with the cleared negative balance for that same account in the left sidebar to expose hidden debt. If the available payment is less than the current balance, you are on float. If you have funds to spare (from flexible spending categories, for example), you can move money directly to the credit card category to close the gap. Otherwise, you'll need a strategy to gradually pay down the difference.

Install the Toolkit extension to get more customization

YNAB already has fairly detailed reporting, but for users who want even more, the open-source Toolkit for YNAB browser extension adds extra data views, filters, and UI customizations to the platform's web version. For example, you can tweak fonts and progress bars, add buttons and toggles, bulk edit, and enable custom filters and reports. Toolkit is available for Chrome and Firefox, though note that it is not an official offering from YNAB.

Canva is one of the most popular design tools for creating everything from flyers and business cards to interactive presentations. It's pretty user-friendly even for those who don't have any design experience, but if you want to level up your Canva experience, consider these tips and tricks.

Use "Tidy Up" to create perfect spacing

If you've ever tried to manually align multiple images, text boxes, or other design elements so they're evenly spaced, only to have them off by a tiny margin with each adjustment, the "Tidy up" tool is the solution to your problem. With this feature, you can group elements, and Canva will automatically snap them into place so you don't have to shift them pixel by pixel. Select three or more elements in your design, click Position in the toolbar, and choose Tidy Up. You'll also find a bunch of other alignment and spacing options on this menu.

Upload a CSV with "Bulk Create" to generate templated content

For designs that need to be replicated with unique information—such as matching business cards for different employees or localized marketing flyers with a consistent design—use the Bulk Create tool to generate and fill in a template instead of manually editing each individual file. Bulk Create pulls data from an Excel or CSV file (or a compatible data app, like Google Analytics) and matches it to form fields on your design. You can use Canva's AI match or drag and drop data fields manually, then preview and generate the design.

Search graphics by artist or collection to create a cohesive visual effect

If you find an image or graphic that you like, you can filter your search to see more assets from that same artist, so all of the illustrations in your design look cohesive. This is especially useful if you are creating a manual, guide, or series of social media posts that you want to keep visually consistent. Hover over the visual element and tap the three dots, then select View more by or See more like this. You can also star the artist to easily find them again.

Generate a color palette from an image to keep design consistent

If you're basing your design around a photo or image, you don't have to trial-and-error your way to finding the right colors for other elements. Canva has a free custom color palette generator that analyzes uploaded images and creates four-color combinations, complete with names and hex codes. You can apply the palette to a Canva design or save it for future use. If you already have a photo in your design, select the photo, click the color swatch, and look for Photo colors on the toolbar to see the palette.

Use "Copy Style" to quickly apply changes across elements and pages

Once you settle on the style and format of text and elements in your design, use "Copy Style" to apply them across the board without needing to manually select each individual setting, such as background colors, font styles and sizes, text colors, and alignment. Select the element or text you want to copy, then click the paint roller icon in the floating toolbar and choose the element or text you want to copy the formatting into. Canva also has a "Style Match" tool that uses AI to match the visual style of existing elements.

Use “Lock Position Only” locking to freeze layouts for collaboration

If you have multiple team members working on the same Canva file but don't want anyone to accidentally move or resize elements while editing text, you can lock only certain elements in place while still allowing the content itself to be changed. Select the element you want to lock—such as a text box, image, or graphic—and select Lock position only. Collaborators can edit text or unlocked elements without affecting those parts that are locked.

Turn on "Grids" to automatically create margins and spacing

Canva's Grids feature divides your design into compartments, such as rows or columns, which you can use to place and align images, videos, color fills, or other elements with consistent, even spacing. Grids can also be used to easily crop images or retain custom filters and effects even if images are swapped out. You can also change the spacing between grid cells to create consistent margins. Grid layouts can be found under Elements > Browse. This is especially useful for collages, vision boards, and visual storytelling.

Download your design as a PDF to keep links clickable

If a URL is written out on your Canva design, viewers can copy and paste it to visit the website. If you want to add a hyperlink and ensure it remains clickable, you'll need to download your file as a PDF and share it in that format. No other file types support clickable hyperlinks (and social media platforms strip links out of PDFs as well). Go to Share > Download > PDF to save your design with clickable links.

Link a Hovercode account to get free custom dynamic QR codes

Canva has a built-in QR code generator that allows you to drop custom codes into your design using your existing color palette. By default, these QR codes are static, meaning the link is permanently fixed, and you'd have to swap out the QR code and distribute the new design if you wanted to make changes. Dynamic codes use a redirect link that can be updated and also track scan data, such as click counts and location. If you add the Hovercode app to Canva (search "Dynamic QR Codes" under the Apps tab) and link a Hovercode account, you can have up to 10 dynamic QR codes available at once for free. After that, you can upgrade to a paid Hovercode tier.

Start a "Canva Live" session to get audience feedback during your presentation

When using Canva to present to a group, you can start a Live session to have audience members ask questions and leave comments as well as upvote feedback from other participants. Simply select Present > Present full screen or Presenter view > Present and click Canva Live > Start new session. This will generate an 8-digit code, which audience members can enter at canva.live to join the session. Audience chat messages and questions will show in the Presenter window.

Netflix has a stacked lineup of both new and familiar content coming in October. Political thriller series The Diplomat (Oct. 15) and French mystery thriller Lupin (Oct. 23) both return for fourth seasons alongside season three of Nobody Wants This (Oct. 22), the Emmy-nominated rom-com starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody and season 11 of Love Is Blind (Oct. 14).

New next month is East of Eden (Oct. 1), a limited mini-series adapted from the John Steinbeck novel of the same name. Created by Zoe Kazan, the show stars Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames alongside Christopher Abbott. On the film side is Animals (Oct. 9), a crime thriller written and directed by, as well as starring, Ben Affleck. Affleck plays an LA mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped with only hours to pay a ransom. Gillian Anderson and Kerry Washington co-star.

Netflix has a handful of documentaries coming in October, including The One About Matthew Perry (Oct. 27), a series chronicling the actor's life, work, and death, as well as Tyson (Oct. 13), a four-episode series about Mike Tyson. Netflix will also host the second Six King Slam tennis tournament on Oct. 21, live at 9:30 a.m. PT.

Here's everything else coming to Netflix in October, and everything that's leaving.

What's coming to Netflix in October 2026

Available soon

• The Gift of Deceit—Netflix Series

Available October 1

• Crazy Rich, Incredibly Broke—Netflix Film

• East of Eden—Netflix Series

• The Ramparts of Ice: Season 2—Netflix Series

• 21 Jump Street

• 22 Jump Street

• 8 Mile

• A Haunted House

• A Haunted House 2

• A Madea Family Funeral

• Ad Astra

• Angels & Demons

• Are We There Yet?

• The Bourne Identity

• The Bourne Legacy

• The Bourne Supremacy

• The Bourne Ultimatum

• Bring It On

• Call Me by Your Name

• Cowboys & Aliens

• Crimson Peak

• Dallas Buyers Club

• The Da Vinci Code

• The Devil Wears Prada

• Dracula

• The Equalizer

• Evil Dead

• Friday the 13th

• Happy Death Day 2U

• Horton Hears a Who!

• The Huntsman: Winter's War

• Hush

• I Know What You Did Last Summer

• Jason Bourne

• Lake Placid

• Love Actually

• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

• The Menu

• Moonlight

• NCIS: Seasons 20-22

• Ouija

• Ouija: Origin of Evil

• Pearl Harbor

• Point Break

• The Prestige

• Psycho

• Psycho II

• Psycho III

• Red Dragon

• Seven Years in Tibet

• The Sixth Sense

• Split

• The Strangers

• Top Chef VIP: Seasons 3-4

• Twilight

• The Twilight Saga: New Moon

• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1

• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2

• The Way Home: Season 4

• Underworld: Blood Wars

Available October 2

• #Love—Netflix Series

• Schumacher ’94 — The Birth of a Legend—Netflix Documentary

• Tyler Perry’s Doing Life—Netflix Film

Available October 3

• Ranma1/2: Season 3—Netflix Series

Available October 4

• Blue Box: Season 2—Netflix Series

Available October 5

• The Boogeyman

• Lorne

• Mayor of Kingstown: Seasons 1-4

• Super BOOMi: Season 1

Available October 6

• All American: Season 8

• Love Village: Season 3—Netflix Series

• Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying—Netflix Comedy Special

• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Available October 7

• Inside The Circle—Netflix Series

• Less of a Stranger—Netflix Film

• Real Men: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Who Is Martin Mull?—Netflix Documentary

Available October 8

• Below—Netflix Series

• Unicorn Academy: Secrets Revealed: Chapter 2—Netflix Family

Available October 9

• Animals—Netflix Film

• Haunted Hotel: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Is It Cake? Halloween: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Take Charge of My Heart—Netflix Series

Available October 10

• 100 Days of Deception—Netflix Series

• The First Monday in May

Available October 12

• Fire Spike: Season 1

• Free Leonard Peltier—Netflix Documentary

• Señora Acero: Seasons 1-5

• Wayne: Season 1

Available October 13

• Solar Opposites: Season 6

• The Trap—Netflix Series

• TYSON—Netflix Documentary

Available October 14

• Cocaine Bear

• Love Is Blind: Season 11: Boston—Netflix Series

Available October 15

• Hollywood Arts—Netflix Series

• The Diplomat: Season 4—Netflix Series

• The Storm—Netflix Film

Available October 16

• The Disciple—Netflix Documentary

• Heat

• The Fate of the Furious

• Money Trap: The Karun Treasure—Netflix Series

• Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald—Netflix Documentary

• Sacrifice—Netflix Film

• SERIOUSLY SINGLE TOO—Netflix Film

• Therapy Done Right—Netflix Film

Available October 20

• Blindspotting: Seasons 1-2

• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2—Netflix Series

Available October 21

• Emily

• Gladiator

• Gladiator II

• The Mothers of Penguins: Season 2—Netflix Series

• The New Stanford Prison Experiment—Netflix Series

• Six Kings Slam: Season 2—Netflix Live Event

Available October 22

• Bottle Shock

• Couldn't Agree Less with Allison & Isaac—Netflix Podcast

• Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?—Netflix Series

• Nobody Wants This: Season 3—Netflix Series

Available October 23

• Fading Grandeur—Netflix Series

• Lupin: Part 4—Netflix Series

• Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story—Netflix Documentary

• Surviving Hurricane Otis—Netflix Film

Available October 26

• Minimum Wage—Netflix Series

Available October 27

• Dangerous Liaisons: Season 1

• The One About Matthew Perry—Netflix Documentary

• Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic—Netflix Comedy Special

Available October 28

• Champions

Available October 29

• Balaraw: Blood Island—Netflix Series

• You, Me, Us—Netflix Film

Available October 30

• A Couple of Lies—Netflix Series

• Akka—Netflix Series

• Beat Luke Littler—Netflix Live Event

• The Birthday Gift—Netflix Film

• Collision Course—Netflix Film

• How to Ruin Diwali: Meet the Parents—Netflix Series

• SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of—Netflix Documentary

What's leaving Netflix in October 2026

Leaving October 1

• A Dog's Purpose

• A League of Their Own

• Aloha

• Angel Eyes

• Apollo 13

• Baby Mama

• Beginners

• The Beguiled

• The Boss Baby

• Blue Is the Warmest Color

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

• Cinderella Man

• Clueless

• Fargo

• The Fifth Element

• Ghostbusters

• Ghostbusters: Answer the Call

• Gone Girl

• Halo: Seasons 1-2

• High Fidelity

• The Hitman’s Bodyguard

• The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

• Identity Thief

• Inside Man: Most Wanted

• Krampus

• The Lazarus Project

• Nomadland

• Out of Africa

• Parenthood

• The Parkers: Seasons 1-5

• Queen & Slim

• Savages

• The Shack

• U-571

• The Vow

• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Leaving October 2

• The Wandering Earth

Leaving October 3

• Dawson's Creek: Seasons 1-6

Leaving October 7

• Nurse Jackie: Seasons 1-7

Leaving October 8

• Poldark: Seasons 1-5

• Scream

Leaving October 9

• After

Leaving October 11

• A Quiet Place Part II

Leaving October 14

• The Hunger Games

• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Leaving October 15

• Death Note

• The Smurfs 2

Leaving October 16

• Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Leaving October 29

• Deadwind: Seasons 1-3