Pearson MyLab sits behind a huge share of college math, stats, chem, and bio homework, which is why how to cheat on Pearson MyLab is one of the queries students type into Google when a graded problem set isn't moving. MyLab runs in the browser, closes on a deadline, and randomizes the numbers so your friend's answer is almost certainly wrong for your version. CaptureAI is a Chrome extension built for that moment. Press Ctrl+Shift+X, drag a box around any MyLab question, and an AI-written answer shows up in a floating panel on top of the page — no new tab, no clipboard, nothing visible outside the normal browser window.
What Pearson MyLab Is and Why It Is Hard to Beat
Pearson MyLab is a graded homework and testing system built into courses at thousands of colleges and universities. Unlike a regular worksheet, MyLab runs inside a browser window, tracks your answers in real time, and pushes your score straight into your professor's gradebook.
Here is what makes it tricky:
- Randomized values. Math and science problems use different numbers for every student, so a classmate's answer is almost always wrong for your version
- Multiple attempts with penalties. Some assignments give you more than one try but dock points for each wrong answer
- Time limits. Timed quizzes start a countdown the second you open them
- Browser-based. Everything runs in a standard Chrome tab, which is exactly where CaptureAI works without any special configuration
For a look at how graded assignments differ across quiz platforms, read Canvas, Moodle & Blackboard tips for students.
How CaptureAI Works on Pearson MyLab
CaptureAI grabs a region of your screen and reads the text from that screenshot locally on your own computer. The image itself almost never leaves your device. The text then goes to an AI that works out what's being asked and returns a step-by-step answer in a floating panel on top of MyLab. You never open a new tab, paste text into a search box, or touch the clipboard.
Because CaptureAI works against your screen rather than inside the Pearson website, it doesn't interact with MyLab at all. From MyLab's point of view, your session looks like a normal student working through problems.
There's a second surface worth knowing about. Click the toolbar icon and a sidebar chat opens next to the page, with full conversation history, bookmarks, and a model picker. You can switch between, say, gpt-5.4-mini for routine algebra and claude-sonnet-4-6 when a stats problem needs more careful reasoning. On Basic and above, the sidebar can also chain steps in agent mode (read what's on the tab, take a follow-up screenshot, work the next sub-part) without you redoing the capture each time.
For a full breakdown of every step in the process, read how CaptureAI works.
Step-by-Step: Using CaptureAI on Pearson MyLab
Setting Up
- Install CaptureAI from the Chrome Web Store
- Activate your license at captureai.dev/activate. Your license key arrives by email right after purchase
- Open Pearson MyLab in Chrome and navigate to your assignment
- If you are on a Pro plan, switch on Privacy Guard in the extension settings before you start
During the Assignment
- When a question loads, press Ctrl+Shift+X
- Drag a box across the full question. Include every given value, formula, answer choice, and any graphs or diagrams on screen
- Wait 2–3 seconds for the floating answer panel to appear
- Read the answer and explanation, then type it into MyLab
- Click outside the floating panel to close it and move on
Speed tip: after your first capture, press Ctrl+Shift+F (Quick Capture) for every following question in the same screen position. It reuses the last capture area instantly without drawing a new box.
Stealth tip: press Ctrl+Shift+E to collapse the answer panel any time your screen needs to look clean.
Subject-Specific Tips for Pearson MyLab
Math and Algebra
MyLab Math is the most widely used version of the platform. When you see a problem with randomized values, an equation to solve, a function to analyze, or a word problem with specific numbers, capture the whole question including every number and unit of measurement. The AI works through the calculation step by step and shows the method, so you understand why the answer is correct rather than just what it is.
For problems with multiple parts (a, b, c), capture the full question including every part at once. The AI returns answers for each part in order.
Statistics
Statistics problems in MyLab often include tables of data, hypothesis tests, or confidence interval calculations. Capture the full question including any data table shown on screen. The AI picks the right approach, sets up the calculation, and explains each step clearly. That is useful when you also have to type a written explanation in a response box.
Chemistry
MyLab Chemistry problems frequently combine equations, element values, and multi-step calculations. Capture the full problem including any given equations or molecular formulas visible on screen. The AI works through the stoichiometry, unit conversions, and equation balancing, then explains which rules it applied at each step.
Biology and Anatomy
Conceptual multiple-choice questions in MyLab Biology often turn on specific vocabulary and definitions. Capture the full question and all answer choices. The AI distinguishes between similar-sounding options and explains why the correct answer fits the biological principle being tested. For diagram-based questions, capture the diagram and any visible labels. The AI reads what is written in the image.
For more subject-specific tips across platforms, read the complete AI homework helper guide.
Privacy: What MyLab Can and Cannot See
Pearson MyLab does not run software that watches your screen. It tracks your answers and timing inside its own interface, but it has no view of what is open in other applications or what appears on your screen outside the browser window.
CaptureAI is built with that in mind:
- No tab switching. The answer panel appears on top of MyLab in the same tab, so your activity log shows only the MyLab page the whole time
- Stealth Mode. Press Ctrl+Shift+E and the panel disappears completely, leaving no visible trace
- No data collection. CaptureAI collects no analytics or usage tracking. Your screenshot is processed on your own computer and discarded right after the answer comes back
If you are on a Pro plan, Privacy Guard adds another layer. It hides the signals your browser sends that tell sites whether your tab is active, and blocks scripts that probe for installed study tools. Read privacy and AI tools: what students need to know for a full breakdown of what quiz platforms can and cannot detect.
Plans and Pricing
CaptureAI has a free plan and two paid options:
- Free. Full capture and AI answers for everyday assignments. Includes Quick Capture, Stealth Mode, and the sidebar chat with Quick and Standard models
- Basic ($1.99/week or $5.99/month). Unlocks reasoning mode, agent mode, custom instructions, and the Advanced model lineup (
gpt-5.4,gemini-3.1-pro-preview,claude-sonnet-4-6,grok-4.20) - Pro ($3.49/week or $9.99/month). Everything in Basic plus Privacy Guard, web search, fetch URL inside the sidebar agent, and the highest weekly budget
For Pearson MyLab assignments with long multi-step problems, reasoning mode (Basic and above) tells the AI to take extra time and check its work before answering. That helps when one early error in a calculation cascades into a wrong final answer.
For a full comparison of what each plan includes, read the best AI tool for college students in 2026.
Get Started on Pearson MyLab Today
Pearson MyLab assigns graded problems with randomized values and tight deadlines, and the usual workarounds fall apart fast. CaptureAI grabs your screen, reads the question on your own computer, and shows an AI answer in a floating panel on top of MyLab in two to three seconds, with nothing left behind for the platform to see. The whole extension is around 12MB installed, so you don't notice it sitting in your browser between captures.
Install CaptureAI today and use Ctrl+Shift+X on your next MyLab assignment.