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Bulk Download Student Submissions

Page last updated:
13 Jan 2026

This guide explains how to download all submissions from the Turnitin Submission Inbox and how to download all graded submissions with feedback as PDF documents.

You can download submissions from the assignment inbox in different formats e.g., Original File Type, Standard PDF’s, PDF’s with GradeMark attached. In addition to this you can also download submission information as Excel data e.g., Grade Report and Submission List.

Note: This can be downloaded before or after marking.

a.  In your module navigate to the Turnitin assignment.

b. Click the assignment link to open the Submission Inbox.

Turnitin assignment link

Original File bulk download refers to downloading the original file type that was submitted by the students within the assignment inbox in bulk.

a. Select the Download All button, select Original Files option.

 Original File Download Option

b. Once you have selected Original Files option it may take a few seconds / minutes depending on the number of submissions.

c. Click the downloaded folder to open it (in Google Chrome, it appears at the bottom of the browser window).

Download Folder from Browser

d. The folder displays all the submitted assignments as their original format to be clicked and viewed.

Standard PDF bulk download allows you to download all the submitted assignments as individual PDF’s to view.

a. Select the Download All button, select Standard PDF’s option.

Standard PDF File Download Option

b. Once you have selected Standard PDF’s option it may take a few seconds / minutes depending on the number of submissions. When it's ready, click the Zip file that appears to download it.

Bulk download prompt

c. Click the downloaded folder to open it (in Google Chrome, it appears at the bottom of the browser window). 

Download Folder from Browser

d. The folder displays all the submitted assignments as PDF’s to be viewed easily by one click.

GradeMark PDF exports allow you to download all your marked assignment submissions as PDFs with feedback and grades included.

a. Select the Download All button, click GradeMark PDF’s option.

Grade Mark PDF Download Option

b. Once you have selected GradeMark PDF’s option it may take a few seconds / minutes depending on the number of submissions. When it's ready, click the Zip file that appears to download it. 

Bulk download prompt

c. Click the downloaded folder to open it (in Google Chrome, it appears at the bottom of the browser window). 

Download Folder from Browser

d. The folder displays all your submissions that have been marked. The ‘Manifest’ .txt file tells you how many submissions were downloaded, and which ones weren’t included in the download.

Folder View Download

Grade Reports is a report that contain all key information regarding student’s submission to the inbox. The report is generated as an excel sheet and is split into multiple columns containing information such as ‘Paper ID’ ‘Similarity Score’ ‘Students Name’.

a. In order to bulk download grade reports, select the Download All button, click Grade Report option.

Grade Report Download Option

b. Once you have selected Grade Report option it may take a few seconds / minutes depending on the number of submissions.

c. Click the excel file to open it and view the generated data available (in Google Chrome, it appears at the bottom of the browser window).

Turnitin Excel File Download

Submission List allows you to see the status of student’s submission, whether they have submitted into the inbox or not. The format the report is generated upon downloading is as a excel sheet which contains all student’s information as bulk in three columns ‘First Name’ ‘Last Name’ ‘Submitted’.

a. To bulk download grade reports, select the Download All button, click Submission List option.

Submission List File Download Option

b. Once you have selected Submission List option it may take a few seconds / minutes depending on the number of submissions.

c. Click the excel file to open it and view the generated data available (in Google Chrome, it appears at the bottom of the browser window).

Turnitin Excel File Download