diff --git a/src/Ansatz/Chain.jl b/src/Ansatz/Chain.jl
index 1804293..d034873 100644
--- a/src/Ansatz/Chain.jl
+++ b/src/Ansatz/Chain.jl
@@ -343,6 +343,45 @@ function isrightcanonical(qtn::Chain, site; atol::Real = 1e-12)
     return isapprox(contracted, identity_matrix; atol)
 end
 
+canonize(tn::Chain, args...; kwargs...) = canonize!(copy(tn), args...; kwargs...)
+canonize!(tn::Chain, args...; kwargs...) = canonize!(boundary(tn), tn, args...; kwargs...)
+
+"""
+canonize(boundary::Boundary, tn::Chain)
+
+Transform a `Chain` tensor network into the canonical form (Vidal form), that is,
+we have the singular values matrix Λᵢ between each tensor Γᵢ₋₁ and Γᵢ.
+"""
+function canonize!(::Open, tn::Chain)
+    Λ = Tensor[]
+
+    # right-to-left QR sweep, get right-canonical tensors
+    for i in nsites(tn):-1:2
+        canonize_site!(tn, Site(i); direction = :left, method = :qr)
+    end
+
+    # left-to-right SVD sweep, get left-canonical tensors and singular values without reversing
+    for i in 1:nsites(tn)-1
+        canonize_site!(tn, Site(i); direction = :right, method = :svd)
+
+        # extract the singular values and contract them with the next tensor
+        Λᵢ = pop!(TensorNetwork(tn), select(tn, :between, Site(i), Site(i + 1)))
+        Aᵢ₊₁ = select(tn, :tensor, Site(i + 1))
+        replace!(TensorNetwork(tn), Aᵢ₊₁ => contract(Aᵢ₊₁, Λᵢ, dims = ()))
+        push!(Λ, Λᵢ)
+    end
+
+    for i in 2:nsites(tn) # tensors at i in "A" form, need to contract (Λᵢ)⁻¹ with A to get Γᵢ
+        Λᵢ = Λ[i-1] # singular values start between site 1 and 2
+        A = select(tn, :tensor, Site(i))
+        Γᵢ = contract(A, Tensor(pinv.(parent(Λᵢ)), inds(Λᵢ)), dims = ())
+        replace!(TensorNetwork(tn), A => Γᵢ)
+        push!(TensorNetwork(tn), Λᵢ)
+    end
+
+    return tn
+end
+
 mixed_canonize(tn::Chain, args...; kwargs...) = mixed_canonize!(deepcopy(tn), args...; kwargs...)
 mixed_canonize!(tn::Chain, args...; kwargs...) = mixed_canonize!(boundary(tn), tn, args...; kwargs...)
 
diff --git a/src/Qrochet.jl b/src/Qrochet.jl
index 41e1040..3bee8a0 100644
--- a/src/Qrochet.jl
+++ b/src/Qrochet.jl
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ include("Ansatz/Chain.jl")
 export Chain
 export MPS, pMPS, MPO, pMPO
 export leftindex, rightindex, isleftcanonical, isrightcanonical
-export canonize_site, canonize_site!, truncate!, mixed_canonize, mixed_canonize!
+export canonize_site, canonize_site!, truncate!
+export canonize, canonize!, mixed_canonize, mixed_canonize!
 
 export evolve!
 
diff --git a/test/Ansatz/Chain_test.jl b/test/Ansatz/Chain_test.jl
index 6cff86c..22b8b10 100644
--- a/test/Ansatz/Chain_test.jl
+++ b/test/Ansatz/Chain_test.jl
@@ -147,6 +147,50 @@
             @test length(tensors(canonize_site(qtn, Site(2); direction = :left, method = :svd))) == 4
         end
 
+        @testset "canonize" begin
+            using Qrochet: isleftcanonical, isrightcanonical
+
+            qtn = MPS([rand(4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4)])
+            canonized = canonize(qtn)
+
+            @test length(tensors(canonized)) == 9 # 5 tensors + 4 singular values vectors
+            @test isapprox(
+                contract(transform(TensorNetwork(canonized), Tenet.HyperindConverter())),
+                contract(TensorNetwork(qtn)),
+            )
+            @test isapprox(norm(qtn), norm(canonized))
+
+            # Extract the singular values between each adjacent pair of sites in the canonized chain
+            Λ = [select(canonized, :between, Site(i), Site(i + 1)) for i in 1:4]
+            @test map(λ -> sum(abs2, λ), Λ) ≈ ones(length(Λ)) * norm(canonized)^2
+
+            for i in 1:4
+                canonized = canonize(qtn)
+
+                if i == 1
+                    @test isleftcanonical(canonized, Site(i))
+                else
+                    Γᵢ = select(canonized, :tensor, Site(i))
+                    Λᵢ = pop!(TensorNetwork(canonized), select(canonized, :between, Site(i - 1), Site(i)))
+                    replace!(TensorNetwork(canonized), Γᵢ => contract(Λᵢ, Γᵢ; dims = ()))
+                    @test isleftcanonical(canonized, Site(i))
+                end
+            end
+
+            for i in 2:5
+                canonized = canonize(qtn)
+
+                if i == 5
+                    @test isrightcanonical(canonized, Site(i))
+                else
+                    Γᵢ = select(canonized, :tensor, Site(i))
+                    Λᵢ₊₁ = pop!(TensorNetwork(canonized), select(canonized, :between, Site(i), Site(i + 1)))
+                    replace!(TensorNetwork(canonized), Γᵢ => contract(Γᵢ, Λᵢ₊₁; dims = ()))
+                    @test isrightcanonical(canonized, Site(i))
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
         @testset "mixed_canonize" begin
             qtn = Chain(State(), Open(), [rand(4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4, 4), rand(4, 4)])
             canonized = mixed_canonize(qtn, Site(3))