# CourseCast

> CourseCast syncs with D2L Brightspace and Canvas — covering 4,000+ schools. One-click sync pulls everything: grades, assignments, quizzes, due dates, and grading weights. No browsing around, no manual entry.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/coursecast](https://chrome-stats.com/d/coursecast)

## Overview

- **ID:** `coursecast`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CourseCast
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 2.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-25
- **First published:** 2026-04-22
- **Size:** 83 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/coursecast/)
- **Website:** [https://coursecast.org/support](https://coursecast.org/support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/coursecast/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/coursecast/privacy/)

## Description

CourseCast syncs with D2L Brightspace and Canvas — covering 4,000+ schools. One-click sync pulls everything: grades, assignments, quizzes, due dates, and grading weights. No browsing around, no manual entry.

<strong>Features:</strong>
<ul><li>Grade dashboard showing all courses and current grades at a glance</li><li>Grade simulator — find out exactly what you need on the final</li><li>Calendar view with all due dates color-coded by course</li><li>Course details with grading weights and category breakdowns</li><li>Dark theme built for late-night study sessions</li><li>Works with any D2L Brightspace or Canvas school</li></ul>
<strong>How it works:</strong>

CourseCast reads your grade data via the official D2L Valence and Canvas REST APIs using your existing LMS session — no passwords, no scraping, no browser extensions reading your other tabs. Your data is synced to your CourseCast dashboard where you can track trends, simulate grades, and stay on top of deadlines.

Sign up at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/b7db19a0f37176f1d4660f5d065d045356406a62d00fd95c93aae304879573b0/https%3A//coursecast.org" rel="nofollow">https://coursecast.org</a>

## Rankings

- #91,879 — Overall
- #54 — course

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.brightspace.com/*`
- `*://*.d2l.com/*`
- `*://*.kennesaw.edu/*`
- `*://*.view.usg.edu/*`
- `*://*.instructure.com/*`
- `https://v2.coursecast.org/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.brightspace.com`
- `*.d2l.com`
- `*.kennesaw.edu`
- `*.view.usg.edu`
- `*.instructure.com`
- `v2.coursecast.org`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/coursecast)