Colorize events in the new Google Calendar. (Keywords: Gcal color colors event)
GcalColor: Revive Colorful Google Calendar Events
GcalColor is a Chrome extension designed to bring back the colorful display of event names in Google Calendar, a feature that was lost after an update in 2018. The extension turns the event name text to the designated color of the event, improving visibility and aesthetic appeal. It also removes the color dots for a cleaner look and slightly reduced space usage. Users can still customize event colors using the native Google Calendar settings. GcalColor is open source and available for community collaboration on GitHub.
Extension stats
Manifest V3
Size: 5.78K
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User reviews
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Pros
- Restores color coding for events in Google Calendar
- Makes calendar more usable after recent updates
- Allows for easy distinction between different calendars
- Helpful for users relying on color coding for organization
- User-friendly and responsive support
Cons
- Issues with adding new or custom colors
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
- Some users have experienced problems after reinstalling the extension
- Confusion regarding the functionality for color addition
- Transition from colored text to dots was not well received
Most mentioned
- Color coding is essential for distinguishing events
- Recent Google Calendar updates have made the extension necessary
- Users appreciate the return of color highlighting
User reviews
Hi, I really liked this extension, but its behaviour has changed over the last couple of days. Previously if I put a colon after a word at the beginning of an event title, it would appear highlighted in the label colour. This was extremely useful for making particular events visible and distinguishable. But now this facility is gone, can we get it back?
Win 11 PC
Edit: it's back! I hope it stays, the alternative of coloured text with a dot is hopeless.. added another star
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Kenny, 2024-02-01
I don't get it. I saw nothing to add custom colors.... and the details literally don't say how to use this. There is NO WHERE to add new or custom colors.
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Kayla Levelius, 2023-09-22
it has changed the name to the color instead of just a colored dot (THANK YOU!) however, I cannot find any additional colors. What am I doing wrong? No + sign or new colors on list
thanks!
by
Cheri Morgan, 2022-12-31
Extension safety
Risk impact
GcalColor requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood
GcalColor has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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