CanvasTools

Customize your Canvas experience and do advanced things with your Canvas by Instructure account.
What is CanvasTools?
CanvasTools is a Chrome extension that allows Canvas by Instructure users to personalize their online environments and add advanced capabilities. With CanvasTools, users can modify color schemes, send messages from any tab, receive message notifications, download material for offline use, effortlessly submit files, and more. The extension also incorporates features like adding custom elements to posts, Footer setting, and Chrome omnibar search capability for your Canvas courses and groups. Please remember this tool is not affiliated nor owned by Instructure.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.64 (11)
Version: 0.0.4.4 (Last updated: 2020-09-18)
Creation date: 2018-05-29
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • storage
  • notifications
  • alarms
  • webRequestBlocking
  • unlimitedStorage
  • contextMenus
  • *://*.instructure.com/*
Size: 2.21M
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

FEATURES • Customize your colors • Message students from any tab • Receive a notifications when someone messages you • Download Canvas modules offline • Submit files as assignments just by right-clicking • Add custom elements to your content using the Editor • Search through your pages, courses, groups, and assignments using the Chrome omnibar • Adds a Mark All Read button to Conversations • Automatically login • Integrates with the Canvas API • Use the editor to add custom buttons, badges, and more to your posts • Easily set a footer with the editor then copy and paste it by right clicking in Canvas

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Excellent performance and features
  • Good graphics and design
  • Omnibox integration is appreciated
  • Customizable options for Canvas
  • Helps to easily change Canvas settings
Cons
  • Does not work on Chromebook
  • Requires page refresh for some changes to take effect
Most mentioned
  • Very excellent
  • Great addition to chrome for stylizing Canvas webpages
  • Canvas tools is a good program with many features
Recent reviews
Very excellent
by JT Race, 2021-01-29

It doesn't work for me. Does it even work on Chromebook?
by Dax Wilson, 2020-10-09

Awesome. Love the omnibox integration.
by Nicholas Wadsworth, 2018-03-01
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Extension safety

Risk impact

CanvasTools requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

CanvasTools is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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