Canvas+

CanvasPlus: Power up your learning with color themes, navigation shortcuts, and improved performance.

Canvas+ Chrome Extension - Enhancing Learning on Canvas

Canvas+ is a Chrome extension created to elevate students' use of Canvas. It offers a variety of appearance settings, an easy access inbox, a search box for course navigation, and enhanced performance capabilities like speed boost and smart scrolling. Its open-source status allows continuous development, making Canvas learning more efficient and user-friendly.

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Extension stats

By: Canvas+

Users: 60,000+

Rating: 4.07

(28)

1 new ratings

Version: 0.4.7 (Last updated: 2024-02-26)

Creation date: 2021-01-19

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://*.instructure.com/*

Size: 1.12M

Email: he*****@canvasplus.org

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 3,416 ▲ 68

Other rankings

#293 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3

#138 in improve keyword 54 ▲ 2

#157 in search box keyword 78 ▲ 4

#180 in course keyword 78

#181 in navigation keyword 82 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

CanvasPlus (v0.4.5)

459 4.25

(4)

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Highly customizable with many features
Improves the appearance and functionality of Canvas
Positive user experience with dark mode and class search options
Constantly updated and improved
User-friendly and easy to use

Cons

Does not work for schools that don't use 'instructure' in their Canvas URL
Causes performance issues, including overheating and significant battery drain
Limited access to change site's data for some users
Some users experienced functionality issues and lack of access

Most mentioned

Does not work for specific Canvas URLs
Severe performance issues including overheating and battery drain
Customization options are highly praised
Improves the overall experience of using Canvas

User reviews

Works very well but does not if you use Canvases from multiple schools! They will all look exactly the same, not different from each other.

Ainsley Bird, 2025-03-03

I really want to use this but my canvas page is not *://*.instructure.com

Jakub Polzer, 2025-02-24

my canvas worked just fine

James, 2024-11-04

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Canvas+ requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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