Google Meet Grid View

Adds a toggle to use a grid layout in Google Meets

Google Meet Grid View is a handy Chrome extension that adds a toggle button for a grid layout in Google Meet sessions. This grid view shows each participant with equal-sized video windows, ideal for meetings without a primary speaker, such as silent or collaborative working-from-home sessions.

The extension also offers customizable options including including your own video in the grid, highlighting the active speaker, and hiding participants without video streams to streamline your meeting view. While enabling grid view forces the loading of all participant videos which may affect performance in very large meetings, it greatly improves visibility and engagement for typical group sizes. Privacy-conscious users will appreciate that this extension does not track or collect any user data.

User reviews

Google Meet Grid View is praised for its grid layout that benefits teaching and group discussions, allowing users to see all participants simultaneously. However, multiple users report that the add-on frequently malfunctions by displaying participants in a vertical or horizontal list rather than a grid, only showing their own video or a limited number of participants. These issues have increased recently, with reinstalling or switching browsers failing to resolve them. Despite its usefulness when functioning, the add-on's reliability has significantly declined, leading to user frustration.
Pros
  • Works well for viewing multiple participants in a grid when it functions properly.
  • Helpful for teaching and managing group discussions by seeing all participants at once.
  • Allows users to see themselves and others in a video grid view format.
Cons
  • Currently does not work properly, often showing participants in a vertical list instead of a grid.
  • Frequently only shows the user's own video or a limited number of participants, not all.
  • Has stopped working in recent weeks and issues persist despite reinstalling or using different browsers.
  • Displays participants in a single column or horizontal strip rather than a proper grid.
  • Users report it indicates it doesn't permit use on Google Meet pages or limits participant display when updated.
Recent reviews
No funciona
by Anna, 2021-02-03

Everyone should try the fix version this version never works
by Bilguun, 2020-10-05

Me pone a los participantes como si estuvieran como lista
by Rihard, 2020-09-14
View all user reviews ›

Extension safety

Risk impact

Google Meet Grid View 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.
Risk likelihood

Google Meet Grid View is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
  • Medium **** ********* *** *** **** *******
  • Low **** ********* *** ******* **** **** * ****** **** ***** ******** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
  • Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
Upgrade to see full risk analysis details

Promo images

Google Meet Grid View marquee promo image
Marquee promo image
Small promo image

Compare add-ons

Similar add-ons

Here are some Edge add-ons that are similar to Google Meet Grid View:

Popular extensions / apps

Here are some popular extensions / apps that you might be interested in: