Customize your Canvas experience and do advanced things with your Canvas by Instructure account.

Latest Version

Version
0.0.4.4
Update
September 18, 2020
Size
2.11MiB
Developer
jczstudios.github.io
Category
Users
2,000+
Rating
4.63636 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
WebRequest
Storage
Notifications
Alarms
WebRequestBlocking
UnlimitedStorage
ContextMenus
*://*.instructure.com/*
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CanvasTools Extension

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

Canvas administrators, please visit our website to learn more about how we can help your institution for free!

CanvasTools is an advanced set of tools that allows you to customize the way that Canvas by Instructure looks and do advanced things with your Canvas account. Change the default colors of Canvas even if your institution has already set them. The aesthetic changes you make with CanvasTools only appear on your Canvas. CanvasTools will work with any website using a Instructure subdomain. With CanvasTools, you can message your peers from any tab. No need to open Canvas just to message a friend. CanvasTools is constantly receiving new updates with new features and functions. We hope to better your life on Canvas!

UPDATE LOG: https://github.com/jczstudios/canvastools/wiki/Update-Log

*CanvasTools is not affiliated or owned by Instructure. Please do not contact Canvas for help with this extension, use the support tool instead.

**The creator of CanvasTools does not condone the use of these tools for any cheating, deception, spamming, etc. Please use at your own risk.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install CanvasTools extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install CanvasTools extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install CanvasTools extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install CanvasTools extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download CanvasTools extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a CanvasTools extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the CanvasTools Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the CanvasTools extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the CanvasTools extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for CanvasTools extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the CanvasTools extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download CanvasTools extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install CanvasTools extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the CanvasTools extension file

Select and download the CanvasTools extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the CanvasTools extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your CanvasTools extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the CanvasTools extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install CanvasTools extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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JT Race (ID: 00000012ec35c646) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/29/2021 Very excellent

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Dax Wilson (ID: 000000f000ed9e45) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/09/2020 It doesn't work for me. Does it even work on Chromebook?

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Nicholas Wadsworth (ID: 000000c3d0f03c5e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/01/2018 Awesome. Love the omnibox integration.

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Joshua Cosby (ID: 0000009df06bdd73) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/18/2017 Very good graphics. I enjoy the creamy convenience that this provides.

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Brandon Williams (ID: 0000001109702c25) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/18/2017 Canvas tools is a good program. It has many features and is very fast. It has a large user base and is very helpful.