Changelog

🚀 New Updates

💸 Simpler Plan

• We now have one Pro plan (no more confusing tiers)

  • Don’t worry, you’re auto-upgraded to the best one

• Same features, just easier to understand

📅 Planner Improvements

• Drag tasks to plan your day or specific time

• Fixed issues with planning, unplanning, and scheduling

• Bigger, easier-to-read tasks in week view

• New date picker with better visibility

• Clear warnings if you plan after a due date

🧠 Study Page (Redesign)

• New homepage so it’s way clearer how to use it

• See quizzes, flashcards, and summaries right away

• Easier to create study sets

🔐 Grades & Transcripts

• You can now upload transcripts to auto-fill grades

• Data is securely stored and can be deleted anytime

• Fixed issues with GPA + grade editing

💳 Payments & Trials

• Fixed bugs where trials didn’t activate properly

• Smarter payment recovery (less random cancellations)

⚡ Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed login and signup issues

• Fixed theme + dashboard bugs

• Fixed sync issues (tasks + calendar)

• Improved performance across the app

🎨 Themes & UI

• Themes work better with the new dashboard

• GIF uploads now work

• Cleaner UI across multiple pages

👀 Small Changes That Matter

• Removed confusing lock icons

• Better onboarding + clearer flows

• More reliable buttons and interactions

👀 Coming Soon

• Even simpler Planner + Study experience

• More performance improvements

what’s new at bettercampus ✨

we shipped a bunch of updates to make BetterCampus smoother, smarter, and way less annoying.

📚 study got better

• the Study page is getting a cleaner home screen so it’s way more obvious what you can make, like quizzes, flashcards, and summaries

• we’re fixing AI study bugs so generated quizzes are more accurate and less random

• quiz questions are being improved so they actually include the context you need to answer them

• source selection is getting cleaned up so it’s easier to tell what your study materials are based on

🎙️ notes got a big upgrade

• you can now use AI to transcribe lecture recordings

• we added better progress tracking so you can actually see how many transcription minutes you’ve used this month

• Smart Notes now show how many uses you have left

• we’re fixing issues with:

  • old transcriptions not saving

  • deleted notes not moving to Recently Deleted

  • audio playback bugs

  • extra weird scrollbars

🗓️ planner is getting way more usable

• you can now switch between Day, Week, and Month view

• planner and schedule got cleaner and easier to use

• task grouping and saved views are being improved so your setup sticks after refresh

• we’re fixing annoying planner bugs like:

  • all-day events acting weird

  • invalid class times

  • overlapping class schedules

  • dragged tasks losing their details

  • tasks being scheduled on top of classes or events

💳 trials and plans are clearer

• pricing pages and plan names are being cleaned up

• trial buttons will now actually reflect when you’re on a trial

• more features now show clearer usage bars, upgrade prompts, and plan limits

• failed payments are being handled better so you’re not left confused

🎨 themes and customization got polish

• background image experiences are being cleaned up

• background images should stay static when scrolling

• theme creation and publish flows are being improved so you can still apply your theme

• more theme and widget interactions are now tracked better so we can improve what students actually use

🛠️ lots of bug fixes

we’re also knocking out a bunch of annoying issues, including:

• sync button not opening the sync modal

• dashboard sizing not saving properly

• login popup scrollbar weirdness

• close button not working on some paywalls

• light mode switching back to dark mode

• planner URL still saying tasks

• print grades showing the sidebar

• loading states not showing correctly on some themes

⚙️ behind the scenes

• better signup and onboarding tracking

• better analytics across pages and widgets

• cleaner data linking between anonymous and logged-in users

• safer updates so user data is less likely to break

• cleanup across the product for better stability

the simple version 🚀

bettercampus is getting:

• better study tools 📚

• better lecture transcription + notes 🎙️

• a much better planner 🗓️

• cleaner trials and pricing 💳

• fewer bugs and less weirdness 🛠️

This is one of our biggest updates yet. Themes, study tools, planner, grades, pricing, and dozens of bug fixes. Here’s what’s new.

🎨 Themes — Completely Rebuilt

The themes experience is now a full creative platform.

New:

• Create custom themes with a built-in image editor

• Remix any theme and make it your own

• Submit themes to the community

• Like and comment on themes

• One-click theme switching

• Auto-rotate themes on a schedule

• Theme history to revisit past favorites

• Proper custom font support

For free users:
You can still browse and preview themes, with clear countdowns showing what’s available.

Fixes:

• Colors now match consistently across class files

• Themes persist after reinstalling

• Migration from older versions no longer breaks themes

📚 Study Tools — Reimagined

The study page is now significantly more powerful.

New:

• Study sets to organize your materials

• AI-generated flashcards and quizzes

• Upload notes and slides

• Chat with your files

• File annotations and highlights

• Study playlists for focused sessions

• Clear usage progress bars for free accounts

✅ Tasks & Planner — More Flexible

You can now plan in more detail and with better visibility.

New:

• Subtasks for breaking work into steps

• Calendar sync for tasks

• Dedicated work/study time blocks

• Customizable to-do list visuals

For free users:
Premium scheduling features now clearly show trial and upgrade options.

Fixes:

• Assignments no longer get cut off

• Task completion works reliably

• Hidden classes stay hidden

• Planner can be pinned again

📊 Grades — Smarter Insights

Grades are now more accurate and more customizable.

New:

• Manually edit incorrect grades

• Set grade goals

• Track grade trends over time

• GPA calculator with target projections

• Hide grades by school or class

• Improved What-If grading, even for classes without current grades

Fixes:

• No more automatic F for classes without grades

• +/- grades work for all credit hours

• Duplicate buttons removed

• What-If editor fully stable

🧩 Widgets — More Focus Tools

• Agenda view

• Customizable motivation quotes

• Guided breathing breaks

• Custom focus and break timers

📁 Files & Notes

• Improved audio note handling

• Smart Notes stability improvements

• File viewer now works across all Canvas pages and Microsoft documents

• Cleaner premium badges

• Full-screen mode fixed

💰 Pricing & Plans — Clearer and Simpler

We now have three tiers: Free, Explorer, and Scholar.

• Clear feature breakdowns with real limits, not just checkmarks

• Free trial cancellation correctly downgrades you without charges

• Trial progress bars show remaining time

• Upgrade prompts clearly explain what you unlock

🛠️ General Improvements

• Dark mode no longer bleeds into other pages

• Login respects dark/light preference

• Ctrl+click in sidebar opens in a new tab

• Hidden courses stay hidden

• Keyboard bug fixed, yes the “n” key works

• Capitalization cleaned up

• Larger drag areas for easier window movement

• Footer stays anchored on large screens

• Course editing accessible from dashboard

• Hover conflicts resolved

• Privacy policy updated

• Favicon now displays correctly

• Marketing site visual issues removed

What’s New in BetterCanvas

We’ve been busy making your study sessions smoother and your dashboard more intuitive. Here’s a breakdown of the latest updates to help you stay on top of your semester.

You can update manually by going to “chrome://extensions”, turning on developer mode, and clicking Update!

📚 Study & AI Upgrades

• New "Learn" Page: We’ve launched a dedicated study hub! You can now turn your course materials—like past quizzes, notes, and readings—directly into AI-generated flashcards, adaptive quizzes, or study guides tailored to your specific goals.

• Better Source Control: You can now easily delete old study materials with the new trash icon and exit the source selector even if you haven't picked anything yet.

• "Explain My Answer" Fix: The AI explanation tool is back up and running to help you understand the "why" behind your practice questions.

• AI Transparency: We added an AI Nutrition Card (just click the "AI can make mistakes" link) so you can see exactly how our models process your data.

• Dark Mode Contrast: We bumped up the contrast on the "Send" button so you can see it clearly during those 2:00 AM study grinds.

🗓️ Task Planning & Organization

• Smarter Calendar Adding: When you click "Add Task" on a specific day in your calendar, it now defaults to that date automatically. No more manual clicking to change the due date from "Today" to the day you actually clicked.

• Fixed Notifications: We squashed a bug where in-app reminders wouldn't go away after you dismissed them. Your screen stays clean now.

• Activity Tracking: We’ve laid the groundwork for better Activity Insights, which will soon show you your most active study hours and help you track your on-time submission streaks.

🎨 Themes & UI

• Scroll Bug Fixed: Ever close the theme menu and realize you couldn't scroll the page anymore? That’s fixed—no more refreshing the page just to move down.

• Trending Themes: The "Trending" section now correctly shows what’s popular, even on fresh installs.

• Cleaner Sidebar: We cleaned up some messy code that was showing up in the Sidebar while you were creating custom themes.

💳 Plan & Account Updates

• Clearer Upgrades: We updated the "Style+" plan to be more straightforward—no more confusing trial text if you’ve already used one.

• Cleaner Design: We’ve polished the "Paywall" screen to be less distracting, highlighting the features you actually care about like Auto Notes and Unlimited Tasks.

• Updated Footer: It’s officially 2026! We’ve updated the site to reflect the new year.

You can update manually by going to “chrome://extensions”, turning on developer mode, and clicking Update!

🧭 navigation and layout

• clicking the bettercampus logo now opens our home screen (click again to close it)

• you can close the home screen by clicking outside of it

• sidebar icons and text are larger and closer to default canvas sizing

• widgets and popups now appear above the sidebar instead of hiding behind it

• clicking the 4-square widgets icon also closes the widget tray

• you can place multiple widgets at once instead of reopening the menu every time

• smoother page transitions when opening bettercampus pages from the sidebar

• less motion overall on busy pages, replaced with simple hover states

🎨 themes and appearance

• new system theme option for dark and light (follow your device theme)

• improved contrast for settings menus in light and dark mode so switches are easier to see

• updated toolbar and floating bottom bar to match our latest designs

• theme and preferences now open in a floating view and can shrink the home screen instead of feeling like a totally separate space

📅 planner, calendar, and tasks

• assignments are now color coded on calendar view so you can scan faster

• calendar month view is cleaned up and matches the rest of the planner

• planner view and due view both got ui fixes so scrolling, boxes, and spacing feel more natural

• “you have x assignments due” now matches your to do list count

• planned task checkboxes are clearer, and you can unplan events properly

🎓 grades and classes

• grade calculations are more accurate and grade scaling bugs are fixed

• default plus/minus scale is updated to match what most schools actually use

• school grading system links now work

• clicking your grade in the top left opens our detailed grade page for that class

• from grades, you can jump into our assignment editor or open the original canvas assignment in one click

• class time updates now save correctly instead of keeping the old time

• weighted gpa now shows a tooltip that reminds you to mark honors or ap classes individually

📝 notes and content

• fixed a major issue where notes could duplicate, overwrite, or delete other notes

• “card images” are now called “card visuals” to better match how they are used

• cleaned up how tasks under cards and card tasks look so they are easier to read

🔐 login, access, and locks

• microsoft login logo is now visible and clear

• any remaining “bettercanvas” text is now updated to “bettercampus”

• lock icons now mark pages, planning tools, and widgets that are paid features

• improved “blocked on school wifi” screen with clearer next steps and a one-click email to ask for bettercampus to be unblocked

🧩 chrome and canvas behavior

• if you hide the bettercampus logo from the canvas sidebar, we now walk you through pinning it from the chrome puzzle icon so you do not lose it

• when you click the extension from the chrome puzzle menu on a non canvas site, we tell you to head to canvas instead of doing nothing

• fixed a bug where reloading or duplicating a tab on a bettercampus page inside canvas could break the page

• improved behavior on chromebooks where the popup sometimes would not open correctly

• better support for schools with non standard canvas urls so the extension works in more places

🧼 general polish

• footer with socials, version, and help appears on more pages

• discussion links now go to the correct discussions page instead of assignments

• notifications show up in the right places instead of random popups

• lots of small ui and scrolling fixes across planner, grades, sidebar, and settings

You can update manually by going to “chrome://extensions”, turning on developer mode, and clicking Update!

⭐️ New & Improved Experience

• Calendar sync now supports multiple providers (Google & Microsoft).

• Option to manually set card layout (choose how many cards per row).

• Added ability to mark assignments directly from hover dot.

• New planner experience:

  • Freeze top row to always show date when scrolling.

  • Improved date awareness across pages.

• Added Advanced section under Appearance settings.

• Enhanced theme controls and rotation UI.

• Improved onboarding prompts (ex: sync calendar reminder).

• More visibility for app name in top-left.

• Updated login flow wording & UI polish.

• Card editing now supports background color/type.

• "Post Quote" refinement for community submissions.

• Improved “Community” navigation & placement.

• Improved design for grade cards & assignment cards.

• Widget auto-close when logging out.

• Showing hidden content toggle when sidebar collapsed.

• Menu polish: smarter “All categories” behavior.

• Improved auto-rotate theme system and settings clarity.

• Display secondary themes more clearly across views.

• Better row & drop-highlight behavior when dragging items.

• Better prompts for syncing tasks + calendar behavior.

• Age selector default corrected to 1960.

• Better preview border in theme history UI.

• Updated “Hyperlink ‘log in’” UX on sign-in page.

• Account type display improvements.

• Blocked-error detection enhancements.

🪄 Planner & Tasks Enhancements

• Task items now cross out on hover.

• Fixed alignment and dot-completion experience.

• Expanded Notes widget options & experience.

• Improved task list integration inside planner.

• To-Do task priority → “Week” capitalization improvements.

• Quote Widget polish & naming clarity.

🎓 Grades & Assignments

• Assignment popup sizing improved.

• Updated assignment list syncing to match to-do list view.

• Fixes for assignments view crashing or misaligning content.

• Improved grade card visibility and theme styling.

• Planner view now correctly restricts overlapping calendar events.

🎨 Themes & UI Polish

• Gradient & image background contrast improved.

• Corrected theme apply logic across pages.

• Theme badge & border styling adjustments.

• Theme history UI overhaul.

• Polished dark-mode across multiple screens.

• Allow applied badge + border when selecting themes.

💳 Payments & Access

• Google Pay integration check.

• Paywall behavior improved — fixed issue where sidebar disabled prevented it from showing.

• Free account notes remaining indicator added.

🪲 Bug Fixes

• Fixed "Sort by Date" not working.

• Prevent required popup from stalling installation.

• Sidebar auto-scroll + collapse issues resolved.

• Fixed quiz interference bug from our tool.

• Fixed discount % behavior + yearly default.

• Ensure logout widget popup always closes correctly.

• Fixed hidden feedback from showing behind To-Do list.

• Multiple sidebar fixes related to collapse, overflow.

• Card tasks capitalization bug fixed.

• Misc crashes & viewport UI fixes across Themes/Assignments/Sidebar.

• Fixed calendar week start behavior inconsistencies.

• Fixed blocked error behavior across actions.

• Fixed auto-rotate theme toggle logic and behavior.

• Fixed tooltip naming issue (“Quotes”).

🧼 Housekeeping

• Removed Credits page from in-app community (moved to marketing/support website).

• Updated various labels & UI strings across app.

• Cleaned up category logic and duplicated UI areas.

We did a ton of new changes and improvements for this one. If you have any feedback, let us know! Since we did a ton, we may have missed some in this changelog, but here’s a general idea of what we did!

✨ New Features

• Added GPA widget integration with new goal-setting and weighted GPA support.

• Introduced “Plan My Day” wizard for syncing calendars, entering class times, and better daily planning.

• Added ability to delete custom assignments.

• Implemented “On-Demand Announcement System” for improved in-app updates.

• Enabled lifetime remix limits and upgrade paths for free accounts.

• Introduced system for unlimited file uploads for all users.

• Added persistent saving for sidebar, pages, and widget ordering.

• New sidebar widget icons and improved visual states for widgets.

• Introduced new plan upgrade and trial ending flows with clearer CTAs.

• Added ability to resize widgets and other interface elements.

• New ability to remix and customize applied community themes.

• Added support for custom theme creation with clearer flows.

• Introduced hover tooltips and badges for themes, stars, and CTAs.

• Added microphone recording for notes

• Implemented confetti animations for theme actions with multiple style options.

• Added highlight feature in settings search to guide users directly.

• Enabled annotation tools by default, with study tool enhancements for file viewer.

🛠 Improvements

• Standardized theme editing with consistent “Remix Theme” / “Edit Theme” wording.

• Improved sidebar with collapsible sections, better spacing, and new iconography.

• Enhanced dark/light theme swap handling for better consistency.

• Refined plan editing flow: selected states update properly, CTAs clearer.

• Improved trial and onboarding flows with simplified paywall steps.

• Renamed plan tiers (“Pro” → “Learn+”, “Basic” → “Free”) for clarity.

• Improved GPA and grades integration: recalculations, trend graphs, and goal setting now more reliable.

• Calendar and assignment linking improved with better sync and management.

• Improved file viewer: fullscreen toggle, annotation speed, AI symbol, and default switch states.

• Made theme categories browsable with dropdowns for easier navigation.

• Enhanced class and grade pages: disabled class options, weighted GPA settings, clearer syncing.

• Improved upgrade and plan-ending messaging with better calls to action.

• Sidebar collapse, drag, and hover states now more responsive.

• Added hover states for task cards, classes, and CTAs.

• Improved tooltip coverage for crowns, stars, and Explore plans.

• File uploads, cover images, and theme thumbnails updated for better display.

• Improved spacing, alignment, and consistency across menus, widgets, and to-do lists.

• Enhanced product tour flows with sidebar-enabled and disabled variants.

• Refined search bar with auto-scroll and highlighting of relevant results.

• Improved confetti animations with more customization.

• Better visual clarity on background and grade scaling modal.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed agenda widget not loading in some cases.

• Corrected dark mode and light mode theme swap behavior.

• Fixed back button lock when editing applied themes.

• Resolved issue where remixing/applied themes consumed swaps unnecessarily.

• Sidebar buffer issues resolved when hidden.

• Fixed incorrect restrictions showing for free accounts.

• GPA calculation errors fixed (class history, weighted GPA, goal recalculations).

• Assignment grades now display correctly instead of defaulting to “unsubmitted.”

• Fixed extension blocking quizzes in Canvas possibly.

• Corrected theme swap and preview bugs where cards reset incorrectly.

• Fixed sidebar tooltip rendering and “x” button not working.

• Calendar sync bugs resolved, including agenda widget non-clickable.

• Fixed disappearing assignments and incorrect to-do list display.

• Resolved trial flow issues when switching accounts or logging in with Google.

• Fixed UI mismatches with applied vs preview theme states.

• Card alignment bugs corrected (excess whitespace, row misalignment).

• Sidebar collapse and drag-drop bugs resolved.

• Fixed profile deletion and editing not functioning.

• Corrected inconsistencies in file viewer (annotation glitches, non-custom icons).

• Resolved errors with class time duplication, sync deletion, and disabled classes.

• Fixed broken links, incorrect email addresses, and Google Sheets mismatches.

• Assignment reminder bugs resolved.

• Fixed loading animation, persistence saving, and spacing inconsistencies.

• Corrected “x” dismiss not working on popups.

• Fixed login issues when refreshing with Google signup.

• Resolved quote submission missing categories.

This changelog covers most of the features we either changed, fixed, or added. There may be some smaller things we added as well!

✨ New

• Added ON/OFF toggle for Sidebar

• Added ON/OFF toggle for To-Do List

• Added search bar within extension popup for easier navigation

• Added GPA Calculator widget into the dashboard!

• Added “Month” option back into To-Do list

• Introduced category search for themes (via search bar).

• Added switch for Weighted / Unweighted GPA (if supported by school grading system).

• Community themes can now be previewed before applying, reducing unnecessary swaps.

🔧 Improvements

• Themes

  • Clearer CTA flow:

    • New themes → “Discard” + “Save”

    • Editing existing themes → “Discard” + “Update”

  • Preview mode now uses “Previewing” + “Cancel” + “Apply” CTAs

  • All CTAs now appear consistently at the bottom of modals

  • Gradient styling applied to “Apply” buttons

  • Clarified that all themes will remain free

  • Changed “Edit” button label to “Select” for clarity

  • Updated backend to themes to ensure faster loading times

• UI / Sidebar

  • Onboarding default updated: sidebar starts collapsed OFF

  • Collapsed state shows bottom icons, including trial countdown

• Home / Menus

  • Account type now clearly displayed in the top right

  • “Move” action moved outside theme button for better visibility

  • Removed “Pinned” section → replaced with custom dashboard reordering

  • Date range selector for GPA upgraded from tabs → dropdown (day, week, month, semester)

  • Renamed “GPA Calculator” → “GPA Overview”

  • Clarified GPA “cut-off” setting with helper text

  • Removed outdated “Use weighted GPA” menu option

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Saving a theme no longer resets it to blank canvas

• Fixed issue with sidebar not working after upgrading up

• Theme switch cards now correctly update when a theme is applied

• Fixed bug where editing a theme incorrectly created a duplicate

• Light presets no longer revert to dark after theme cancellation

• Fixed: Notes are no longer clickable on disabled sidebar view

• Fixed: Product tour now accounts for sidebar toggle state

• Fixed GPA widget settings logic for schools without weighted GPA (no switch shown)

• Fixed CTA consistency issues across Save/Update/Discard flows

• And a lot more!