Changelog

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!