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Canvas Refined is a FOSS customization and productivity extension designed for Canvas LMS. Take complete control over your student dashboard, styling, grade tracking, and daily study workflow through modular widgets, deep visual personalization, and streamlined academic tools.

MODULAR DASHBOARD WIDGETS
Customizable Layout: Position modular widgets above, below, before, or after course cards with adjustable width percentages and heights.

Focus Timer and Breathing Breaks: Built-in interval timers and relaxation prompts to maintain study rhythm and productivity.

Grade and Submission Heatmap: Visualize daily assignment completion volume and grade activity with a GitHub-style activity grid.

Quick Links: Add fast one-click navigation bookmarks with custom icons directly on your home screen.

Dynamic Markdown Notes: Keep class notes, syllabi references, and markdown-formatted checklists pinned to your dashboard.

Widget Configuration: Reorder widgets, customize appearance, and export your setup across devices.

ADVANCED THEMING & DARK MODE
True Dark Mode: Complete visual overhaul with custom accent colors, contrast adjustments, and automatic light/dark scheduling.

Custom Backgrounds: Personalize Canvas using custom image URLs, daily dynamic wallpapers, or solid background colors with optional transparency controls.

Course Card Customization: Adjust card roundness, spacing, sizing, borders, gradient fills, and color palettes.

Custom Typography: Select custom fonts to personalize the entire Canvas interface.

GRADE ANALYTICS & GPA TOOLS
Dedicated GPA Calculator: Calculate high school and college GPA with customizable grading scales, weight presets, and quick menus.

What-If Grade Simulation: Test potential scores on future assignments and exams to see their exact impact on final marks.

Grade Trends and History: Monitor academic trajectory through visual charts and performance analytics.

Dashboard Grade Display: View real-time course grades on dashboard cards with optional hover-to-reveal privacy.

PRODUCTIVITY & WORKFLOW ENHANCEMENTS
Enhanced To-Do List: Organized task tracking with course filtering, collapsible due-date sections, and task count badges.

Global Canvas Search: Fast fuzzy search indexing across all courses, modules, files, and assignments, including the @home instant dashboard shortcut.

Task Completion Celebrations: Mark assignments finished with selectable celebration animations, including confetti, fireworks, rockets, hearts, and sparkle bursts.

Custom Timeframes: Define custom forward and backward day ranges to monitor upcoming assignments and overdue tasks.

Assignment Popups: Browser-wide alerts that notify you of upcoming deadlines before due dates pass.

PRIVACY & INTERFACE CONTROLS
Privacy and Demo Mode: Conceal sensitive student information, randomize course titles, and generate simulated grades or tasks for screen sharing and presentations.

Hover-to-Reveal Numbers: Mask GPA and grade values on your screen until your cursor hovers over them.

Canvas Note Suppressor: Block intrusive text-selection popups that obstruct assignment descriptions.

Clean Layout Options: Completely hide the Canvas sidebar, remove logos, and clear empty sidebar margins to reclaim screen space.

Multi-Language Support: Integrated language selection menu with community-maintained localization.

LINKS & RESOURCES
Official Website: https://guysandler.github.io/CanvasRefined/
Source Code: https://github.com/GuySandler/ActuallyBetterCanvas (Firefox version available)
Discord Community: https://discord.gg/GjFh4JA3wh

DISCLAIMER
Canvas Refined is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Instructure, Canvas LMS, or BetterCanvas.