Better Classroom

Better Classroom makes Google Classroom look and work the way you want — your own banners and background, a readable layout, a block list that actually hides things, and a few secrets. BEFORE YOU INSTALL An account is required, and new ones start on a free trial. Signing in is what switches the extension on. It syncs with betterclas.kstudios.games; the server is open source, so you can run your own instead. APPEARANCE • Class banners — your own image (auto-fitted to Classroom's 4:1 shape), a plain colour, or no banner at all. One for every class, or a different one per class. • Page background — any image behind Classroom, with tint, blur and frosted panels so the text stays readable. • List plates — Classwork rows get a proper panel behind them instead of text pills scattered over your wallpaper. One plate per topic, or one pill per row. • A single assignment gets one plate behind the whole thing — title, byline and body under one sheet — and the cards beside it turn to frosted glass so your background shows through. • The header and class tab bar stay opaque while the page scrolls under them, with one pill behind the "Classroom › class name" breadcrumb. PICTURE TO ASCII ART • A button by every comment, post and answer box turns any picture into ASCII art — choose it, paste it or drop it in. It is sized to fit the box and made only of characters that are the same width in Classroom's font, so it lines up for everyone who reads it. Adjust width, contrast and brightness, or pick a Braille-dot style for more detail. • Art ends with a small "made with Better Classroom" line. • The picture never leaves your computer. SECRET CODES • Some things are hidden. Find a code, type it into "Have a code?" in the settings, and see what it unlocks — some come with a badge to collect. • Codes are given out by the server, so new ones can appear at any time without an update. BLOCK LIST • Full names, one per line. Their posts and comments are covered with dark glass — the post blurred behind it, so you can see something is there but cannot read a word of it. • A covered post shrinks to a single line instead of a screenful, and goes back to its own size when you press Show. BADGES • While you're signed in, the name Classroom shows for you is claimed automatically, so badges can appear beside it. Badges are visible only to people signed in to the same server. • Don't want that? Press Opt out next to your name in the settings panel. Your name is removed from the server and never claimed again, on any computer, until you press Use my name. PRIVACY MODE • For screen sharing, recording or screenshots: every name on the page becomes a random English one and every photo becomes Google's blank avatar. The same person always becomes the same stranger, so a thread still makes sense. It changes only what is drawn on your screen — nothing is sent anywhere and nothing is stored. TIDY SETTINGS • Every section of the settings folds down to one line that shows how it is set, so everything fits on one screen. WHAT LEAVES YOUR COMPUTER • Runs on classroom.google.com and talks to its own sync server. Nowhere else. • Synced: your settings, your block list and the images you upload, so every computer you sign in on matches. Your sign-in token is never uploaded. • Your own name: unless you opt out, the name Classroom shows for you is sent to the sync server so badges can find you. • Other people's names are never sent anywhere. Blocking, badges and privacy mode all match names on your own device. • Pictures you turn into ASCII art are never sent anywhere. • A secret code you type is sent to the sync server to check it. One unlocked extra rewards turning work in; once it is unlocked, turning work in sends that assignment's ID — never the work itself, its text, files or grade. • A bug report or suggestion is sent only when you write one and press send. It carries your message, the extension version, your browser's user-agent string, which options you have switched on, how many names are on your block list (the number, never the names), and the Classroom page path you were on. Never your blocked names, never your images. Full privacy policy: https://betterclas.kstudios.games/privacy REQUIREMENTS Chrome 96 or newer. FOUND A BUG, OR HAVE AN IDEA? Open the settings panel and use the box at the bottom — pick "Something is broken" or "An idea for it". Better Classroom is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.