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Canvas Quick Student View (any host name) Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: hlhfhggndbcoolimgcohdegdfpcbphhj

Canvas Quick Student View is a browser extension that injects a shortcut link into the Canvas LMS navigation interface to trigger 'Student View'. It is designed to work across various domain configurations, allowing users to toggle between instructor and student modes without navigating back to the main dashboard.

Developer:Old Pike Software
Version:0.7
Size:89.66KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

196

Rating

★ —

0 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English (United States)

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

No review samples found

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Low review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The extension positions itself as a specialized utility for the Canvas LMS, aimed at saving users time by providing a persistent link to toggle 'Student View'. It highlights its utility as a convenience tool that persists even when native interface links might be absent or harder to access.

Inferred product pattern

Single-purpose navigation utility for legacy LMS workflow optimization.

Review-backed pain points

Review-backed data is not available.

Observed feature gaps

The developer notes that Canvas natively implemented a built-in Student View link in 2020, making the primary purpose of the extension partially redundant for modern Canvas versions.

Tags
Canvas LMSEducation ToolStudent ViewProductivity
Target users

- Canvas LMS instructors

- Education administrators

Primary use cases

- Toggling Canvas Student View

- Streamlining LMS navigation

Positive themes

No positive theme data.

Negative themes

No negative theme data.

Observed friction

- No pricing friction; the tool appears to be a free utility.

Evidence boundary: Data is based on the Chrome Web Store listing details provided by the developer, acknowledging the platform's native changes since the extension's release. The analysis is constrained by the absence of user reviews and an official website, relying entirely on the developer's provided description.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support complaints identified.

Reliability

No reliability complaints identified.

Privacy

No privacy complaints identified.

Access & pricing

- Free usage observed

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 2

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Privacy policy

- Developer contact

- Support link

Store metadata

- Version: 0.7

- Size: 89.66KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

Canvas LMS extensionStudent View shortcutCanvas productivity toolCanvas UI helper

Comparison

Canvas LMS navigation hacksCanvas Student View link

Problem

Canvas navigation slowfinding student view in Canvas

Alternative

Canvas LMS instructor tools

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Screenshots

Canvas Quick Student View (any host name) screenshot
Canvas Quick Student View (any host name) screenshot

Links

Privacy policy: https://oldpike.bxtrom.eu/privacy_policy.html

Support links: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/canvas-quick-student-view

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