I built a Chrome extension that bypasses Canvas tab switching detection
I’m the developer behind extension called Canvas Crack.
Originally built it for myself after getting tired of Canvas tracking every little thing during online exams.
What annoyed me most wasn’t even the exams themselves, it was the tab monitoring. You open another tab for 2 seconds and suddenly there’s a “student left the quiz page” event logged. Felt ridiculous.
So I made a lightweight extension that prevents Canvas from detecting tab switches/background activity entirely. You can switch between ChatGPT, Google, notes, whatever you need, and the logs stay clean.
Didn’t really expect anyone else to care about it, but I posted it in a few student Discords and it spread pretty fast. Apparently a lot of people were equally paranoid about those activity logs.
If you have any questions or suggestions, I’d be happy to answer them or clear up any doubts.