Free Browser Extension

Know your grade
before it's final

BrightGrades pulls your scores from Brightspace and lets you run what-if scenarios — drop assignments, add extra credit, simulate future grades.

Add to Chrome — Free

Works on any Brightspace / D2L instance · No account needed · Chrome only

Features

Everything you need to stress less

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Live Grade Summary

Instantly see your total score across all assignments, calculated in real time as you make changes.

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Edit Any Score

Click any score to change it. Simulate getting a higher grade on an assignment to see the impact.

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Drop Assignments

Mark assignments as dropped and they'll be excluded from your total — individually or in bulk.

Extra Credit

Toggle any item as extra credit — it adds to your earned points without affecting the denominator.

Add Custom Items

Add hypothetical assignments that don't exist yet to plan ahead for the end of the semester.

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Undo / Redo

Full undo/redo history with up to 50 steps. Experiment freely — you can always go back.

Up and running in seconds

1

Install the extension

Add BrightGrades to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store. It's free and takes one click.

2

Navigate to your grades page

Open Brightspace and go to the grades page for any course you want to analyze.

3

Click "Open Grade Tool"

BrightGrades adds a button to the page. Click it and your grades open in an interactive panel in a new tab.

4

Run what-if scenarios

Edit scores, drop assignments, add future items — your total updates instantly.

🔒 Your data never leaves your browser

BrightGrades reads grades directly from the page you're already viewing. No data is sent to any server, no account is required, and nothing is stored anywhere. It's entirely client-side.