Custom Calendar Background

Name: Custom Calendar Background
Rating: 3.754385964912281 (114 reviews)
Author: https://useit.today

Adds background images to Google Calendar

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Custom Calendar Background is a Chrome extension that transforms your Google Calendar’s appearance by adding full-page background images or colors. Whether you prefer to use your own photos or select from a curated collection of themed backgrounds, this extension helps personalize your calendar interface.

Please note that due to recent updates adding dark mode to Google Calendar, the extension currently works best with light mode enabled, alongside an optional dark overlay setting to balance visibility. For issues and support, the project maintains an open GitHub repository.

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Version:

2.0.13 Last updated: 2025-01-01

Creation date:

2019-01-02

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Permissions:

storage
identity
identity.email

Size:

43.57K

Email:

pa*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 2,589 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#8 in Art & Design #2 in custom background keyword 24 #4 in background keyword 22 ▼ 1 #9 in calendar keyword 35 ▲ 1 #22 in google calendar keyword 40 ▲ 1

User reviews

Users appreciate that Custom Calendar Background enhances Google Calendar's appearance and the developer's responsiveness. However, many report issues where the background image fails to display correctly in week and month views, showing white backgrounds instead. Changing the background image is cumbersome for some, and there are problems with text color for all-day events and gradient effects instead of solid colors. Despite these flaws, long-term users remain loyal to the extension due to its customization features and ongoing updates.

Pros

Allows customization of Google Calendar background, making it more visually appealing and less monotonous.
The developer is responsive and fixes bugs promptly.
Provides a variety of themes, including those highlighting independent photographers.
Has been reliable and useful for long-term users.
Open-source, allowing users to see updates and changes.

Cons

Background image does not show properly in week or month views, often replaced by a white background.
Difficulty in finding and changing the background image within extension settings.
Some users experience the background only appearing partially or around borders, not behind events.
All-day event text color changes to grey, reducing readability when extension is active.
Solid color backgrounds appear as gradients, with no option for pure solid color.

Recent reviews

For those who are struggling to find where to change the image, click 'Extension' > go to 'Manage Extension' and click > 'Extension Options'. You should be able to see the "Custom Calendar Background options" page.

NUR RAHEEMAH MOHAMAD ALMUTANGALLI, 2025-03-28

A imagem que entra é outra diferente das que são apresentadas e não tem como mudar. Horrível!

Rosana Caetano, 2024-12-03

where is the calendar?

Megan Hanson, 2024-11-06

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Custom Calendar Background requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Custom Calendar Background has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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