Description
Watch the writing process unfold - play back a Google Doc as if it were a movie
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Extension Rank
"Browser History" Keyword
"Address" Keyword
"Author" Keyword
"App" Keyword
"Writing" Keyword
"Will" Keyword
"Trial" Keyword
"Sheets Extension" Keyword
"Sheets Erweiterung" Keyword
"Share" Keyword
"Replay" Keyword
"Privacy" Keyword
"Play" Keyword
"Pause" Keyword
"Install" Keyword
"Info" Keyword
"Google Sheets." Keyword
"Google Sheets" Keyword
"Google Search" Keyword
"Google Docs" Keyword
"Google Chrome" Keyword
"Google" Keyword
"History" Keyword
"Free Access" Keyword
"Free" Keyword
"Extension" Keyword
"Document" Keyword
"Chrome Extension" Keyword
"Chrome Browser" Keyword
"Chrome" Keyword
"Data Privacy" Keyword
"Data" Keyword
"Collection" Keyword
Review Summary
Draftback is praised for its ability to help teachers and writers analyze the writing process and detect plagiarism or AI use. However, users express dissatisfaction with its new costly subscription model, frequent glitches affecting playback and statistics display, and limited compatibility with non-Docs Google files. Additionally, privacy issues arise due to the extension's detailed recording of edits, raising ethical concerns. While once a valuable free tool, recent changes have led to frustration, especially among educators relying on it for student assessment and plagiarism detection.
Pros
- Allows teachers to monitor and understand students' writing process in detail.
- Useful for detecting plagiarism and AI-generated or copied content.
- Helps encourage authentic work and supports discussions around writing development.
- Provides visual graphs and playback of document revisions, aiding analysis of writing progression.
Cons
- Recently introduced a high subscription fee ($100/year or $9.99/month), which many users find too expensive and unaffordable.
- The extension has become glitchy, often failing to display full text or statistics graphs, and sometimes showing blank or incomplete playback.
- Limited compatibility; only works well with Google Docs and not with Google Slides or Sheets, despite visible UI elements.
- Privacy concerns due to detailed keystroke recording and potential invasion of students' privacy without explicit consent.
Permissions
This extension can:
- identity
- identity.email
- storage
This extension can access:
- *://docs.google.com/*
- https://accounts.draftback.com/*
Additional Information
0.0.24
April 17, 2025
0.92 MB
en-US
Developer Information
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