Design Tools version 3 was rebuilt from the ground up to improve the tool's accessibility, usability, integration with Canvas, feature packaging, and to add a variety of new features.
The chart below illustrates some of the differences between the SaaS version and version 2 (aka Kennethware).
| Feature | Hosted Version (Version 3) |
Open Source (Version 2) |
|---|---|---|
| New Canvas UI compatible | Yes | Yes |
| Under Active Development | Yes | No |
| Hosted | Yes | No |
| Works with Canvas Mobile Apps | Yes | No |
| Institutional Customizations Managed By | Canvas Course | JavaScript/HTML |
| Customizations by Sub-Account | Yes | No |
| Accessibility Features Built In | Yes (see details below) | No |
| Tools Themselves are Accessible | Yes | No |
| Content Themes | ||
| Selectable Themes | Yes | Yes |
| Banner Text Update Controls | Yes | No |
| Select Banner image from course files | Yes | No |
| Institutional banner image support | Yes | No |
| Boilerplate Content | ||
| Boilerplate Content Blocks | Canvas Course | JavaScript/HTML |
| Navigation Block | 1-8 links | 1-4 links |
| Module List | Yes | Yes |
| Teacher and TA user details | Yes | No |
| Social Media Link Section | No | Yes |
| Dynamic Elements | ||
| Quick Checks | Unlimited | 2 per page |
| Accordions | Unlimited | 1 per page |
| Tabs | Unlimited | 1 per page |
| Expander | Yes | No |
| Modal Dialogs | Yes | Yes |
| HTML Snippets | Yes | No |
| Tooltips | Pending | Yes |
| Popovers | Pending | Yes |
| Read More | Pending | Yes |
| Progress Bar | Pending | Yes |
| Styles | ||
| Advanced List styles | Yes | Yes |
| Definition Lists | Yes | Yes |
| Add/Change Border Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Add/Change Padding | Yes | Yes |
| Add/Change Margins | Yes | Yes |
| Canvas Button Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Canvas Legacy Table Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Canvas New UI Table Styles | Yes | No |
| Add custom CSS to a course | Yes | No |
| Color | ||
| Color Picker | Yes | Yes |
| Canvas Highlights and Emphasis Classes | Pending | Yes |
| User customizable color palette | Yes | No |
| Pull color palette from image | Yes | No |
| WCAG 2.0 Color contrast ratings | Yes | No |
| Icons | ||
| Canvas Icons | Yes | Yes |
| Font Awesome Icons | Version 4.5 | Version 4.2 |
| Objectives/Outcomes | ||
| Bloom's Revised TaxoNomy | Yes | Yes |
| Institutional configured objectives/outcomes | Unlimited (Canvas content page) | Limited (JavaScript/HTML) |
| Rich Content Editor Views | ||
| Labels | Yes | Yes |
| Sections | Yes | Yes |
| Browser | Yes | Yes |
| App | Yes | No |
| No Style | Yes | No |
| Copy Existing Content | ||
| From current course | Yes | Yes |
| By URL | Yes | Yes |
| Institutional Templates | Yes | No |
| In context help sections | Yes | No |
| Images | ||
| Fill content width | Yes | Yes |
| Alt text input | Yes | No |
| Float image left | Yes | Yes |
| Float image right | Yes | Yes |
| Center image | Yes | No |
| Crop and upload image to Canvas | Yes | Yes |
| Directly embed uploaded image in editor | Yes | No |
| Image Captions | Yes | No |
| Links | ||
| Add icon | Yes | Yes |
| Canvas Button Styles | Yes | Yes |
| Update Text and URL controls | Yes | No |
| Accessibility Features | ||
| WCAG 2.0 Color contrast ratings | Yes | No |
| Heading structure check | Yes | No |
| Image alt text | Yes | No |
| Link check | Yes | No |
| Grayscale Color Check | No | Yes |
| Syllabus | ||
| Institutional Policies | Unlimited (Canvas content page) | 1 (JavaScript/HTML) |
| Institutional configured objectives/outcomes | Unlimited (Canvas content page) | Limited (JavaScript/HTML) |
| Pull grade scheme from Canvas | Yes | Yes |
| Customizable boilerplate blocks | Yes | No |
| Theme Support | Yes | No |
| Support | ||
| Integrated User Guide | Yes | No |
| User feedback form | Yes | No |
| Institutional support information | Yes | No |
| Advanced HTML editor | Yes | No |
| Template Pages | Unlimited | 2 Pages |
| Module Builder | ||
| Assignment, Discussion and Quiz Shells | Yes | Yes |
| Name Assignment, Discussion and Quiz Shells | Yes | No |
| Set Assignment point value and submission types | Yes | No |
| Update all assignment dates in one place | Yes | No |