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Google Meet attendance extension gone? Here's a free alternative

Quick answer: The “Google Meet Attendance” extension many teachers used is no longer available in the Chrome Web Store. RollCall is a free replacement: install it, join your Meet call, and it records who joined, when and for how long; paste your class list once to see who's absent or late, then export a CSV.

If your attendance extension suddenly disappeared from Chrome or stopped recording, you're not alone: the widely recommended “Google Meet Attendance” extension is no longer listed in the Chrome Web Store. You don't have to go back to screenshots of the participant list.

RollCall

Step by step

  1. Remove the old extension

    Open chrome://extensions and remove any attendance extension that no longer works or that Chrome has turned off.

  2. Add RollCall to Chrome

    Install RollCall from the Chrome Web Store. It's free with no account, and it only runs on meet.google.com.

  3. Bring your class lists

    Open RollCall's side panel and paste your roster, one name per line. Names are matched in any order, so “Lovelace, Ada” matches “Ada Lovelace”.

  4. Teach as usual

    Join your Meet call. RollCall records everyone who joins, with join time, minutes in the call and rejoins. Open Meet's People panel once so every name is seen.

  5. Export

    Download a CSV, copy a table into Google Sheets, or have a CSV saved automatically when each call ends.

Tips

Other ways to do it

If your school's Google Workspace edition includes Meet attendance tracking, the meeting host gets an attendance report by email after each call. Ask your Workspace admin whether it's turned on.

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Questions

Why did my attendance extension disappear?

Chrome removes or turns off extensions that are taken down from the Chrome Web Store. The “Google Meet Attendance” extension is no longer listed there.

Does RollCall need a paid Google Workspace plan?

No. It works with any Meet call you join in Chrome, including free and school accounts.

Is student data uploaded?

No. Names and attendance stay in Chrome on your computer.

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