TopHat is a neat system monitor extension for GNOME Shell. It embeds three live updating graphs for CPU, RAM, and network usages directly in the top bar.
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Why settle for burning app windows when you close them now you can incinerate them instead? Yes, everyone’s1 favourite over-the-top desktop effect extension is back with an update, and it adds yet another excessive window closing animation to its…
Read MoreVarious enhancements are on offer in the latest version of ArcMenu, a popular GNOME Shell extension that adds a traditional app menu to the GNOME desktop.
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Shell Configurator is a GNOME extension that lets you access and adjust advanced settings for GNOME Shell, including animation speed and OSD position.
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Ever wondered how long your favourite apps take to open on Ubuntu? Maybe you’re keen to see if Snap app startup times are as notoriously un-nimble as claimed. And maybe you want to see if any of the ‘speed improvements’ Canonical ofte…
Read MoreThe Dash to Panel GNOME extension now supports GNOME 42 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The extension combines top bar and dock into one unified panel.
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‘App Icons Taskbar’ is a GNOME extension giving you a single-panel GNOME Shell desktop experience with favourite and running app icons in the top bar.
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An update to Extension Manager, a GTK app for managing, installing, and configuring GNOME extensions on GNOME Shell is rolling out via Flathub.
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Workspace switching just a whole look cooler with the addition of background panoramas to the Compiz-inspired Desktop Cube GNOME extension.
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Snap app fans will want to check out an extension for GNOME Shell that makes it easier to manage, update, and configure software installed using the packaging format. It’s called Snap Manager and while it’s not an official Snapcraft/Canonic…
Read MoreI wrote about a patched version of Mutter that delivers one of the Linux desktop’s most-desired effects: translucent app windows with frosted blur effect, similar to the sort found on macOS and Windows 11. That method uses a project called Mutter…
Read MoreGNOME 40 users: do you want to see your favourite apps in the application grid again? Well, you can! There is (naturally) a GNOME extension that brings back shortcuts for apps added to the dock back in the app grid, similar to how things were in GNOME …
Read MoreThat Desktop Cube GNOME extension now supports click & drag directly on the desktop, just like the original Compiz Cube effect that inspired its creation.
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Clipboard managers are handy, and there are plenty to choose from. A new contender is the performance-minded ‘Clipboard History’ GNOME extension.
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Looking for an easy way to get a top-level overview of your laptop’s battery health on Ubuntu? If so, check out Battery Status by Spanish blog Atareao. They’ve created a GNOME extension that reminds me a lot of the fancy menu bar apps avail…
Read More‘Burn My Windows’ is the GNOME Shell extension that just keeps on giving. New effect and a much-request option included in its latest update.
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This GNOME extension rearranges the GNOME Shell application grid in alphabetically order, making it easier to find app shortcuts based on their name.
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A couple of new Star Trek-esque effects have been added to the ‘Burn my Windows’ GNOME Shell extension. If you’ve not yet heard about this bling-tactic add-on, it animates closing windows (and optionally dialogs) in some spectacularly…
Read MoreWant to install GNOME extensions without using a web browser? Check out the new ‘Extension Manager’ app. Full details on this super handy tool inside.
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Want to make GNOME Shell look like the Unity desktop? If you do, then this guide is for you. Just don’t thank me for what follows. A reader called Alwyn sent the whole run-through to me via the Tip Form, complete with screenshots. They said I cou…
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