GNOME:Extensions

lastmod 2025-07-18created 2023-11-1520 edits

GNOME extensions

Installing extensions manually

1. Create the folder ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions in your home directory:
2. Extract the zip file downloaded from https://extensions.gnome.org/
3. Rename the folder to match the "uuid" ID in the metadata.json file.
4. Restart GNOME Shell by command Or, reboot your system.

gnome-shell-extensions

sudo apt install gnome-shell-extensions
gnome-extensions enable [email protected]

install command ??

gnome-extensions install ???

GNOME Shell browser

• Projects/GnomeShellIntegration/Installation - GNOME Wiki!

Ubuntu Linux

On Ubuntu 23.04 or later:

$ sudo apt-get install gnome-browser-connector

Earlier versions:

$ sudo apt-get install chrome-gnome-shell

Manager

• GNOME Tweaks
• Extension Manager - extension manager
  • https://github.com/mjakeman/extension-manager
  • I use it as an alternative because the browser extension for the GNOME Shell extensions site doesn't work well.
  • Search performance isn't great, but it's so-so... usable.
  • When searching, searching with "Recent" finds things relatively well.
  • apt install gnome-shell-extension-manager

Favorite extensions

Extensions I use often

• OpenWeather - local weather
• Sound Input & Output Device Chooser - per-device management of I/O sound devices
• Tiling Assistant - tile manager
• Desktop Icons - Add icons to the desktop
• Frippery Move Clock - Moves the current time in the Status Menu from the center to the right.
• system-monitor (gnome-shell-system-monitor-applet) - system monitoring - not well maintained.
  • system-monitor-next - a fork was published since the original project seems unmaintained.

Tray icon placement

Places Legacy Tray Icons. Tray icons such as those installed with Wine have to be displayed with this.

• TopIcons Plus - not well maintained.
• TopIcons Plus - this one isn't well maintained either.
• TopIcons - is any of them well maintained lol
• TopIconsFix - at least this one is still active... does it work well??

GNOME Shell extensions

• How do I install and manage GNOME Shell extensions?
• chrome-gnome-shell - after installing with apt install chrome-gnome-shell, you can install GNOME extensions through the website in Chrome.

GNOME Shell Frippery

• GNOME Shell Frippery - for grumpy old stick-in-the-muds

GNOME Extensions site links:

• Frippery Move Clock - moves the clock away from center alignment.
• Frippery Panel Favourites
• Frippery Applications Menu
• Frippery Bottom Panel

Window Manager

• PaperWM - Tiled scrollable window management for Gnome Shell
• Material Shell - A new desktop experience

Tiling Window Manager

• Linux Tips - 3 Window Tiling Extensions You Need To Know - YouTube
  • Forge - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4481/forge/
  • gTile - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/28/gtile/
  • Tiling Assistant - https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3733/tiling-assistant/ - the one I currently use
• WinTile - looks simple

Other

• gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
• gnome-shell-extension-prefs

See also

• GNOME

Favorite site

• linux:gnome:extension (Kwon Nam)