Category: Gnome Extensions
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Enhance Your Desktop with the Advanced Weather Companion GNOME Shell Extension
The Advanced Weather Companion is a newly available GNOME Shell extension for weather tracking that has been drawing attention in the tech community. Designed to show temperature and current conditions directly in the top bar, it serves as a more streamlined alternative to existing weather add-ons. The extension stands out in its approach; instead of…
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Smart Border Radius Detection Enhanced in Tiling Shell Extension
The developers of the Tiling Shell extension for GNOME have rolled out version 15.1, which introduces a feature for smart border radius detection. This enhancement aims to improve the appearance of borders around focused application windows, whether they are tiled or floating on the desktop. Domenico Ferraro, the lead developer, described the challenge: different applications…
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Automatic Tiling Feature Launches in GNOME’s Tiling Shell Extension
The Tiling Shell GNOME extension has introduced a highly anticipated feature: automatic tiling. This update allows newly opened windows to automatically arrange themselves according to the currently active tiling layout. Users can easily switch between different layouts and even create and save their own configurations. With this new functionality, windows will snap into the best…
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Enhance Your GNOME Experience with the Auto Accent Colour Shell Extension
For enhanced personalization in Ubuntu 24.10, consider the new Auto Accent Colour GNOME Shell extension, which automatically adjusts the system accent color to match your desktop wallpaper. While accent colors are a prominent feature in GNOME 47, Ubuntu has explored accent colors since 2022. The new extension streamlines the process, allowing users to forgo manual…
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Burn My Windows Introduces Enchanting ‘Focus’ Effect for an Elevated User Experience
It has been some time since the stunning (if somewhat theatrical) Burn My Windows GNOME Shell extension introduced a fresh effect to delight enthusiasts of extravagant window opening and closing animations. However, with the release of Burn My Windows v44, now available on GNOME Extensions, it brings an exciting new feature – and it’s quite…
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Tiling Shell Update: Introducing Custom Window Border Colors and Exciting New Features!
I have a strong appreciation for the Tiling Shell GNOME Shell extension, as it excels at its functionality while also catering to a variety of user preferences. It provides flexibility by allowing users to tile windows using a mouse along with drop zones, via keyboard shortcuts, or through a combination of both options – making…
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Maximize Your Listening Experience: Why the Spotify Controls GNOME Extension is a Must-Have for Music Addicts
GNOME Shell displays the currently playing information in the notification shade, keeping it out of sight until you need to check. Many users appreciate this design, but what if it’s not your preference? Sounds Good How to Install Spotify on Ubuntu (Snap or DEB) Personally, I enjoy having media details (such as album art, artist…
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How to Display Real-Time Power Usage in Watts on Ubuntu’s Top Panel
If you’re interested in monitoring your Ubuntu laptop’s energy consumption in real time with minimal hassle, there’s a new GNOME Shell extension that simplifies the process. “Why would I need to monitor energy usage?” – if this question arises, perhaps the need isn’t evident to you. This tool is particularly appealing to the inquisitive types;…
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How to Easily Sync Your Gravatar with Your User Account in Ubuntu 24.04
Are you interested in setting your Ubuntu user account photo to be the same as your Gravatar image? There’s a GNOME Shell extension that can manage this for you. It syncs your Gravatar profile image with your GNOME Shell user account icon, which appears on the login screen and the lock screen password shield. Not…
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GNOME Introduces Official Extension to Support Legacy Tray Icons
As part of every GNOME release (spanning GNOME Shell, Mutter, core apps, etc) is an official set of GNOME Shell extensions. This non-default package is “a collection of extensions providing additional and optional functionality to GNOME Shell” that are developed and maintained by GNOME developers. Ubuntu, like other Linux distributions that use GNOME Shell, doesn’t…