Category: Gnome Extensions
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How to Fix Missing Desktop File Thumbnails in Ubuntu
Ubuntu has resolved a long-standing issue with file thumbnail previews not displaying on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop. For nearly a year, users experienced problems where image and PDF thumbnails appeared only as generic file icons on the desktop, although they were visible in the Nautilus file manager. This issue stemmed from the integration of…
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Enhance Your Workspace with the Floating Mini Panel GNOME Extension
GNOME Shell extensions offer users the ability to customize their desktop environments, and one of the latest additions is the Floating Mini Panel. This extension transforms the standard GNOME Shell Top Bar into a compact, always-on-top panel that can be activated via a toggle in the Quick Settings menu. When activated, the Floating Mini Panel…
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Enhancing Convenience: UxPlay Control Extension Simplifies AirPlay Sharing
If you’re looking for an easier way to manage UxPlay on Ubuntu or any Linux distribution that uses GNOME Shell, there’s a new extension available called UxPlay Control. This extension provides a straightforward way to control the UxPlay AirPlay server by adding a lightweight applet to the top panel, allowing users to start and stop…
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Discover ASCII Emojis Effortlessly with this GNOME Shell Applet
Finding ASCII Emoji Easily with a GNOME Shell Applet There are two types of people: those who have memorized how to type ASCII art like the famous table flip and those who’ve been relying on copying it from a single Stack Overflow post for years. For me, I kept a plain text file full of…
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Enhance Your Nighttime Experience: New Extension Adds Night Light Intensity Slider to Quick Settings
One of the first actions many users take after installing Ubuntu is enabling Night Light, the built-in blue-light filter on the GNOME desktop. This feature adjusts screen colors to a warmer tone in the evening to mitigate potential sleep disruption and eye strain caused by blue light. However, the default warmth setting may be too…
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How to Easily Toggle Ubuntu’s New Wellbeing Reminders On and Off
The Wellbeing features introduced in Ubuntu 25.04 provide users with periodic reminders to take breaks and move around. This is part of a broader effort that includes screen time monitoring and the option to activate greyscale display when users exceed their screen time limit. While these alerts can be beneficial during the day, they may…
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Track Moon Phases Effortlessly on Your Ubuntu Desktop with Luna
Keeping track of lunar phases has become easier for users of Ubuntu with the introduction of a new GNOME extension called Luna. This extension displays the current moon phase on the desktop’s top panel using intuitive icons: a full white dot for a full moon, a half-filled circle for a crescent moon, and more. Instead…
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Exciting New Features Added in the Latest Tiling Shell GNOME Extension Update
An update for the Tiling Shell extension, designed for GNOME Shell, introduces some valuable enhancements aimed at improving user productivity. One notable feature being added is Windows Suggestions, which assists users in efficiently tiling their open windows into available spaces within a layout using the Snap Assistant. While this feature needs to be manually enabled,…
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Extension Manager Update: Enhanced UI and Exciting Support for GNOME 48
If you are a user of GNOME Shell extensions, you likely rely on Matt Jakeman’s Extension Manager app, which simplifies the process of finding, installing, and managing extensions. Recently, this tool received an update that brings some much-appreciated enhancements. With the release of GNOME 48, the Extension Manager update stands out, especially since it now…
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Major Update for Dash to Panel GNOME Extension: What’s New?
A significant update has been released for the popular GNOME Shell extension, Dash to Panel, which now includes new settings to transform from Dash to Panel into a dock-style mode. Previously, users looking for a dock aesthetic had to resort to workarounds or switch to different extensions, but this new update streamlines that process. Users…
