Category: Gnome Extensions
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Introducing the Extension That Incorporates a Progress Bar into GNOME Shell Media Controls
Want a progress bar in the sound applet? Media Progress is a new GNOME Shell extension that adds a real-time progress bar to the MPRIS notification/sound control feature that is displayed in the notification area. This extension doesn’t do more than that, but as simple improvements go, it’s an engaging one. More than a mere…
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Latest Update Announced for GNOME Shell Extension Manager App
A big update to Extension Manager, a popular 3rd-party tool to browse, install, and manage GNOME Shell extensions without the need for a web browser, has been released. If you’re into customising Ubuntu, be it changing the look and layout, adding animated effects, patching in new features and capabilities, or modifying underlying behaviour, you’ll know…
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Run Apps in Picture in Picture Mode on Ubuntu
A fresh GNOME Shell extension permits you to convert any application into an Ubuntu picture-in-picture window. Most likely, you’ve already encountered picture-in-picture mode (PiP) via your internet browser. Mozilla Firefox and Chrome permit you to “pop-out” videos from web pages and view them as thumbnail-sized windows that float over other applications, and the PiP window…
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How the GNOME Extension Displays AirPods Battery Levels on Ubuntu
Do you use Apple AirPods or Beats wireless headphones with Ubuntu (or any Linux distribution using GNOME Shell) and want to be able to check battery levels on your desktop? Well, now you can! The new Airpod Battery Monitor GNOME Shell extension makes it easy to check the battery levels of your AirPods or Beats…
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Introducing GNOME’s New System Monitor Extension for GNOME Shell
Keeping an eye on CPU, memory, and network activity in GNOME Shell is made easy, thanks to an array of community-built extensions tailored-made for the task. Now, there’s a new option available for users to use — and it’s designed, developed, and supported by GNOME itself. Why? GNOME’s Florian Müllner explains: “A long time ago,…
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Easy Steps to Give Your Ubuntu Desktop a Festive Christmas Makeover
It’s time to deck the digital halls: Christmas is just a few days away! By now you’ll have put up your Xmas tree (which the cat’s since stripped), you’ll have wrapped the presents (impeccably well, I’m sure), and said HECK NO to the eggnog (wise, it is gross). But did you leave your trusty Ubuntu…
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How to Use Buttons to Switch Workspaces in Ubuntu 22.04 with this Extension
Ever wondered how to swiftly alternate between workspaces in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS utilizing your mouse? Chances are, you are aware of the Activities button located on the top bar. When you click on this button, it prompts the overview screen that displays all the workspaces that are presently active. By clicking on a specific workspace,…
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Pano Clipboard Manager Extends Support to GNOME 45
Pano in Ubuntu 23.10 – working well In the world of Linux clipboard managers few can match the panache of Pano, a GNOME Shell extension I first wrote about last year. Pano offers an interactive, visually-rich dashboard from which to store, search, and organise your clipboard history. It’s similar to the popular macOS app Paste…