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Get Notified When Your Fave Twitch Channels Go Live With These Linux Apps (Updated)

A pair of nifty indicator applets for Linux desktops that let you know when your favourite Twitch channels are broadcasting live!

17 August 2016
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Essential Guide: How to Install GNOME Extensions on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Learn how to install GNOME extensions on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above in this simple guide. GNOME Shell extensions are hugely popular, so don't miss out!

6 July 2016
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Nominate Your Favorite GNOME Shell Extensions

We're on a hunt to find the very best GNOME Shell extensions — and you can help

23 June 2016

This GNOME Shell Extension Makes It Easy To Track Timezones

This nifty GNOME-Shell extension makes it easy for open-source projects to keep track of which team members are where, and what timezone they're in.

18 April 2016

‘Simple Dock’ GNOME Shell Extension Puts Your Fave Apps On The Desktop

Simple Dock is a GNOME Shell extension that puts a handy application launcher and task switch right where you can see it: on the desktop.

13 July 2014
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GNOME Shell Sound Switcher Extension Lets You Switch Audio Devices Easily

Last week we highlighted a handy applet for Ubuntu sound enthusiasts that allows input and output devices to be switched on demand, ad-hoc style.

25 February 2014

‘Skype Integration’ GNOME Shell Extension Puts Key Features Within Easy Reach

Ever wish you could manage your Skype activities in GNOME Shell without needing to have the app font and centre all the time?

4 February 2014
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[How To] Add a Unity-like Dash to GNOME Shell

Several months back we posted a preview of a new ‘Dash’ like extension for GNOME-Shell. That extension, renamed ‘Bolt’ (a play on the word ‘Dash’), is now available for the GNOME Shell users amongst you […]

30 May 2012
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[How To] Use Unity Quicklists in Gnome-Shell

Not too long ago I stumbled upon a very nifty Extension that brings Unity's quicklist functionality to Gnome-Shell's Activity Bar and Dash. And with more and more developers adding quicklist support to their applications this extension ensures that GNOME users don't miss out.

29 May 2012
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New Extension Brings ‘Unity Dash’ to GNOME Shell

A new GNOME extension aims to bring Unity Dash-like features to the GNOME Shell desktop. "I love GNOME Shell but miss the application categories from Gnome 2, dislike the visual interruption when searching for an application and don't use the overview to manage any of my windows," the developer of the extension, Zac Barton, told us. The result of his work is 'Launchy'.

10 April 2012
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7 More Useful GNOME-Shell Extensions

It's been almost a week since GNOME launched a public alpha of their handy 'extensions' site - which makes adding extra functionality to the GNOME-Shell desktop a wheeze. We highlighted five handy extensions before the weekend, but those were taken from the handful of extensions that were uploaded at the time. Since then even more have been added. Below are some screenshots, witterings and all important download links...

7 December 2011
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Five Useful GNOME Shell Extensions

With the GNOME Extension catalogue now online it's never been easier to add extra features to your GNOME Shell desktop. Inside we list five extensions that you might find handy...

2 December 2011