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GNOME Extensions Website Redesign: Sneak Preview

A major overhaul of the GNOME extensions website is in the works. As the recent revamp of Flathub proved, engaging store fronts for software and extensions are not the preserve of big-time tech companies like […]

11 July 2024

Tiling Shell Update Adds Blur Effect & Edge Tiling

Does it seem like I’m a bit obsessed with Tiling Shell, the super-charged window snapping extension for GNOME Shell, which works beautifully on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and above? It might do since this is my […]

27 June 2024

Tiling Shell Updated with New Keyboard Shortcuts + More

Tiling Shell, the Windows 11-esque window snapping extension I spotlighted last week received an update at the weekend, adding enhancements I feel are worthy of mention. This includes a request to support snapping windows in […]

23 June 2024

Tiling Shell Brings Advanced Window Snapping to Ubuntu

If you’re looking for a more configurable window tiling experience on Ubuntu, look no further than Tiling Shell, a new GNOME Shell extension to turbo-charge window snapping with a host of interactive features. Ubuntu gained […]

16 June 2024

Track Time Differently with ‘Day Progress’ for GNOME Shell

Day Progress is a new GNOME Shell extension that does something appreciably simple: display a progress bar in the top panel to convey how much of the day has passed. “A clock does that?”, you […]

27 May 2024

Use Google Gemini AI on Ubuntu with this GNOME Extension

If you use Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or later and want to access the Google Gemini AI chatbot straight from your desktop outside of a web browser, you’re in luck! The Gemini AI ChatBot GNOME Shell […]

8 May 2024
Progress Bar for the GNOME Media Notification

Add a Progress Bar to GNOME Shell Media Control Applet

Media Progress is a new GNOME Shell extension that adds a real-time progress bar to the MPRIS notification/sound control doohickey that shows in the notification area. This extension doesn’t do else bar (heh) that, but […]

2 May 2024

GNOME Shell Extension Manager App Updated

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 […]

21 March 2024

Use Any App in Picture-in-Picture Mode on Ubuntu

A new GNOME Shell extension allows you turn any app in to a picture-in-picture window on the Ubuntu desktop. You’re probably familiar with picture-in-picture mode (PiP) in web browsers as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, […]

8 March 2024
AirPods Battery status in GNOME Shell

See AirPods Battery Info in Ubuntu with this GNOME Extension

If you own a pair of Apple AirPods or Beats wireless headphones and use them with Ubuntu, you’ll likely want to be able to check battery levels easily. Well, you can. The Airpod Battery Monitor […]

25 February 2024

This System Monitor Extension for GNOME Shell is EPIC

If you’re looking for a system monitor extension for GNOME Shell you’re not short of choices (I’ve covered a few in recent months so you may think I’m obsessed—I’m not, I promise). But I couldn’t […]

11 January 2024
display bluetooth battery levels

Show Bluetooth Battery Levels in Ubuntu’s Quick Settings Menu

Looking for an easier way to check the battery levels of connected Bluetooth devices in Ubuntu? Emphasis falls on easier there since you can see Bluetooth battery status for paired peripherals in the Settings > […]

10 January 2024