Topic: GNOME Extensions


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
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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
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GNOME Makes New System Monitor Extension for GNOME Shell

Keeping an eye on CPU, memory, and network activity in GNOME Shell is easy thanks to an array of community-built extensions tailored-made for the task. Now a new option is available for GNOME Shell users, […]

4 January 2024

Want to Give Ubuntu a Blingy Christmas Makeover? Here’s how

It’s time to deck the digital halls: Christmas is coming! By now you’ll have put your Xmas tree up (which the cat’s since stripped), wrapped a bunch of presents (impeccably well, I’m sure), and said […]

21 December 2023

Simple Workspace Switcher Extension for Ubuntu 22.04

So you’re looking for a quick and easy way to change workspaces in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using nothing but your mouse. You’ll (hopefully) already know you can click on the Activities button in the top […]

1 December 2023

Pano Clipboard Manager Now Supports GNOME 45

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, […]

21 November 2023
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See Real-Time System Resource Usage in Ubuntu’s Top Panel

We’re not short of system monitoring tools for Ubuntu, with an array of desktop apps, extensions, widgets, Conky scripts, and command-line tools readily available to us. But if you’re keen to keep an eye firmly […]

20 November 2023