Topic: GNOME Extensions


Get Gmail alerts on Ubuntu without a dedicated mail client

Pigeon Email Notifier is a GNOME Shell extension that does one thing: show a desktop notification when new mail arrives in your Gmail, Microsoft Outlook or IMAP webmail account. If you don’t want to leave a […]

7 March 2026
The GNOME Shell Overview in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS showing a search for "vlc", with Snap Store results from App Center displayed above and a Firefox web search option below.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS adds Snap and web search to the Overview

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ships with two new extensions installed and active by default, both adding new search capabilities to the GNOME Shell Overview. The first new extension is Web Search Provider. This lets you initiate […]

6 March 2026

Dynamic Music Pill adds slick media controls to the GNOME panel

Add animated media controls to your GNOME panel or dock with Dynamic Music Pill, a slick GNOME Shell extension showing album art, waveforms and track info.

24 February 2026

Rudra is a new keyboard-driven launcher for GNOME Shell

The world isn’t short on keyboard-based Linux launchers. Albert, Ulauncher, rofi and GNOME Do (if you’re old enough to remember that one) are among those I’ve written about in the past. Rudra is a new […]

20 February 2026

New GNOME extension lets you run custom scripts from Quick Settings

Add custom command and script toggles to GNOME Shell's Quick Settings menu. Create up to 6 buttons to trigger any action you want, easily and in reach!

25 January 2026

Multi-column Dock for GNOME Rethinks What a Dock Can Do 

The Multi-Column Dock extension for GNOME Shell lets you organise apps in collapsable groups with labels, colours, and for better dock management.

18 January 2026

Make GNOME’s App Grid Scroll Vertically (Like it Used to)

A new GNOME Shell extension brings vertical scrolling back to the app grid. Ideal for mouse scroll wheel obsessives running GNOME 49.

29 December 2025

Add a Pixel Santa to Your Ubuntu Desktop for Christmas

Add an animated Santa to Ubuntu with the Gnomelets GNOME extension. See Santa walk on app windows, jump and roam your desktop. Works with GNOME 45+.

21 December 2025
GNOME logo on a laptop with a puzzle piece floating over it to denote extensions.

A Simple Way to Fake Blurred Windows on GNOME

The 2 Wallpapers GNOME extension changes wallpaper when apps open, letting you fake blurred window look in apps that support transparency – clever!

8 December 2025
Panel applet showing moon phase details.

‘Phases of Moon’ Brings Lunar Tracking to GNOME Shell

A GNOME Shell extension for tracking lunar phases on your Linux desktop, with info, a clean, minimal design - and a giant illuminated moon.

9 November 2025
Spotify logo with muscle notes around it.

Colourful Spotify Controller (+ More) for GNOME Shell

Control Spotify playback from top bar in Ubuntu using gSpotify, a slick GNOME extension that even changes colour based on the playing track's artwork.

30 October 2025

Floating Mini Panel Gains New Vertical Orientation Option

Floating Mini Panel GNOME extension now has a vertical panel option, an orientation which feel up (a bit of) screen space on widescreen displays.

27 October 2025