These extensions can TRANSFORM your GNOME desktop entirely!

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Stream any OS, app or desktop straight to your browser: Kasm Workspaces Community Edition - www.kasmweb.com/community-edition

[@bokocchop]

Using it on my Oracle free tier server. Insane experience so far

[@WohaoG]

I've liked what I've used of Kasm

[@JoaoAntonio-dt3rl]

The next version of gradience will be able to change the shell theme as well, it's currently in beta.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Very nice!!

[@maviniii]

I do love gradience, this application is very nice.

[@John7No]

nice!!! theming in Gnome is so inconsistent , so this extension is godsend

[@mayredwood]

It's still a bit buggy, but if you have any confidence with CSS whatsoever you can take it on - I'm using the Nightly version of Gradience and I definitely recommend it

[@John7No]

I installed it, but i see many apps not following the style I applied. the console app in ubuntu , vlc, thunderbird, are some. not sure why though.

[@joshuapettus6973]

Excellent list. I would add GSConnect which adds KDEConnect functionality to Gnome very nicely. For those who find value in that sort of thing of course.

[@PaulG.x]

I have used GSConnect for ages ,but yesterday I discovered something I didn't know it did. A phone call came in while I was watching KZbin and GSC was running and it muted the desktop audio.

[@arghyaS]

Kde connect pauses media in my case.

[@angeloverlain]

yea it's in the gsconnect settings. for me it reduces the volume of my PC so I can hear my phone ringing

[@demoneyes5138]

Never used Gnome in my entire 15-years Linux journey, but I'm very enthusiastic about the fact that more and more "classical" DE are integrating dynamic tiling features (Forge on Gnome, Pop OS and of course Kwin-Bismuth on KDE)! It's opening a whole world of new workflows to people even if they don't have the time to learn how to deal with the dedicated systems (Qtile, Xmonad, AwesomeWM and such)!

[@inues]

I'm a little surprised it's taken this long to integrate the ideas worked out in traditional TWMs

[@subrezon]

The only extensions I'm using is gSnap, which allows you to create your own window snapping zones, Windows PowerToys style. A must-have if you use ultrawide or vertical monitors.

[@justy1337]

Sheesh that's what I've been looking for the whole time!

[@georgechertkov4140]

Not sure if anyone mentioned in the comments, but Freon extension is a helpful tool, especially if you wanna squeeze manually all the performance from the hardware. Also for those who wanna monitor temperatures

[@Razzbow]

Freon is nice but doesn't work on all hardware configurations

[@georgechertkov4140]

@@Razzbow haven't met any problems despite my exotic laptop. It's based on lm_sensors, pretty basic stuff. The only time Freon doesn't work is when you update drivers, simple restart fixes it

[@Niuroteya]

Where were you before with this video... I mean I watch you for a long time, but some of these extensions do what I was looking for a long time, thanks! :)

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Glad it could help!

[@la_elucian]

My favorite GNOME extension is Material Shell. It completely overhauls the UI, and it has a lot of really great layout options and customizations.

[@JamesLewis]

I use "Dash to Panel", because I have a large (32") 4K display, and so my top panel has a fair amount of empty space on the left, so this allows me to fold the Ubuntu "Favourites" dock, into the top bar, which makes the screen look a lot less cluttered, and I actually have more room for icons now!

[@RantOfTheDay01]

Rounded Window Corner is my favorite but since I personally ditched Gnome and moved on to Hyprland I have rounded corners anyways. Thanks for the video though as you showed some tools I didnt know yet!

[@naseef2075]

Your timing can't be any more perfect haha, I was playing around with gnome extensions yesterday after a long time!

[@randyharp3201]

I just switched my Surface pro 8 that runs tumbleweed which used kde to gnome last night and was looking at extensions for more customization. So I agree timing was even a bit uncanny for me.

[@naseef2075]

Nick's been watching us 😆

[@LymanPhillips]

Me too. I was investigating Gnome extensions last week to add some spice to my desktop.

[@m4xr1ch4rd]

Thank you so much for this video!! It could not come to a better time, tysm!

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Glad you enjoy the topic!

[@gljames24]

Gnome Extensions are my favorite thing about Gnome and why I don't switch to KDE. Especially Tiling Assistant. These are a great addition to my setup.

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

KDE has a bunch of stuff natively you have to get similar in Gnome with extensions, but in Plasma, you can also get additional extensions, plugins, widgets, themes... so it's not something gnome has that KDE doesn't! Plasma can work with some tiling managers, and has many of it's own settings for tiling and it's behavior too. You can even set custom rules on a per app basis, and could already like a decade ago! Can you do that in Gnome? Also Gedit is nowhere near as good as Kate, Dolphin file manager blows away Nauttilus, and many KDE apps are extendable too. So in the end, KDE is still way more extensive and customizable, which the Gnome developers are obviously trying to catch up with. For me the main reason I don't like gnome is that they sometimes make really bad decisions and remove things people actually like and use to replace it with something better suited for cell phones (not desktops) and "Simplify" things which often turn out to be more difficult, like when they just yanked the menu bar which has been a staple since the very first GUI way back when, and replaced it with a silly hamburger menu! Not only did that add clicks to every operation, but they put it in a less coherent order, and even hid or removed entries! I remember opening Gedit one day with the menu bar gone and no way to turn it back on again! That's just plain stupid! Their forum was teaming with people asking where the menu bar went, and if they could restore it somehow, and the answer was no, and instead of realizing it was in fact a bad idea the Gnome developers insisted we just accept it and learn an entirely new way to do things: via the Keyboard which ignores amputees! Their big excuse for doing it in the first place was: To save screen real-estate, which for most people was way late, and no longer an issue anymore given the high resolutions we had by then. I like many others were on 4k already! I remember way back when, when the unified menu was an issue for many, and Gnome didn't want to just let every app have it's own menu bar and just make it hideaway or something, which would have been a great solution to gain screen space! That was it for me, I stopped using Gnome and have been happy with KDE ever since (nearly a decade now), because they may add all kinds of stuff, but it's rare they take away your ability to keep doing things the way you prefer, and respect their users input and suggestions.

[@keit99]

Tbf modern nautilus gets blown out of the water by nautilus 2.32 (and its various forks)

[@ishangupta2380]

You have bismuth in kde

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

@@ivanhoang2726 I step on little Gnomes! They go cacrunchkapop!🤪😜😂

[@Cenot4ph]

​@@ishangupta2380tiling is there by default now

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Hey Nick, love these videos! Please make more extension videos - no idea on the type - but just make more. I really love these when you go through and show extensions! ❤ I wish you a wonderful weekend!

[@9ix1]

I hadn't known about Space Bar extension until recently. It's a workspaces indicator but pretty and customisable unlike the default one, and it replaces the unneeded Activities button

[@hindigente]

I'm sure this is one of the most anticipated topics for many of your regular viewers, myself included, and you delivered.

[@rasaskitchen]

Great video, thank you. Some of extensions I found useful: Command Menu, Dash to Panel, Firefox Pip Always on Top, GSConnect, Media Controls, Screenshot tool, Vitals, Switch Workspace, Caffeine, Extension Sync, and many more

[@benjy288]

So you install all the extensions you need in order to make gnome work the way you want and then they break when the gnome devs release a new version of gnome, the more logical approach would be to have those customization options built in to gnome in the first place.

[@Cenot4ph]

The more logical way would have been framework support for extensions such that it doesn't break every time

[@kpcraftster6580]

For anyone used to the redmond ui, dash to panel and arcmenu are essential for gnome

[@AlonsoHeadbang]

Man I really love these videos about gnome extensions and useful apps :) not sure if it's just me but I find it somewhat hard to find cool extensions when "just browsing" not knowing what you are looking for, seeing the use of them in a video is so good

[@moetocafe]

Pano and the dynamic wheel menus (Fly Pie) grabbed my attention. Thanks for the video!

[@MikhailT]

The challenge I have with Gnome extensions is that there isn't an ABI for it, which means that every Gnome update can break compatibility with any random extensions.

[@Cenot4ph]

Exactly, gnome development is a disaster. Plasma fixed this a long while ago

[@sogan754]

but I still like the experience I achieve with extensions added gnome, but not the plasma. there is something I like more about gnome. it feels more polished for some reason. i wish it was just as stable. ​@@Cenot4ph

[@cybernit3]

One handy extension is "ddterm" drop down term, just press F12 and see a shell drop down, quite useful. And you can press ALT-1 or ALT-2 to change TABS.

[@cluesagi]

Another good one is Vertical Workspaces. It started out as a way to restore the GNOME 3 layout, but now it allows for extensive customisation of workspaces in general, so it's worth checking out even if you prefer horizontal workspaces.

[@johnandmegh]

I loved the functionality of that one, but for some reason it kept causing gnome-shell to crash, taking down all of my desktop applications with it.

[@Slugbunny]

This video was really helpful in pointing out all the possibilities in DEs for beginners like me. I've just been tweaking KDE settings and now have some new ideas to improve - thanks! 🤩

[@bvd_vlvd]

Might not work for everyone but Volume Scroller is just fantastic. It allows you to change volume by scrolling on the top bar. Really handy if you're using your mouse a lot

[@0Raik]

Little know fact. You can scroll the volume by scrolling in the speaker icon. Also works for the backlight and night light. I also use volume scroller and recommend you Custom OSD. I have volume scroller to scroll volume at the right side of the top bar and use top panel workspace scroll to scroll the workspaces at the left side. Best workflow so far.

[@bvd_vlvd]

@@0Raikvery true! It's such a small place though, that's how I got the idea that you could expand it to the whole bar and I'm glad someone made it. Custom OSD sounds lovely and I'll grab it immediately. I hope there will be an option to switch workspaces by scrolling the new activities button in 45 but I don't even have to wait with this extension

[@0Raik]

@@bvd_vlvd glad you find them useful. The one I use is top panel workspace scroll.

[@IndianaRoy]

I like to use "tiling-assistant" gnome extention. It fits great my workflow

[@Uchiha_Madara1224]

12:18 agreed

[@Linux_ASMR]

I like the simplicity of Gnome and the elegance of its desktop plus its apps ecosystem, but I do wish Gnome was a bit more customizable out of the box. Gnome extensions are a good addition but it's not fun when they're not compatible with the latest gnome version.

[@PaulG.x]

In many cases you can disable version constraints to install extensions that are not marked for the version of Gnome you are using.

[@0Raik]

If you're in a rolling release it can be a pain. I know because I'm using Manjaro but I plan to switch to Debian or another slower and more stable for long term.

[@jaimeFaithBasedOne]

And I forget exactly where that setting is… gnome tweaks? Settings? Just perfection? Dash-to-x?

[@PaulG.x]

@@jaimeFaithBasedOne I went looking for it and couldn't find it , I used it when I installed Ubuntu 23.04 so it does exist. I have a suspicion it comes up when you install a "incompatible" extension version , probably in the Extensions or Extension Manager app

[@cameronbosch1213]

If only they added the last GNOME Tweaks settings to an advanced tab in the default settings, specifically the window button settigns and the font anti-aliasing settings.

[@0Raik]

There's something along that idea coming to Gnome 45 I believe. Installed apps will be able to add stuff to Gnome settings.

[@lorduggae]

Just Perfection is amazing. The onyl ones I use that you didnt mention are "Bring out Submenu of PowerOff/Logout Button" LONG name I know but its great makes turning off my PC one click faster. I also use "OSD Volume Number" so I can see the exact percentage of the volume changes I make.

[@0Raik]

I recommend Custom OSD as it has way more options, Custom settings to all osd and even sexy transparency

[@lorduggae]

@@0Raik thanks for the suggestion, that one looks like it does way more than what I need/want.

[@calabi-yau4894]

Quick question - I've never used GNOME but do all these tweaks wind up in a dot file or something similar so that you don't have to redo the tweaks manually if you're using GNOME on other laptops or devices?

[@makkar.ankush]

yeah all gnome settings are stored in dconf, you can copy it and restore easily

[@gtsiam]

Here's a simple and little know one I can not live without: quick close in overview. It allows closing windows from the over oew with a simple middle click.

[@obedNGABIREYIMANA]

Thank you for this helpful video.

[@ToxicTwisterC]

I use a tiling window manager with my mouse because I like my windows to look neat and organized, and I don't have to go clicking behind opened applications to get to what I want.

[@CommanderBeefDev]

just perfection, gnome tweaks, extensions, drops mic

[@LostinSpacetime]

Thank you for mentioning Just Perfection. On OLEDs one needs to hide any static element, like the top panel, and I found it difficult to do it reliably. Just Perfection does this.. and so much more :)

[@Nanomaroni]

Nick is back, not only bringing (finally) a cool breeze but a cool video as well, right on time for the weekend!

[@princesa_lina]

a cool "breeze" 🔫 say sike rn

[@bvd_vlvd]

Such a shame no one ever talks about probably my favourite extension of all time, Auto Activities. I don't use a dock, panel or desktop icons so all I see on my desktop is the top bar and my wallpaper. Auto Activities opens, well, activities after you close everything on the workspace. It saves you a click you'd make in 95% of cases after which you can open something from dash, open all apps or switch the workspace quicker. It's so easy to get used to and it dramatically improves the workflow Gnome likes to brag about. The only time it ever gets in your way is if you have a shortcut for something like a terminal. You can't just ctrl+alt+t to open the terminal from activities. No clue why considering super+numbers works normally. Edit: just realised that it's probably not working because I couldn't bother to make my own shortcut and downloaded Toggler extension to add the terminal shortcut.

[@matt_costa]

Merci beaucoup por la vidéo!! Login Manager was really helpful for an issue I've been searching for months. As always, your vids have been helping me to materialize Linux the way I've been imagining

[@RogueRen]

Wait, YOU CAN GET RADIAL MENUS FOR YOUR DESKTOP?!?! ...Do I leave KDE for this...?

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Hahaha it’s so cool!

[@dakota48]

Probably not because gnome 45 is nearing and it will blow extensions up like usual.

[@ionutbortis3249]

The creator of FlyPie has a new project, Kando. Basically, it's the same idea but as a cross-platform application ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIXHl6GLebKCb80

[@adityarnsamal]

Hey can you tell which icon pack is this 4:11 ? Btw nice vid❤️

[@freeeeplay]

Using the Unite extension with Dash to Panel placed on the top is great if you want to save a bit more space while also having pinned apps always visible

[@duckrinium]

KDE counterpart video when? It's awesome video regardless and I hope GNOME people find something pretty cool and useful they can use! FlyPie needs some to get used to it but it's awesome for someone with consistent workflow :)

[@TheLinuxEXP]

When Plasma 6 releases, probably!

[@duckrinium]

@@TheLinuxEXP I'm hyped for it 🤩

[@Deen_PS]

Thank you so much sir! But please how can I install all of these and how can I install the extension manager ?

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Extension manager is available on Flathub, and you can just search for the name of the extension in it and click « install » !

[@Deen_PS]

@@TheLinuxEXP thank you !

[@frankhuurman3955]

Dang I wish about Fly Pie and Just Perfection sooner, really awesome! :D don't understand why gnome tweaks & just perfection aren't somewhere in an advanced section of appearance settings or something.

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Tweaks have been slowly integrated in the main settings version after version, but yeah, more options out of the box would be nice

[@cameronbosch1213]

​@@TheLinuxEXPNot font anti-aliasing or the minimize and maximize buttons though...

[@TheOnlyRayane]

I love using Open Bar Like you can customize every thing on the shell it's a shell extension

[@Crackalacking_Z]

I use Just Perfection and Custom Hot Corners for ages, they are well supported and survived many many GNOME revisions.

[@Crackalacking_Z]

@@jperfection Thank you for all the hard work!

[@kenny-user]

Personally, i use these extensions: - Top Panel Workspace Scroll. Im too lazy to use keyboard shorcuts or open overview to move around workspaces, but scrolling on top panel for me is super fast and handy. - Brightness control using ddcutil. Just to control brightness of my external monitor and nothing else (i use a laptop btw)

[@dermond]

I'm one of the few GNOME users that doesn't have extensions, I like the vanilla experience (shocker) But I'll take a look to these extensions, they seems neat.

[@princesa_lina]

you're so lucky 😩

[@4thxrvx]

Gradience sometimes does change the look of buttons and such for specific themes like the pop os theme

[@rayko12345]

I really like Dash To Panel, you can get it to display numbers on each window (in the top bar) and then you can activate those windows with Win + 1, 2 or the corresponding number is written on the panel. It is just like KDE, but it writes the number on the window whereas in KDE there is no number....

[@linuxsbc]

I use tiling with a mouse. Compared to a keyboard-centric tiler, I prefer dragging windows to memorizing keyboard shortcuts to move them to different places. Compared to a floating manager, I find it easier, as I rarely have to manually rearrange my windows.

[@betterfosset]

I hope some senior GNOME dev sees these videos and understands how much customization is good, hopefully not simplifying things to the point of them being filed-down beyond recognition. No maze of options needed, just a smidge of options more than currently given. I won't hold my breath.

[@alexandrehuot3326]

Woah... I need these extensions!

[@jd31068]

Excellent list, the clipboard history is something I knew I needed (at times) but never sought out until recently. Then I hated myself for not doing so before. Geesh it is such a productivity power up.

[@natbarmore]

2:44 ooo! Finally a fully functional pie-menu interface! Can it be set to activate on right-click, without needing a keyboard shortcut?

[@xbeast7585]

Thank You So Much

[@FernandoFeraBR]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing!

[@techsmit]

Can you tell me which os you're using is it fedora or something else ?

[@TheLinuxEXP]

Fedora!

[@ultrasys]

Forge was a heck of a suggestion. Wasn’t aware of that. Thanks!

[@downey2294]

that forge extension looks pretty cool. i think i'll try it

[@godkillerspear1911]

The thing I don't like on the file manager is the movie reel on video thumbnails on gnome debian is there an extension or a way to remove it. 7:30

[@presi3005]

You forgot about 2 very useful extensions. GSConnect, which is kde connect, just integrated into GNOME and "quick settings audio panel" which MASSIVELY improves the... Quick settings audio panel of gnome.

[@salauddinomarsifatmahi8711]

Extension sync is the one we can't live without!

[@CrisisDigital]

My favourites: ⚡App indicator and Kstatus notifier support ⚡Blur my shell ⚡Caffeine ⚡Coverflow alt tab ⚡Gesture improvements ⚡GS connect ⚡Pano clipboard manager ⚡Search light ⚡Useless gaps ⚡Pop shell

[@captgeoff0713]

Awesome video! I can't wait for gnome 45!

[@kricouille]

This is the video I didn't know I needed

[@synen]

Great video! Thank you Nick, merci.

[@xperience-evolution]

I love it Vanilla. Still looking forward to new features in the future

[@ItsLeFrench]

Hey Nick, what Icons set are you using there? They look fantastic.

[@RipCityBassWorks]

Pano sounds awesome, i'll have to try that!

[@SvalbardSleeperDistrict]

Lots of useful things here, thank you.

[@pipeliner8969]

The Login Manager is great! I will try this. The login screen looks very boring by default.

[@robindabank12]

Link plz

[@PlatinumLucario]

Also Nick, I need to correct something you said about your sponsor, Tuxedo computers. They don't have workstation computers (which are boards with Intel Xeon W, AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro etc). They only have just regular desktops, NUCs and laptops. In future, please make sure you only mention what they actually have, not what they don't have.

[@felipevieira4699]

What is the name of these icons in 10:49?

[@truesadmug]

now that's some good stuff

[@T3d4_sh]

What icon pack are you using?

[@ChetanSingh-m4c]

What OS is this in the video and icon & theme pack?

[@zil8600]

what is extension you use for make a dock panel?

[@joebezrobotny5744]

Hey what icon theme ru using?

[@enhncr]

I stopped using kde in ~ 2002. Since then I am a hardcore gnome user and fan. Especially since gnome 3. Still I didn’t know most of these extensions:). Because of you I tried kde this night. And I doubt I will ever abandon gnome :)

[@NurseJoe]

Thank god Forge exists. Astro good extension to enhance productivity at work.

[@robinsonbrasil]

Hi! What gnome theme are you using? I liked the blue of the folders.

[@gyan277]

Here I come after so many days really missed ur content

[@arantes6]

Links to the extensions pages in the description would be cool !

[@SandeepKumar-ot5im]

Loved the video! BTW which shell theme and icon pack are you using? It looks beautiful

[@jd4rce]

I found it, it's named "Kora"

[@SandeepKumar-ot5im]

@@jd4rce Thanks!

[@johanb.7869]

I miss Dash to panel.

[@luisalcantara6097]

I wish that gradience and night theme switcher played nice with each other. Otherwise gradience is great

[@wcdeich4]

Does Just Perfection let you change the position of the dock?

[@wcdeich4]

@@jperfection it would be a good a good feature to add :) Especially since DashToDock is not adequately maintained. Could be an opportunity for you guys ;)

[@wcdeich4]

@@jperfection I'm confused. 40 is the most recent version mentioned in their website

[@gerhard_adler]

Grand Theft Focus automatically focuses windows, instead of giving a notification that they're ready. Game changer for me.

[@Med_Am_AB]

Please i want to ask you about the market text you used here 5.15

[@GenialHarryGrout]

Great video full of useful extensions

[@affechristoph]

I would add GSConnect to this list, as it is a version of KDE Connect that integrate quite well into the GNOME Shell

[@dmnddog7417]

I want to something that will extend functionality in Nautilus. Maybe give it some features that Dolphin has, and even "Column View" as in macOS's Finder. "Column View" alone would make me very happy.

[@DevJeremi]

You missed ArcMenu and DashToPanel use them, but still keep panel at top is more effcient this way then at bottom

[@Saturate0806]

3:30 I use pop os tiling with mouse sometimes

[@blueeyedbaer]

I can't believe you haven't mentioned Dash to dock and Dash to panel. These two are the two extensions I install first. Also Bing Walpapers is an extension for those who want to get nice new desktop backgrounds every single day.

[@vildljung]

You are the only Linux youtuber who does not hate on Gnome. Great video!

[@MrMysticphantom]

I wonder if there are equivalents to the powertoys functionality in windows for the gnome extension side

[@alok.01]

I would definitely love that, It is the only thing I miss in Gnome. I loved Powertoys, it just boosted my overall experience with windows