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Chapters:
00:00 - "Gnome is not customizable"
01:35 - Blur my Shell
02:27 - Dash to Panel
03:28 - Dash to Dock
04:01 - App Icons Taskbar
04:17 - User Themes
04:50 - Accent Colors
05:06 - ArcMenu
05:58 - Show background apps
06:46 - PC utilization
07:16 - GSConnect & OpenWeather
07:53 - Stop Gnome from turning off your screen (Locking PC)
08:19 - Desktop Icons
08:44 - Conclusion
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#linux #gnome #customization - Hry
I think, however weird that may sound, that Gnome is a very customizable desktop when using extensions. However the enormous problem with this is that extensions are not officially supported, and your whole desktop setup (or at least bits of it) might completely break after an update, especially if you're on a rolling release
Oh yeah.
It is said, that at some point the changes which break most extensions would stop, however that's not how progress works 😅
So it's like windows
To make Gnome extensions reliable, you need to compromise by using an older Gnome desktop, which is counterintuitive if you want the most recent stuff the latest Gnome versions have to offer, but still want to customize some things. Fixed release distros with somewhat current Gnome implementation are the best middle ground IMO, for example, Ubuntu or Fedora instead of Arch or Gentoo. For me, Ubuntu is the jack of all trades, after some customizations (removing forced snap integrations for example.)
Themes are not officially supported on KDE either, if a theme breaks on KDE you're asked to move to the default theme and wait for the theme maintainer to update it, same as with extensions on Gnome.
@@Purjo92 yep, I agree, and that's a deal breaker for me unfortunately. Even though lately with flatpaks stable distros have become much more attractive (to my eyes). I'm curious to try some of them, but also a little uncomfortable to leave arch after so many years, where honestly I had a very stable and reliable experience
Also:
Caffeine - quick way to disable/enable screen going off (sleeping)
Transparent Window Moving - makes windows half-transparent when you're moving them so you can see what's behind and choose best place
gTile + Tiling Assistant - organize windows in tiling manner
Clipboard Indicator - a clipboard history tool
Some extensions I installed on my Gnome desktop that not on the video:
*Clipboard History* stores every clipboard you've copied, and you can pin some important clipboard items if you need
*Emoji Selector* will add Emoji selector on the top bar (need Noto Emoji Fonts installed)
*Burn My Windows* will customize the opening/closing app animations
*User Style Sheet & Fonts* makes the selected fonts for the applications applied to the shell
*Aylur's Widget* for customizing the top bar
Great suggestions! Dash to panel - that's one of my favorites, recalled me the Windows panel.
Every time I hear this outro, it reminds me of Count Duckula show ("Good night out there, whatever you are").
Since I've recently switched to Pop (not a big Gnome fan, but it seems to do many things I need well), I'm happy you've done this video. Thanks.
Hopefully, Cosmic won't be bad when it finally does come out.
Here is my list of extensions, without which I can't imagine using gnome
- Gnome 4x UI improvements: can't imagine using multiple workspaces without this one. Makes previews bigger and adds wallpaper to them
- Rounded Window Corners: cuts rounded corners on every window, so *every* window look consistent
- Disable Menu Switching: disables switching menus in panel on hover (now you wouldn't accidentally do something wrong because you hovered your mouse above wrong icon for 0.01s)
- Battery Health Charging: stops your battery from charging to full capacity, which should make it's life longer
This is a nice list. Thanks !
Disable menu switching can be done without extensions too ig ( I don't remember exactly cuz I had done it but I don't remember using any extension)
Thanks for this list man. The final one was the one I was looking for. I was manually editing the settings for always charging the battery to 80%. This works
Thank you, Michael, for a great list of Gnome extensions. This is really helpful to show us Noobs what are the best customizations for our Linux Experience, coming from an expert like you. Also, I love the Community that you have and are creating. It really helps soften the transition away from Windows into an environment that I can see myself falling in love with and staying with long-term. But, again, it's giving up 20/25+ years of a very stable skillset, yet I'm always willing to learn new things and change when it is necessary.
It really pays off when you get a little bit of skill. You feel unstoppable with your computer.
@@octopusonfire100 what distro are you using please?
You could add "Burn my windows" to the list even though it's mainly cosmetic like the "Blur my shell". Besides the funny name it provides really smooth tweakable game ui like window open and close transition effects. (which also look even better on high refresh rate monitor)
The burn effect is a bit over the top, is there an animation you recommend from that extension?
@@ex0ja glitch, glide, tv
Ya gotta play with em and tweak it quite a bit but its worth it. If you work with a lot of windows that you constantly open and close - I'd stick with just glide cause the rest may cause motion sickness.
Toodles (~‾▿‾)~
It's hard to think of an extension more useless than that one.
Recently installed Fedora on my Surface after watching your Linux-Surface video.
Very kind of you to read into my mind and tell me exactly what to install to customize my installation exaclty how I wanted 1 week after I got to learn how Fedora works!
I'm no stranger to Linux distros but coming from Debian-based distros, I was a bit scared of RedHat bases distros since apt doesnt exist and deb packages are not supported natively.
Thank you a lot!
Oh also foot note: installing Fedora on my Surface was indeed the better move. You said "it's a tablet and GNOME feels better on tablets" and boy oh boy you were RIGHT
I never used Fedora before, but switched to Nobara a few month ago as daily driver, because Win11 really got really annoying. And I'm in love. Now that I know more about it I would probably go with vanilla Fedora and install all utilities from Nobara myself, but man is Fedora a smooth experience. I also loved Endevour OS, but while Fedora isn't as bleeding edge as Arch it's way more stable in my opinion and worth the compromise. All in all a great distro that for some reason isn't talked about much, even if it's one of the great three.
I really, really love Vanilla OS, but as long as Vanilla OS 2.0 Orchid isn't released I will stick with Fedora as daily driver. That's for sure.
Great recommendations, I was able to make the sleekest, fastest, most user friendly OS I've ever had with this, I honestly had no idea gnome was so customizable lol
Great stuff man, I found a couple of extensions I didn't know about here.
Thanks!
Thank you boss! I've been confused watching so many videos, now I found the best one
i already Gnome as it is, been using Fedora and loving every bit of it because it just seamlessly works with my work set-up.
Noice, and right in time as i just wondered how to improve my opensuse aeon a bit further! Thank you!
Thanks a lot. Great extensions suggestions! Thanks a lot! I'd like to suggest three more: No overview at start up, Status area horizontal spacing and Clipboard indicator.
some very important extensions for me are the "pop-shell" and "hide activities button" (in combination with the mentioned "app icons taskbar"). makes the gnome laptop experience so much better for me.
Pop shell is no longer being maintained. Use Forge instead.
thank you, I was looking for something to integrate app icons in the panel and "app icons taskbar" was exactly that
Hey, dude. *Custom Accent Colors* was exactly what I was looking for. *Vielen Dank!!!*
Fedora, and its UI, are the main reason a now run Linux on everything but my main computer. Being a Mac user, I never liked the start bar, and not having one was an instant improvement. Command + Shift and type is how modern Mac users launch apps and have for years. On Fedora, I tap the "Windows" key and type a letter or two. The coherence of the UI relaxes me. It's stable and attractive. The first Linux desktop I didn't want to change.
The "Tilling Assistant" is one of the best extensions.
I will check those out!
My 3 extensions I can't live without are:
- Sound Input & output device chooser
- gtile (with a 32:9 ultrawide, this one is a must!)
- wireguard-indicator (there is nothing in the gui to manage wireguard vpn otherwise!)
Most of these extensions are in Pop!_OS by default. Plus the Pop Shell tiling tool is a Gnome must have.
I love this tiling extension. I use it with spacebar a gnome extension that makes the Workspaces turn into something more like i3 or bswpm
Appreciate it man. Well made video.
Nice video! I could imagine that this could be a series
Indeed, there are so many suggestions in the comments to merit at least a second video on the subject.
very usefull video thanks!
*Blur my shell* allows the user to colour the top panel as well. I used this to make the tray icons more visible.
Other extensions I use are:
*Recent Items* - allows you to open recently opened files or the folders they are in.
*Places Status Indicator* - direct access to the file manager from the panel.
*Tactile* - tile windows using hot keys
Using or opens notifications in the panel , and from there , the arrow keys allow navigating to the other tray items such as the ones I mentioned above.
Some I recommend
*Bring out submenu of power off/logout button* - because it saves you one extra click every time you suspend or power off
*Coverflow Alt-tab* - if you miss coverflow for your windows
*Custom hot corners* - extended - one hot corner is not enough, this one for you. Also customizable as well
*Maximize to workspace with history* - Everytime you maximize an app it goes to a new desktop as god intended
*Media controls* - for your media pleasure all in the topbar
*Night light slider* - adjust night light from the quick menu but needs tweaking and is buggy because developer dropped support from gnome 42 onwards. Still works tho
*Tiling assistant* - just like Windows but better
*Top bar organizer* - is a must to organize this many extensions
*Top hat* - vitals alternative. I like the double line internet speed monitor
*Volume scroller* - control volume scrolling from the top bar
*Workspace indicator* - manage workplaces from your top bar, so good
*Workplace indicators by open apps* simplifies at a glance apps and workplace by icons in the top bar
Finally the best one
*Just Perfection* - just install it. Play with it. Enjoy Gnome. You don't need Gnome 4x UI improvements anymore.
Please like this comment if it helps you.
Great selection, thanks!!
Personally I'm quite fine with the "default" Gnome on Nobara OS (which comes with some extensions ootb).
But what really annoys me is that I find it very hard to tell different windows apart from each other when they overlap. I wish some optical tweak to make that better but I don't want to change the theme completely. Oh and I also don't like that clicking on a window in the background receives not only the focus but triggers the action instantly if there is something under the mouse cursor making it hard to move windows around...
Lemme tell you something, real quick: You've got a new subscriber right here
Dash to dock is a must have in my opinion. When I'm casually using pc my second hand isn't always on a keyboard, so pressing super key to access open apps isn't ideal
Lol, you can take your hand off your doodle for one second to tap the super key if you really want to open an app.
Use hot corner?
Workspaces Indicator extensions are great. I put my mouse cursor on it and can scroll thru my workspaces.
This is great, thank you!
Some other simple, yet useful extensions: Removable Drive Menu; Click to close overview; Overview Hover; Quick Close in Overview
I personally turn off the dock and use arcmenu in the top bar to launch applications. I just looks and feels cleaner for me.
I use most of them (apart from desktop icons and dash to panel).
The problem with gnome extensions is that they break upon (almost) every new release and the themes take at this point too much effort especially since are not currently works by default and you have to manually copy the the themes to gtk4 folder etc, otherwise you end with apps in white etc
Can you do a tutorial on how you get this theme?
As a longtime Gnome user, 44 exceeded my expectations. But like you, I would have liked to see the developers integrate some of these must-have extensions by now. I subscribed!
Which of these are must-haves? None of the extensions in this video are essential and should be kept off vanilla gnome.
@@belphegor_tv Accent color and show background apps are essential, as well as desktop icons.
Overview background extension is an alternative for Blur my shell that offers more performance and compatibility. But lack customization and is a bit clearer, appears not to be as polished.
This is the best youtube video on gnome extensions.
I have been using the material shell for the past weeks and I am completely in love with the workflow change. I recommend it if you are interested in tilling windows or using multiple programs at the same time and with a more organized desktop.
Too much centric and UI bloat. Forge or paperwm are much better.
I find that Pano is a VERY VERY VERY good clipboard manager extension. Saves images and integrates very well with Gnome!
I prefer Clipboard Indicator. I have hotkeys to switch back and forth. The only thing is it does not save images, but it is a feature I really don't need
Too noisy UI/UX wise for what it does. A clipboard manager doesn't need to be very heavy.
The main thing I want out of GNOME is the ability to cut the size of everything in adwaita by half, and for nautilus to have as many features as Dolphin on KDE does, since I'll literally open Nemo instead of Nautilus on gnome via a command shortcut just to get a more functional file browser. I feel like adwaita's window bars, buttons, everything is too big and wastes so much collective screen real estate. I'm surprised the extensions Fly-Pie, Just Perfection, and Vertical Workspaces weren't mentioned, since I consider all of those basically essential any time I am stuck on an immutable distro that won't let me use something other than GNOME.
It's really interesting, because I feel like the new flat shading and old bulky one just make it look that way.
From the actual size, it's really not all that different, especially if we take Windows in the equation
@@MichaelNROH I am aware, however, I'd prefer things to be _better_ than how windows does it since I have similar issues with Windows 11's chunkiness too. Breeze on KDE is about the right size window bar for me but I tend to use themes sometimes that make it even smaller than that (but only slightly). I think window bars should not even _feel_ too chunky, cause it makes me feel like I'm interacting with a smartphone interface, and not a desktop PC.
I like using the "bring out submenuof power/logout button" extension. saves one click for turning off my pc.
I use KDE Plasma but I always try out Gnome, at least once a year. Every time I've used extensions it either causes a memory leak, lags the system, or both, so I never use them. Have things gotten better since, say, last year?
One of the best extension is one of "bing wallpaper" or "google earth wallpaper" It will change daily your wallpaper with great photos
can you share the wallpaper of your desktop, the orange one :)
browsecat.art/sites/default/files/minimalism-sunset-wallpapers-52691-48430-6514248.png
@@MichaelNROH thank you 😄
I am not surprised that Gnome Devs dont want to make Blur My Shell a default feature.....
They also cited performance issues when they removed TRANSPARENCY from Gnome Terminal *facepalm*
my laptop from 2009 is able to use Compiz and have many many animations and blur effects without issues, im sure every computer out there can handle some transparency
a really essential extension for me is Impatience. I just want to move quickly
Than You So much Michael
My grandma with dementia love Gnome extensions too.
I Loooooove this extension called "Pano", to anyone this is a game changer when it comes to clipboard manager!
Haven't heard of it yet. Thanks ❤️
I hope there are extensions for battery indicator for common devices like hyperx headsets and the glorious Mouses. Thank you for the great video.
There is. I forgot how it was called since Linux doesn't show my G303 by default, but my G Pro Wireless was picked up and could be added to the dash.
I haven't had a goo experience with blur my shell
Very nice vid...and may i add...removable drive menu, coverflow alt-tab, and alphabetical app grid...and yes blur my shell dosent need to blur the dock..they will update it though surley...if you use minimalistic wallpaper with no too much detalis then it is ok...and in general settings it is wise to se rendering to "no artifact" also it is very important to enable app. menu and places indicator..so ypu dont have to go to files and than going through the steps to reach desired file..just go to top left menu at places and directly select where you wanna go..much less steps..and app. menu shows what it says drop down menu with apps:D
Blur my shell does blur the dock, there's an option for it, whoever... it requires tinkering with the dash to dock settings and disable their dock customization and have the default. Then Blur my shell does work. Still has the wonky corners so it will look rectangle sharp and not curvy smooth. Thanks to this video I learned it was Gnome fault and not the extensions. Oh well.
super awsome video - do you know if theres a way to blur the calendar widget ? i use blur my shell but that calendar widget is solid. need it to be uniform for my eyes hahaha and also do you kknow if i can remove the notifications section from teh calendar widget?
I use KDE Plasma because it suits me much better, but the best extension I've ever seen for any desktop environment is actually Gnome-only: Fly-Pie
I would recommend RunCat, it is cutest cat related cpu monitor thingy
The only extensions I need for gnome are the extensions that make it function with dynamic tiling in the master-stack layout. Unfortunately, these are all super buggy on every distro I've tried. So, I use KDE or DWM.
i was having a lot of lock ups and freezes with a recent version of openweather, hopefully they have solved the isssue but i just haven't gone back since i had that problem. i use a different extension to show weather in the clock now.
What's it called? I'm curious
@@MichaelNROH It's called Weather O'Clock. Another one I would recommend is QSTweak to move notifications under the quick settings and give you quick access to the sound device picker among other things.
I knew all of them *smug emoji*,
also openweather is really useful in my holy opinion.
Blur my Shell is superb - if you're using XOrg as your display manager. It's still a little glitchy on Wayland.
Yeah, but the issue was identified though. Not sure if the Gnome team is gonna tackle it any time soon though, since it is just a mutter bug for one single extension
Bro, please make a video on how to build a PC for any Linux distro. How to select the hardware (Intel or AMD) ? How to control Case and CPU fan Speed in Linux Distro ?
I am personally a KDE guy, However I never saw Gnome as non customizable. There are a ton of extensions to make suit anyone's taste and the ability to change the layout to behave like other environments. I never understood the hate for it.
Ive always shied away from gnome because i need desktop icons and every time i searched how to enable them the responses were always "oh you dont need them" or "its better without them". I may give it a shot now that youve shown me its easy to enable.
Thanks!!
great video! i will try on my arch linux with gnome!
Great video!
Personally, I prefer my dock to be always on top, with windows only coming against it when maximized rather than under it. (Like on Ubuntu. Which make it the only thing I like about Ubuntu lately, but that’s another subject.) I also prefer to have it on the right of my screen, rather than on the bottom. (Or on the left, like it is by default on Ubuntu.)
Caffeine
Extensions Sync
Forge (a pretty useful tiling extension)
Lock Keys (useful for laptops)
User Avatar in Quick Settings
my all self explaining best gnome extensions.
Can you share the orange 🧡 wallpaper please.
I use dash to panel to do the same thing that blur my shell or app icons taskbar, can't see the difference really.
How he made top right corner like that 😮
Pano
TopHat
And the most annoying thing in GNOME desktop, when switching languages, the language selector window steals selection from the current window, especially with JetBrains IDEs, therefore I use Quick Lang Switch
Nice video!! Definitely going to try the accent color extension, thanks! However I would have mention some more like Caffeine and Peek Top Bar.
Ahhhh, yes those would have made sense as well
Hello, pardon my ignorance but what distro are you using in the video? Great video! I loved the ArcMenu extension and I'm using it right now
Two distros were used here. My main Desktop is Fedora 38, and I've also shown Debian 12 for a short while.
@@MichaelNROH I've been wanting to try Fedora for a while, thank you so much!
It's amazing how this guy sounds exactly like Yang from Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.
Does it have screensavers.
The only one I bothered adding was Wallpaper Switcher to get my desktop background to change randomly every few hours to a different dark-theme-friendly anime girl image. It's the only truly essential extension IMO.
I still find it weird that they didn't implement that yet. I mean Gnome does technically support it, as seen with their default switcher?
Why do custom images require an extension or a workaround?
Don't trust anyone who uses anime girls as backgrounds if they're over 16 years old.
Those are always the people who do the weirdest stuff.
@@WohaoG Honesty is the best policy. I'm very trustworthy, even if I do weird stuff.
@@ordinaryhuman5645 Thank you for the honesty. I shall trust you
I'm missing tools related to improving battery life on laptops. AFAIK, by default all cores runs at full power and not underclocked when they're idle. This drains a lot of battery in Linux. I hope one day we get a simple fix for this.
The easiest methods are to install the package "tlp" or "auto-cpufreq". The second one is only available on Github to my knowledge, but it works really well.
How can you make a list like that and not include "Just perfection"
I have disabled extensions completely, they cause a lot of problems: E.g. not properly coming back from suspend etc. Vanilla Gnome is a great experience though. But after years of playing with extensions ... just dont do it :-)
I like the extensions featured in the video. Are there similar extensions for other distributions or are they compatible? I want to switch to Linux, I'm a beginner (in the past I used Ubuntu for at least 3 months to get a feel for Linux). Not sure what to choose: Mint, KDE Kubuntu or Neon. What does Ubuntu look like after the latest updates, is it still recommended for beginners? As far as I know, there have been issues with this cast…
Ubuntu is still pretty nice, and it is based on Gnome, so most extensions work just fine.
Generally speaking, most of the shown extensions can work on old Gnome based Desktop Environments, if they still have old versions.
For a Linux beginner, which distro do you recommend from the three mentioned in the comment? I like all three Linux distros, but I'm undecided on which one to choose.
@@AndyTurcu It's more of a personal preference, but everyone always says to start with Mint with Cinnamon. But, I'm a Noob too, and that's what I'm more familiar with.
@@AndyTurcu Linux Mint. Overall, good hand-holding for the beginner. The Cinnamon Desktop also provides a similar experience to Windows. You can always venture out to other distros and DE's later, once you become more comfortable with Linux.
it's weird, but my extensions app simply has no "Dash" extensions or desktop icon extension, probably some other ones as well
There's currently some weird bug or mistake, that the search doesn't work right. If you can't find something than it's most likely in the most popular list or on the web page
@@MichaelNROH maybe it's because my app is not from flathub (it was preinstalled I think)? I usually avoid flatpak in general, so I would love to fix it somehow :"d but yeah... I don't see any web search or even a button for it. I only have several extensions that are like preinstalled. The entire app is like offline (no web pages anywhere, except links for more detailed descriptions of specific extensions)
Your forgot JUST Perfection extension
maybe I missed it, but I never saw the basic steps on how to intall those extensions in the first place... I'm lost!
Definitely thought this video said "Chrome Extensions" when I clicked 😂
I think gnome should give clipboard manager by default.
What wallpaper is that?
Can you share the yellow wallpaper ?
Is there anything for window decorations? I really miss the ghost theme from kde window decorations. I don’t know why nothing like that exists for ubuntu.
You can only change the window styles slightly, since everything is built on GTK. Many themes that just change the color, some transparencies, etc. are available on gnome-look.org
I have following quiet interesting Extensions:
Appindicator and KstatusNotifier Support
Arcmenu
Auto Move Windows
Blur my shell
Burn my windows
Caffeine
Coverflow Alt-Tab
Desktop Cube
Desktop Icons NG
Extension List
Hide Activity Button
Just Perfection
Privacy Quick setting
Rounded Windows Corner
Top Panel Workspace Scroll
TopHat
Transparent Top Bar
User Avatar in Quick Settings
User Themes
Wallpaper Switcher
wheres your background from?
Bigest issue for me is that all of these are indeed extensions. Also they always seem to broke for me very frequently. For these reasons I pretty much loathe Gnome.
Fildem (Global Menu) doesn't support Gnome in recent versions :(
can you send me a link from imgur with that wallpaper if you still have it?
um imo that “negligible” performance impact of blur my shell is very annoying. I don’t use it anymore and am glad it’s not there by default.
Dash-to-Dock “allows me to open quickly launch applications without a mouse or keyboard.”
I’m trying to imagine how to open applications without a mouse or keyboard, and the only thing I’m coming up with is Voice Commands via microphone. How do you open apps without a mouse and keyboard? Touchscreen?
Yeah, exactly. It's a surface
@@MichaelNROH Ahh-ha. Okay, thanks for the reply and satisfying the curiosity of this desktop PC user! 🙂
Hi, I'm using Manjaro KDE Plasma on an very old Laptop so, I'm technical speaking a Linux User.
The thing that made me cringe real hard is the fixation on making Linux Desktops customizable to the extent that each letter or number in the UI can have it's own color, but on the other hand there is little to no effort to make native Windows programs run on Linux more stable or even just like on Windows...native, without those loops to jump through like wine or such.
In simple terms, what use has a beautiful plate with floral decorations and a golden rim, if there is no food on it?
I would love to use Linux and ditch Windows but I use programs who don't run on Linux or missing some important features like the implementation of Nvidia graphics cards for rendering.
That is the roadblock for users like me to switch to Linux.
The funny part is, with the current policies of Microsoft in regards to hardware requirements, there is a vast amount of artists, working in 3D programs, who would like switch to another OS, because they are stuck on 5-10 year old CPU's but with high-end Nvidia graphics cards who are getting completely useless because the CPU is not supported on Win 11 or 12.
I really think Linux developers should have an eye on this issues instead of creating the next nice looking desktop environment that doesn't have any real benefit whatsoever.
One thing I don't like about stock Gnome is the wallpaper is always zooming and scrolling. In Zorin it never moves.
I guess you can disable that with some extension as well, though this is how it's workspaces feel like they are a different screen.
I personally didn't like the way, how Gnome 3 and ZorinOS don't use that.