[Youtube] Top 15 Must Install Best GNOME Extensions

Linux@lemmy.ml – 62 points – 8 months ago

Top 15 Must Install Best GNOME Extensions [2024 Edition]

*Timestamps*
00:00 Introduction
01:45 Astra Monitor
02:36 Pano Clipboard Manager
03:14 PaperWM
04:04 MiniView
04:51 Quick Settings Tweaker
05:12 Privacy Settings
05:29 Apps Menu
05:50 Places Status Indicator
06:04 Logo Menu
06:36 Just perfection
07:25 Top Bar Organizer
08:01 SpeedUp Gnome Shell
08:43 Wiggle
09:07 Blur my shell
09:30 Burn My Windows
09:56 Caffeine
10:20 DDTerm

I dont necessarily agree.

a different clipboard manager (whatever is equal to KDEs)
blur my shell
quick settings tweaker probably
privacy settings (which is only for pipewire apps I guess, so nearly none)
wiggle
probably some maximize to workspace

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I literally don't understand how people use Gnome without extensions. We must be built different or I'm slow

I use zero extensions these days. In the beginning I hated it (the Windows UX was heavily burned into my mind) but once the Gnome workflow "clicked" anything else felt super clunky.

Not that there's anything wrong with extensions. Some of them look great

Same, that video is pretty silly but many extensions are really awesome.

blur my shell: just make it look beatiful instead of a bit ugly
appindicators: needes to basic app support
more quicksettings are always good
window decorations: why doesnt GNOME have a maximize button, this makes no sense

With those extensions though, GNOME is pretty cool. I prefer KDE a lot, and even though I hope to be able to use workspaces smoothly one day (which is still not easy in KDE I think) I am pretty happy.

But if you think about it, not having workspaces is a total pain.

The Tweaks application has a switch to enable maximize buttons on windows https://itsfoss.com/gnome-minimize-button/

Gnome has workspaces. I currently 3 workspaces open. I regularly have four or more open. https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-workspaces.html.en

Yes I meant GNOME is the only one where I could use workspaces easily.

why doesnt GNOME have a maximize button

Probably because you can double-click the window 'bar' to achieve the same.

Interesting. KDE too but you also have a button. Makes more sense to control windows through buttons instead of a button, a doubleclick on a bar and a keystroke (meta)

The reason it was cut is more about the drag action, dragging to panel maximizes and grabbing it will automatically restore it down. It's basically combined with the move window action.

Thats also how it works on KDE :D

Just not on Cosmic, I hope they add that