13. Auto Move Windows
If you use multiple workspaces on your GNOME desktop, this extension comes in handy. Auto Move Windows allows you to configure applications to open on a specific workspace when they create windows.
The extension is very easy to use. Just add a rule for each application, defining which workspace to use. Every time you open a program, it obeys that rule, and opens the window on the appropriate workspace. This saves you having to move windows to the desired workspace. A small time saver, but it all mounts up!
This extension is part of GNOME Shell Extensions.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell-extensions
14. Places Status Indicator
Places Status Indicator is a frequently recommended extension among GNOME users, and with good reason. It’s a productivity boon, and you don’t want to miss this one.
This extension adds a menu for quickly navigating places in the system including network shares without opening a file manager. You get a quick drop-down indicator presenting you with immediate access to various mount points on the system.
It helps save time accessing Home, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures and Videos folders, as well as hard disks, and your network shares.
This extension is part of Classic Mode and is officially supported by GNOME.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell-extensions
15. Cronomix
Cronomix is another productivity boon. It’s an all-in-one timer, stopwatch, pomodoro, alarms and todos.
Website: github.com/elvetemedve/gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
16. Just Perfection
This extension lets you really tinker with your GNOME desktop.
The first thing to do is turn off the Preferences Info as it takes up a lot of screen estate. We are showing the Preferences Info (the image) in the screenshot.
There are pre-defined profiles as well as the ability to make your own customized profile.
There are so many different tweaks you can apply to get your GNOME desktop honed to perfection. Hence the name of this extension.
The extension’s interface is displayed as one huge vertical list. There’s definitely room to improve the layout of the options. But the clunky layout is not a massive inconvenience.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/just-perfection
Next page: Page 5 – Top Panel Workspace Scroll, Picture of the Day, System monitor, Hanabi
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Dash to Dock, Arc Menu, OpenWeather Refined, Window-List
Page 2 – Custom Hot Corners – Extended, Vitals, Net speed Simplified, Clipboard Indicator
Page 3 – Desktop Icons NG, GSConnect, Recent Items, ddterm
Page 4 – Auto Move Windows, Places Status Indicator, Cronomix, Just Perfection
Page 5 – Top Panel Workspace Scroll, Picture of the Day, System monitor, Hanabi
Page 6 – Removable Drive Menu, V-Shell, Extension List, Frippery Panel Favorites
Page 7 – BlurMyShell, Burn My Windows, Coverflow Alt-Tab, PaperWM
Page 8 – Emoji Copy, Tiling Assistant, Hide Activities Button, App Menu is Back
Page 9 – WinTile, Colosseum, Impatience, Todoit
Page 10 – Panel corners, No overview at start-up, Caffeine, Luminus Shell
Page 11 – Lilypad Top Bar Manager, Dash to Panel, Tiling Shell
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Nice Collection!
Just seems u missed Tiling Shell – since its the best GNOME Extention vor tiling…
Agreed, Tiling Shell is very useful. It’s been added as 42b 🙂