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  • 0:00 We all know, that GNOME has been one of the best desktop environments providing
    0:03 a graphical user interface for the Linux operating system. It delivers a next-level
    0:08 user experience that is similar to Windows and macOS. However, there are a few things you can
    0:14 do to enhance your gnome desktop functionality. This is where Gnome Extensions comes into play. 0:21 An extension is a software that allows you to take your GNOME customization to the next
    0:26 level. By using the extensions, you can customize GNOME Shell,
    0:31 add app transitions, as well as additional features like window tiling.
    0:36 In this video, I will show you the top 15 must-install GNOME extensions for Linux
    0:42 systems in 2024. For demonstration purposes, I choose to use arch linux but these extensions can
    0:49 be used on any GNOME-based distribution such as Fedora, Manjaro, Zorin, Pop OS, and more. 0:57 Before we begin, If you enjoy this video, please
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    1:03 Requirements The only requirement of this
    1:05 video is to ensure you have installed the flatpak package on your Linux system. Then, open the
    1:11 terminal on your gnome desktop and download the extensions manager using flatpak. Once installed,
    1:19 open the extensions manager. This is a simple tool that allows you to install any gnome extension.
    1:26 The user interface is clean and intuitive, with two sections on the top bar, Browse and Installed.
    1:32 The Installed section displays all the extensions installed by the user. The “Browser” section,
    1:38 allows you to search for any GNOME extension. Let’s start installing gnome extensions.

    Astra Monitor
    1:45 Search for Astra Monitor and install it. Astra is a monitoring extension for the
    1:51 GNOME top bar that helps users track various system performance metrics such as CPU, GPU,
    1:57 RAM, disk usage, network statistics, and sensor readings. It offers comprehensive
    2:00 monitoring capabilities with detailed information accessible through hovering
    2:05 over resources. The interface is highly customizable, allowing users to choose
    2:22 what resources to monitor. The extension is designed for optimized performance,
    2:27 ensuring lightweight operation without unnecessary resource consumption.

    Pano Clipboard Manager
    2:37 Pano Clipboard Manager provides a graphical overview of your clipboard history making it
    2:43 much faster to find previously copied content, such as text, images, website URLs & more 2:50 You can view the clipboard history at any time, from any app, by pressing shift + super + v on
    2:57 your keyboard. So when you copy anything on your system it will be shown here.
    3:06 By clicking on any item in this row allows you to copy and paste it elsewhere.

    PaperWM
    3:16 PaperWM is a Gnome Shell extension that provides scrollable tiling of windows and per-monitor
    3:23 workspaces. It’s inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers, it makes working
    3:29 with different applications very easy. Hovering on the left or right gives the preview of an app,
    3:36 and clicking on it puts the app into focus mode. By toggling the workspace button,
    3:50 you can change the Windows focus mode to the center or default.

    MiniView
    4:06 MiniView displays an app window like Picture in Picture Mode. Pressing Shift + F12 opens & closes
    4:13 mini app View. By holding the left mouse button you can drag the mini window and
    4:23 by holding Ctrl and dragging the window with a right mouse button, you can resize the preview.
    4:30 By hovering on the Window preview and scrolling
    4:33 with the mouse wheel switches to different applications. 4:37 This is my favorite extension that allows
    4:39 to monitoring of a specific app while working with other apps.

    Quick Settings Tweaker
    4:52 Quick Settings tweaker lets you add media controls, notifications,
    4:56 and volume mixers to quick settings and remove useless buttons giving
    5:00 a brand new look to the default quick settings and making it more functional
    5:04 and practical. You can notice the date menu goes vertical and looks minimal.

    Privacy Settings
    5:12 Along with that installing the privacy settings extension adds a privacy toggle
    5:17 that allows you to enable or disable the camera, microphone, and location services.

    Apps Menu
    5:31 Apps Menu is a must-have extension that categorizes the installed applications
    5:37 making it easy to find the app you need based on category.

    Places Status Indicator
    5:50 Along with that places status indicator, Add a menu for quickly navigating places in the system.

    Logo Menu
    6:05 The Logo Menu is similar to Apple’s macOS menu for the GNOME Desktop.
    6:14 This extension provides a simple menu along with the ability to get the icon
    6:19 of your distribution on the top left part of the panel for a great look.

    Just perfection
    6:36 Just Perfection is an excellent gnome extension for customizing the gnome-shell.
    6:41 Using this extension, you can tweak things like the dock, notification panel, icons, and more. 6:57 For example, you can enable or disable system animations, panels, clock, app menu & more. 7:12 You can also change the behavior of the workspace preview,
    7:15 whether to show a workspace switcher or not, how you want to open the app grid, and more.

    Top Bar Organizer
    7:26 The top bar organizer allows you to organize the Menu items of the top bar. You can simply
    7:32 rearrange all these menu items according to your liking by dragging them with the left
    7:37 mouse button. You can even delete the specific menu items by clicking on the three-dot menu.

    SpeedUp Gnome Shell
    8:03 Gnome 4x UI improvements tune Overview UI to make it more usable. You can increase the size
    8:08 of Workspace thumbnails, hide the search bar & show it only when the user begins to search. 8:24 In combination with that, Impatience is another
    8:26 extension that helps increase the animation speed of the GNOME Shell

    Wiggle
    8:44 Wiggle is an extension that magnifies the cursor when the mouse is moved rapidly
    8:49 which is extremely useful especially when working with large screen monitors. So
    8:56 when you forget the location of the mouse pointer just wiggle the mouse to find it.

    Blur my shell
    9:08 Installing blurMyShell extends a blur to the dock, panels, activities overview, and more.

    Burn My Windows
    9:32 BurnMyWindows triggers an app transition when it’s
    9:35 opened or closed providing stunning app transitions that may surprise everyone.

    Caffeine
    10:00 When running an important task that needs to be monitored, use caffeine which prevents
    10:05 your system from sleeping. Upon installing this extension, you will see a new toggle
    10:10 added to the quick settings Menu allowing you can enable or disable caffeine mode.

    DDTerm
    10:30 DDTerm is my favorite drop-down terminal extension for GNOME Shell With tabs and
    10:35 is compatible with Wayland. This allows quick access to the terminal by clicking on this icon
    10:41 on the top bar. It’s very responsive and also provides an option to customize it. 11:03 That’s pretty much it, these are the top 15 best gnome extensions that
    11:07 you must try on GNOME Desktop in 2024. Let me know if I have missed anything,
    11:12 and feel free to share your list of extensions that you use in the comments section below.