42 Excellent GNOME Shell Extensions

Last Updated on September 19, 2025

17. Top Panel Workspace Scroll

Top Panel Workspace Scroll lets you change workspaces by scrolling while over the top panel in Gnome Shell.

Website: github.com/timbertson/gnome-shell-scroll-workspaces

18. Picture of the Day

This is a simple yet sweet extension which lets you use a picture of the day from various sources as your GNOME desktop background. It supports NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day, Bing, Wikimedia, and Simon Stålenhag artwork.

Website: extensions.gnome.org/extension/6469/picture-of-the-day/

19. System monitor

This extension indicates system resource usage. It displays a list of icons as indicator in the top bar of a GNOME shell.

Website: github.com/elvetemedve/gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor

20. Hanabi

If you like eye candy, you’ll love Hanabi. It provides live wallpaper for your GNOME desktop.

Website: github.com/jeffshee/gnome-ext-hanabi

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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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