42 Excellent GNOME Shell Extensions

Last Updated on September 19, 2025

29. Emoji Copy

Emoji Copy is a versatile extension designed to simplify emoji selection and clipboard management.

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Website: github.com/felipeftn/emoji-copy

30. Tiling Assistant

Tiling Assistant adds a Windows-like snap assist to the GNOME desktop. It expands GNOME’s 2 column tiling layout and adds many more features.

Website: github.com/Leleat/Tiling-Assistant

31. Hide Activities Button

This is a very simple extension to hide the Activities button from the status bar.

Website: github.com/zeten30/HideActivities

32. App Menu is Back

The good old original app menu. It uses the native GNOME Shell button.

Website: github.com/fthx/appmenu-is-back

Next page: Page 9 – WinTile, Colosseum, Impatience, Todoit

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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