How to install gnome extension manually?
01/05/2025
@ Saigon
Linux
if you want to install automatically with gnome-browser-connector, you can visit this guide: https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome-browser-integration/pages/installation-guide.html
Step 1: Go to https://extensions.gnome.org, find and download extension in zip file.
In this example, I would like to install AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support by 3v1n0
Step 2: Extract the zip file, and find a file named metadata.json
This is file content of metadata.json.
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{
"_generated": "Generated by SweetTooth, do not edit",
"description": "Adds AppIndicator, KStatusNotifierItem and legacy Tray icons support to the Shell",
"gettext-domain": "AppIndicatorExtension",
"name": "AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support",
"settings-schema": "org.gnome.shell.extensions.appindicator",
"shell-version": [
"45",
"46",
"47"
],
"url": "https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator",
"uuid": "appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com",
"version": 59
}
Look at line 13, looking for the uuid, it’s appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com.
Step 3: Rename the extracted directory to the uuid that is copied in Step 2.
It’s appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com
Step 4: Copy the renamed directory in Step-3 to ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions.
How to test?
You can go to terminal and type gnome-extensions list.
$ gnome-extensions list
appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com
apps-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
background-logo@fedorahosted.org
launch-new-instance@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
places-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
window-list@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.comOn the other hand, you can open gnome extensions - https://apps.gnome.org/Extensions/. Your new extension should be there in Manually installed list.
![[1] Gnome Extensions](/image/posts/2025-05-01-How-to-install-gnome-extension-manually/1.png)