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GNOME Shell integration

This extension provides integration with GNOME Shell and the corresponding extensions repository https://extensions.gnome.org

Users700KCurrent public install base

Rating3.8Store average score

Reviews328Public review volume

Manifest versionV3Extension platform version

7-day growth0Net users gained this week

7-day growth rate0%Relative weekly velocity

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Version12.1

ManifestV3

Size140KiB

Languages37Deutsch / English / English (United Kingdom) +34

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You MUST install native connector for this extension to work.

For Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo and Ubuntu you can install package named "chrome-gnome-shell".

You also can install connector manually. See https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShellIntegrationForChrome/Installation for install instructions.

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Store average score3.8Chrome Web Store aggregate rating, including ratings without synced review text

Synced text average3.4Average computed only from synced review bodies below

Reviews with text148Synced review bodies

Total ratings / reviews328Chrome Web Store public rating/review count

Store average score: 3.8. The bars below are calculated from synced review text only, so they may be empty for extensions that have public ratings but no synced comments yet.

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Bryan Wadsworth (BWads001)2024年12月5日

Although GNOME Shell integration extension is running, native host connector is not detected.

Andrew Rigg2024年10月15日

Broken.

BetaLinux BetaLinux2024年10月4日

Top 10. Funcionou bem no Ubuntu 22.04. Parabéns para o desenvolvedor!

Yeti Go2024年7月2日

Für Ubuntu 23.04 and newer: Terminal: $ sudo apt-get install gnome-browser-connector The warning / error message disappears and Gnome extensions could be managed from Chrome.

iday raD2023年1月16日

I love GNU/Linux!

Martin “Smart Mart” Denyer2022年12月12日

Used to be amazing but now no longer does anything. I expect someone upstream has badly borked gnome on ubuntu, no extensions work, can't install new ones, can't configure existing ones.

Давид Манукян2022年11月6日

Поставил два из своей щедрости, было бы очень полезное приложение если бы работало. Идея хорошая конечно, но по факту не реализовано. Пользовался бы с удовольствием если бы довели до ума) Пока что 2...

Conal Garrity2022年9月17日

Love this extension, however it has stopped working. I did upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 early so was expected some things would be broken until after official release. Just a PSA for anyone thinking of doing the same. "Your native host connector do not support following APIs: v6. Probably you should upgrade native host connector or install plugins for missing APIs. Refer documentation for instructions." As per the instructions: Sudo apt-get install chrome-gnome-shell Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done chrome-gnome-shell is already the newest version (10.1-5). 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Alex Heil F.2022年9月5日

Since long time it is broken, saying there is a problem with the installation of the "native host-connector", one should read the documentation. Nope. There is othing in the documentation that helps to get it running. As many pieces of Gnome, things does not get developped properly...

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Chrome browser integration with GNOME Shell, enabling users to install, manage, enable, and uninstall GNOME Shell extensions directly from the extensions.gnome.org website via native messaging to the local GNOME desktop environment.

Linux GNOME desktop users need a bridge between their Chrome browser and the GNOME Shell extension system. Without this extension, there is no way to install or manage GNOME Shell extensions from the extensions.gnome.org website in Chrome. The extension also solves extension list synchronization across devices.

User installs the chrome-gnome-shell native connector package on their Linux system, then installs this Chrome extension. When visiting extensions.gnome.org, the extension injects scripts that communicate with GNOME Shell via the native connector, allowing one-click install/uninstall/enable/disable of GNOME Shell extensions directly from the website. Optionally, users can enable extension list synchronization to sync their GNOME extensions across Chrome instances via their Google account.

Target users: Linux desktop users running GNOME Shell / Users who browse extensions.gnome.org to find and install GNOME Shell extensions / Users of distributions like Arch, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Ubuntu

The optional Google account sync feature uses chrome.storage.sync, which relies on the user being signed into Chrome with a Google account—but this is a Chrome feature, not a login requirement of the extension itself. The distinction is clear: core functionality needs no login, sync is opt-in.

Monetization

No paid features detected

No paid features exist. The 'upgrade' keyword in locale files refers to upgrading GNOME Shell extension versions (e.g., 'Extension Top Icons can be upgraded'), not paid upgrades. The 'pro' keyword appears only in locale file descriptions (project title descriptions) and in messages about upgrading the native host connector for missing APIs. The extension is GPL-3.0 licensed, open-source, and the destination service extensions.gnome.org is a free repository. No billing, payment, subscription, or licensing APIs are present in the source code.

Confidence: 99
Payment platform: --
Source: AI / High
Login required: No
Reason: The core workflow—browsing extensions.gnome.org and managing GNOME Shell extensions via native messaging—requires no login. The optional 'Synchronize GNOME Shell extensions list' feature uses chrome.storage.sync which syncs via the user's Google account, but this is entirely optional and not needed for the primary product functionality. The extension has no login UI and the destination service (extensions.gnome.org) does not require an account to install/manage extensions.

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敏感权限：nativeMessaging
扩展能力较强：storage

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