AI 产品解读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.
Install/uninstall GNOME Shell extensions from extensions.gnome.org in the browserEnable/disable GNOME Shell extensions from the websiteLaunch extension preferences from the browserOptional synchronization of extensions list across devices via Chrome sync storageNative messaging bridge to GNOME Shell via chrome-gnome-shell connectorNotifications for extension status changes and updates
- 目标用户
- 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.
付费分析未识别到付费功能
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.
- 置信度
- 99
- 支付平台
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- 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.
I did not ask for this to be installed. It doesnt tell me why its there so in my opinion its not needed and thus unwanted software.
even the best extension can be hated if it can't be normally disabled and uninstalled
Excellent way to manage Gnome extensions! Running on Chromium 66 on Ubuntu 18.04 / Gnome 3.28. also: Thanks for adding light icon variant, it looks great!
Excellent. Works perfectly with Chrome on Ubuntu 17.10 together with Ubuntu Tweak Tool.
Auf Ubuntu nicht zum Laufen zu bewegen. Ärgerlich!
Un atentado a la voluntad del usuario. No se puede desinstalar con facilidad si la ha instalado "Gnome". Ni siquiera he instalado ese escritorio (utilizo Plasma y antes KDE desde siempre), y este "complemento" apareció "de la nada" y "de un momento a otro" en Google Chrome. Parece (o es) bloatware. No respeta la intención del usuario, que en el mundo "Linux", es fundamental. No me extrañaría que viniese de la mano de Ubuntu o de Unity.
I'm not using Gnome and this extension shows up in my Chrome and I cannot uninstall or disable it. Is it a virus?
Uso no Firefox com sucesso. agora vou testar no Chrome
dosnt work
Does what it's supposed to do perfectly. Makes handling Gnome Shell Extensions easy.