Installation

Dependencies

GSConnect DOES NOT depend on the KDE Connect desktop application and WILL NOT WORK with it installed.

GSConnect has very few dependencies, other than GNOME Shell itself:

The latest, stable release of GNOME Shell
The openssl binary for certificate generation

At least on Ubuntu, the GSConnect browser extension requires gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect-browsers to be installed.

Standard

Install GSConnect from the GNOME Shell Extensions website
Enable the Extention on Linux side

You need to enable it on GNOME "Extension Manager": Press the Command key and type gsconnect. A window appears with a list of System Extensions. Enable the GSConnect. This step is necessary after installing it on GNOME (Ubuntu, etc). Although installed in step 1, it may be not enabled.
Install KDE Connect Android from Google Play or F-Droid
Open the App and tap ⊕ Pair new device in the sidebar. Your two devices must be connected to the same network.
Swipe down to refresh and you should see your device

If you see Waiting for service... instead of a list of devices, check the Help page.

Tap on GSConnect and then tap REQUEST PAIRING
Click Accept in the notification

If you are having trouble connecting a device, please see the Help page.

Install from Zip

ATTENTION: GSConnect only supports the latest stable release of GNOME. For older versions, download at extensions.gnome.org.

Download the Latest Release

You may also use a ZIP file provided by a developer. For instructions on installing the the upcoming release of GSConnect, see Install from Nightly Build.)

Install the extension

$ gnome-extensions install --force gsconnect@andyholmes.github.io.zip

Restart Gnome Shell
- X11/Xorg: Alt + F2 then restart
- Wayland: Log out and log in.

Install from Git

ATTENTION: GSConnect from git only supports the latest stable release of GNOME.

You can build or install from git with Meson. You might need to install libglib2.0-dev and meson before:

git clone https://github.com/andyholmes/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect.git
cd gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/
meson _build .
ninja -C _build install-zip

Please see the Packaging page if you are interested in packaging GSConnect for a distribution.

Install from Nightly Build

ATTENTION: GSConnect only supports the latest stable release of GNOME. For older versions, download at extensions.gnome.org.

Download the Latest Nightly

These builds only receive limited automated testing. For instructions on installing a stable release, see Install from Zip.

Install the extension

$ gnome-extensions install --force gsconnect@andyholmes.github.io.zip

Restart Gnome Shell
- X11/Xorg: Alt + F2 then restart
- Wayland: Log out and log in.

Optional Features

Some desktop integration features require additional software not included with GSConnect. These are not required to use features in GSConnect.

Files Integration (Nautilus & Nemo)

Nautilus Extensions is REQUIRED to share files from Nautilus.

Distribution	Required Package(s)
Arch	`python-nautilus`
Debian/Ubuntu	`python3-nautilus`, `gir1.2-nautilus-3.0`
Fedora	`nautilus-python`, `nautilus-extensions`
Gentoo	`nautilus-python`
openSUSE	`python-nautilus`

nemo-python is REQUIRED to share files from Nemo.

Distribution	Required Package(s)
Debian/Ubuntu	`nemo-python`, `gir1.2-nemo-3.0`
Fedora	`nemo-python`

Desktop Contacts

Evolution Data Server is REQUIRED to access contacts in GNOME Online Accounts, Evolution or the local address book.

Distribution	Required Packages
Arch	`evolution-data-server`
Debian/Ubuntu	`gir1.2-ebook-1.2`, `gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2`, `gir1.2-edataserver-1.2`
Fedora	`evolution-data-server`
Gentoo	`evolution-data-server`
openSUSE	`typelib-1_0-EBook-1_2`, `typelib-1_0-EBookContacts-1_2`, `typelib-1_0-EDataServer-1_2`