Convenient access to files

A GNOME Shell extension providing an access to devices, bookmarks and recent files on the desktop.

Compatibility

GNOME Shell 3.34 only

Features

• Access to places:
  • GTK3 bookmarks
  • Favorite files
  • Trash
  • Removable devices
  • Mounted partitions
• Access to files:
  • Recent files
  • ~/Desktop files (optional and experimental)
• Searching among recent files
• Unmounting devices & ejecting partitions
• Renaming/deleting/executing files from ~/Desktop
• Renaming/removing bookmarks

Screenshots

Settings

Some of these settings will be applied only after you disable/re-enable the extension.

• search in files name or in their paths
• where to display the interface (on the desktop or in the overview)
• exact position (customizable paddings)
• icon sizes

https://i.imgur.com/Ntdutdf.png https://i.imgur.com/OEg2QVz.png https://i.imgur.com/UiOrBu7.png

Installation

From extensions.gnome.org

TODO

Manual installation

Download files and put them in the folder "~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/places-and-files-on-desktop@maestroschan.fr"

You may need to restart the gnome shell environment ("logout and login again", or alt + f2 then r then enter).

Available in

• Français
• English

Huge thanks to

• fmuellner (my placeDisplay.js file mostly comes from places-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com)
• bananenfisch (the code for getting, filtering and sorting recent files mostly comes from RecentItems@bananenfisch.net)