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Power Dial

A GNOME Shell extension that provides a quick power menu with suspend, lock, restart, power off, hibernate, and logout options.

Power Dial Tiled Menu

Restart your system after enabling the extension for the keyboard shortcut to work properly.

Usage

Accessing Power Dial

Two ways to open the menu:

  • Keyboard Shortcut: Press Alt + F5 (or your custom shortcut)
  • Top Bar Icon: Click the power icon in the GNOME top bar (if enabled)

Both methods open the same power menu with your configured power options.

Requirements

  • GNOME Shell 45 or later
  • Works on both X11 and Wayland

Power Options

Option Description Behavior
Suspend Put system to sleep Immediate action
Lock Lock the screen Immediate action
Restart Reboot the system Configurable confirmation
Power Off Shutdown the system Configurable confirmation
Hibernate Save session to disk and power off Requires system configuration
Log Out End current user session Configurable confirmation

Hibernate

Hibernate saves your session to disk and powers off completely. On next boot, your session is restored exactly as it was.

  • Check Support: Use the "Check" button in preferences to verify your system supports hibernation
  • Enable: Only available after the system check passes
  • Requires system-level swap configuration — see HIBERNATE.md for setup instructions

Installation

Download and enable the extension from the GNOME Extensions website:

Download Power Dial Extension

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