# home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel

An icon taskbar for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash into the gnome main panel so that the application launchers and system tray are combined into a single panel, similar to that found in KDE Plasma and Windows 7+. A separate dock is no longer needed for easy access to running and favorited applications.

Repository: https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dash-to-panel
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-05-06T14:06:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 81, release rhythm 65, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3541, "days_push": 119, "days_rel": 154, "gap_med": 40.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4432, forks 347 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:49.166833+00:00)

## What it is
Dash to Panel is a Gnome Shell extension that turns the dash into an icon taskbar integrated into the main panel, combining app launchers and system tray like KDE Plasma or Windows 7+. It offers extensive customization of panel elements, running indicators, window previews, and multi-monitor support.

## Use cases
- replace the gnome dock with a windows-style taskbar
- combine app launchers and system tray into a single panel
- customize running app indicators on the gnome panel
- get live window previews when hovering taskbar icons
- enable panel intellihide on gnome shell
- configure a taskbar across multiple monitors

## When to choose
- you use Gnome Shell and want a Windows 7+/KDE-style icon taskbar
- you want deep customization of panel position, size, colors, and indicators
- you want to eliminate a separate dock while keeping quick app access

## When to avoid
- you use a desktop environment other than Gnome Shell
- you prefer Gnome's default dash and activities overview workflow
- you want a floating dock rather than an integrated top/bottom panel

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, theme, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: gnome-shell-extension, taskbar, desktop-customization, panel, dock, linux

## Member repositories
- home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:49.166833+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:53.921566+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:49.166833+00:00, sha cd347159ec26)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.