ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
Adds KStatusNotifierItem support to the Shell observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 129.5
- age_days: 4939
- days_rel: 39
- days_push: 39
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
1553 stars · 243 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A GNOME Shell extension that adds support for AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem tray icons, including legacy tray icons, to the GNOME Shell top panel. It lets applications that use libappindicator (e.g., Electron apps) display their indicator icons and menus in GNOME.
Use cases
- show tray icons in GNOME Shell panel
- restore missing app indicator icons on Ubuntu GNOME
- display Electron app tray icons in GNOME
- support KStatusNotifierItem icons on GNOME
- show legacy tray icons in GNOME Shell
- open indicator menus by clicking panel icons
When to choose
- you use GNOME/Ubuntu and apps' tray icons are missing from the top bar
- you need AppIndicator or KStatusNotifierItem support in GNOME Shell
- you want legacy tray icon support on a modern GNOME desktop
When to avoid
- you use a desktop environment that already supports tray icons natively (KDE, XFCE)
- you need indicator tooltips, which are not implemented
- you rely on indicators with huge embedded icon sets that may freeze the shell
Facets
plugin · maturity active
ui-components plugin-system developer-tools desktop-applications operating-systems developer-tools gnome-shell gnome-extension appindicator systray tray-icons kstatusnotifieritem linux desktop
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator · fetched 2026-08-28 · 747b26eab58b
- homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8d6f7459fff4
- site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 65eab6fe28f2
- site_page: https://www.gnome.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 46caf25c454c
- site_page: https://extensions.gnome.org/local · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f75ee36978b
- site_page: https://help.gnome.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4dd6b2a63fdc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator | main | 87 |
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