dash-to-dock VS materia-theme

Compare dash-to-dock vs materia-theme and see what are their differences.

dash-to-dock

A dock for the Gnome Shell. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and desktops. (by micheleg)

materia-theme

A Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments (by nana-4)
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dash-to-dock

Posts with mentions or reviews of dash-to-dock. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-12.

materia-theme

Posts with mentions or reviews of materia-theme. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-06.
  • Tried customizing Pop as a noob!
    2 projects | /r/pop_os | 6 Oct 2022
    GTK-Theme:[Materia](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme)
  • Abysmal network performance on XPS 15
    24 projects | /r/archlinux | 24 Aug 2022
     ~ λ paru [sudo] password for ken: :: Synchronizing package databases... core is up to date extra is up to date community is up to date multilib is up to date error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu warning: too many errors from mirrors.rit.edu, skipping for the remainder of this transaction error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Could not resolve host: mirrors.rit.edu error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.rit.edu : Failed to connect to mirrors.rit.edu port 443 after 8720 ms: Connection timed out :: Starting full system upgrade... there is nothing to do :: Looking for AUR upgrades :: Looking for devel upgrades error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/tryone144/picom.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomoxify.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/phillbush/pmenu.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/themix-plugin-base16.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/GreenRaccoon23/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/simmel/urxvt-resize-font.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/gnome-colors-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/khanhas/spicetify-cli.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/elkowar/eww error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/gusbemacbe/suru-plus-aspromauros.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-folders.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/numixproject/numix-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox-gtk-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/mpereira/tty-solitaire error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/will8211/unimatrix.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/bonsai.sh.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/archdroid-icon-theme.git error: timed out looking for devel update: https://github.com/themix-project/oomox.git error: timed out looking for devel update: git://github.com/schischi/xcwd :: Resolving dependencies... :: Calculating conflicts... :: Calculating inner conflicts... :: packages not in the AUR: electron15 kalarmcal python-magic-ahupp python2-appdirs python2-ordered-set python2-packaging python2-pyparsing python2-six steam-fonts :: marked out of date: dnstop python-gaphor python-swspotify :: orphans: electron14 gkill-bin ruby-hpricot ugene-bin Aur (12) 3dslicer-bin-5.0.3-2 czkawka-gui-bin-5.0.1-1 ignition-transport-8-8.2.0-2 gazebo-11.11.0-2 lazydocker-0.18.1-1 nvim-packer-git-r522.90b323b-1 paru-1.11.1-1 python-mpv-1.0.1-1 tuner-1.5.1-2 ventoy-bin-1.0.79-3 zoom-5.11.9-1 zotero-6.0.13-1
  • Fedora Minimal Xfce
    2 projects | /r/xfce | 3 Jul 2022
  • My GTK Theme [Orchis]
    2 projects | /r/gnome | 23 May 2022
    Orchis is a [Material Design](https://material.io) theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments. Based on nana-4 -- [materia-theme](https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme)
  • Which GTK theme do you use?
    1 project | /r/linuxmasterrace | 22 Mar 2022
    Materia is a really good Theme
  • Pinch gesture to show desktop: (Extension: Gesture Improvements)
    4 projects | /r/gnome | 21 Nov 2021
    Materia light compact version
  • Showcase: My current Termux Xfce setup!
    1 project | /r/termux | 8 Nov 2021
    Properties: DE: Xfce Theme: Materia Theme (installed via meson) Font: Cantarell Font (installed from debian repos)
  • How to theme Gnome 40
    1 project | /r/gnome | 31 Aug 2021
    The theme's github has some preview images you can look at.
  • Are there any standalone tiling WMs with workflow similar to Material Shell?
    2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 13 Aug 2021
    You mean this?
  • Top bar displaying incorrectly with some themes
    1 project | /r/pop_os | 7 Jun 2021
    This happens with some other themes like Materia:

What are some alternatives?

When comparing dash-to-dock and materia-theme you can also consider the following projects:

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.

arc-theme - A flat theme with transparent elements (actively maintained fork)

blur-my-shell - Extension that adds a blur look to different parts of the GNOME Shell, including the top panel, dash and overview

material-shell - A modern desktop interface for Linux. Improve your user experience and get rid of the anarchy of traditional desktop workflows. Designed to simplify navigation and reduce the need to manipulate windows in order to improve productivity. It's meant to be 100% predictable and bring the benefits of tools coveted by professionals to everyone.

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.

Orchis-theme - Orchis is a [Material Design](https://material.io) theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments.

AdwMod-theme

vertical-overview - Gnome has had vertically stacked workspaces for a long time. The Gnome 40 update unfortunately made the switch to a horizontal layout. A choice that many Gnome users disagree with. This extension completely replaces the new Gnome overview with something that resembles the old style.

sn-gruvbox-dark-theme - Gruvbox Dark Theme for Standard Notes

just-perfection-gnome-shell-desktop

papirus-icon-theme - Pixel perfect icon theme for Linux