materia-theme VS dash-to-dock

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

materia-theme

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

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)
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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)
  • Pinch gesture to show desktop: (Extension: Gesture Improvements)
    4 projects | /r/gnome | 21 Nov 2021
    Materia light compact version
  • Are there any standalone tiling WMs with workflow similar to Material Shell?
    2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 13 Aug 2021
    You mean this?
  • dark themes especially for Xfce
    2 projects | /r/xfce | 30 May 2021
    Materia Dark https://github.com/nana-4/materia-theme, based on material design principles. It's excellent out of the box, but you can also customize the colors and a few other things.
  • Gno-Menu Alternatives?
    5 projects | /r/pop_os | 19 May 2021
  • I've been using Qogir theme on Solus Budgie for a while. And i gotta say that I love Qogir than Solus OS's default theme - Plata Noir. Qogir works perfectly on Solus OS and it's not as dark as Plata Noir. I don't know why Qogir doesn't have a place in Solus offical repo. I hope it will
    5 projects | /r/SolusProject | 15 May 2021
    For Gnome the new default theme is Materia.
  • What's your theme, font, color-scheme of choice?
    12 projects | /r/gnome | 30 Apr 2021
    Theme: Materia

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.
  • Super + number key to activate/minimize window
    2 projects | /r/gnome | 12 Feb 2023
    Here's a related bug report for Dash to Dock: https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock/issues/1536
    2 projects | /r/gnome | 12 Feb 2023
  • How active are the extensions dev's?
    6 projects | /r/gnome | 3 Oct 2022
  • Why do none of the major distros have KDE Plasma as default?
    2 projects | /r/linux | 8 Sep 2022
    My guess would be not many... I know for a fact that at least in my workplace, where most/all dev boxes are running some form of Ubuntu LTS, most of my colleagues who run GNOME are either running Ubuntu's standard desktop (which features a custom version of the Dash to Dock extension) or customize it with the Dash to Panel extension, both of which (but specially the latter) completely ditch GNOME's "intended" workflow and replace it with something much closer to the traditional Desktop workflow.
  • Added Bluetooth Quick Toggle Functionality to the quick-settings Extension from Florian Müllner by adding code from the extension gnome-bluetooth-quick-connect from bjarosze. All code is theirs, I just moved stuff around really. Maybe added a line or 2.
    3 projects | /r/gnome | 8 Sep 2022
  • Fubuntu, because i love the look of ubuntu and i hate snaps & love dnf.
    4 projects | /r/Fedora | 17 Aug 2022
    First up, you go and install ubuntu-dock (https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock/tree/ubuntu-dock), just follow the first commands, next up go to extensions and change the dash-to-dock to panel mode, set it to the left side of the screen. Next go to the launchers (still in the dash to dock settings) and set show trashcan off. Next go to appereance (also still in the dash to dock settings). Disable built in theme, enable: shrink the dash, customize the dash color (set it to black) & show overview on startup. Set customize window counters.... to default. Next set customize opacity to fixed, and set the opacity to 70%. That's it for the dock. Now install Blur my shell (https://github.com/aunetx/blur-my-shell), & "AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItemSupport" (https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator), All you need to do is set the background to the default ubuntu wallpaper, change the icon theme and that's it.
  • Gnome looks pretty nice with mutter-rounded
    3 projects | /r/Fedora | 10 Aug 2022
    I'm using the dash-to-dock extension. Keep in mind that you have to install it directly from the github page https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock . The version that's on the gnome extensions website is not compatible with Gnome 42.
  • My pony fedora
    2 projects | /r/Fedora | 19 Jul 2022
    git clone https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock.git ~/Code/Third\ Party/dash-to-dock cd ~/Code/Third\ Party/dash-to-dock sudo dnf install sassc make sed -i -E "s/(\"version\":\s*)[0-9]+(,?)/\1$(date +%Y%0m%0d)\2/" metadata.json make install
  • Stop GNOME extension from "updating"
    2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 11 Jul 2022
    I'm on Fedora 36 with the GNOME 42 DE. For the past few weeks I've been using this dash-to-dock extension that I installed from here https://github.com/micheleg/dash-to-dock. Everything has been running well, up until a few days ago. when I got a notifications that the system has found an update for this extension and the update will be installed on the next log in. Then on the next login the dash-to-dock extension automatically updates and stops working (it says that it is incompatible now?!).
    2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 11 Jul 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing materia-theme and dash-to-dock 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.

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

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.

just-perfection-gnome-shell-desktop

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.

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.

ArcMenu

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

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.

Tray-Icons-Reloaded - GNOME Shell extension which bring back Tray Icons to top panel, with additional features.

cosmic - Computer Operating System Main Interface Components