simply-workspaces vs blur-me

simply-workspaces

A Gnome 3 shell extension for indicating workspaces (similar to polybar/i3bar) (by andyrichardson)

extensions.gnome.org

blur-me

Extension that adds a blur look to applications and to different parts of the GNOME Shell, including the top panel, dash and overview (by ckissane)

Gnome Blur Linux Rice

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extensions.gnome.org

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simply-workspaces		blur-me
	Project
2	Mentions	12
30	Stars	188
-	Growth	-
1.5	Activity	0.0
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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simply-workspaces

Posts with mentions or reviews of simply-workspaces. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-08-13.

Really enjoying my new Gnome Desktop!!!
2 projects | /r/gnome | 13 Aug 2021

Checkout the suggested setup on the extension's Github page: https://github.com/andyrichardson/simply-workspaces
I made an extension to help make Gnome feel more like i3
1 project | /r/gnome | 17 Jun 2021

blur-me

Posts with mentions or reviews of blur-me. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-24.

LibAdwaita theme support for Flat-Remix themes. With transparency
1 project | /r/gnome | 31 Mar 2022

It does with an extension. I just didn't install it because I was testing a beta version of gnome and the extension wasn't supported. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4236/blur-me/
gnoooooooooooooooooooooooome
2 projects | /r/linuxmemes | 24 Mar 2022
Fedora Made Me Like Gnome!(Two Gnome Screenshots)
1 project | /r/Fedora | 13 Mar 2022
Terminal on GNOME with a blurred transparent background?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 12 Dec 2021

GNOME terminal only has regular transparency without blur. I tried this extension but it's very buggy on GNOME 3.38. Is there a terminal emulator out there with this function built in?
Wanted to try GNOME after years of using KDE
5 projects | /r/gnome | 17 Oct 2021

Blur Me
Frost glass terminal in linux?
2 projects | /r/commandline | 15 Oct 2021

this one works when paired with this extension
Really enjoying my new Gnome Desktop!!!
2 projects | /r/gnome | 13 Aug 2021

Fedora 34, with Gnome 40 And I installed the just perfection extension, with blur me and Pop-os Shell Also, I'm using the Sweet-GTK Theme and Candy icons.
[Update] Blur Me extension for Gnome 40 now can blur onscreen keyboard!
3 projects | /r/gnome | 2 May 2021

Other: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4236/blur-me/ (NOTE: newer version with keyboard blur is not approved yet)
Gnome 40 Window Blur! With Blur Me extension (Waiting Approval)
4 projects | /r/gnome | 30 Apr 2021

Github: https://github.com/ckissane/blur-me

What are some alternatives?

When comparing simply-workspaces and blur-me you can also consider the following projects:

gnome-shell-extension-blyr - Apply a Blur Effect to GNOME Shell UI elements

materia-theme-transparent - A Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments

emoji-selector-for-gnome - This extension provide a popup menu with some emojis ; clicking on an emoji copies it to the clipboard.

hyperterm - A terminal built on web technologies

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

Fluent-gtk-theme - Fluent design gtk theme for linux desktops

forge - Forge - Tiling and Window Manager for Gnome-Shell [Moved to: https://github.com/forge-ext/forge]

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.

cpupower - Manage the frequency scaling driver of your CPU (Intel Core and AMD Ryzen processors supported)

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.

unite-shell - Unite is an extension that makes GNOME Shell look like Ubuntu Unity Shell.

Fildem - Fildem global menu