unite-shell VS improved-osk-gnome-ext

Compare unite-shell vs improved-osk-gnome-ext and see what are their differences.

unite-shell

Unite is an extension that makes GNOME Shell look like Ubuntu Unity Shell. (by hardpixel)
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unite-shell improved-osk-gnome-ext
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unite-shell

Posts with mentions or reviews of unite-shell. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-09.

improved-osk-gnome-ext

Posts with mentions or reviews of improved-osk-gnome-ext. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-18.
  • Gnome 44's virtual keyboard
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 7 May 2023
  • Gnome on a tablet
    1 project | /r/gnome | 24 Apr 2023
    -Improved OSK: This extension adds extra keys to the onscreen keyboard, a button in the panel and you can make it bigger or smaller (depending on your screen size and scaling factor, the normal OSK might be very small)
  • Distro + DE for SGo 1
    2 projects | /r/SurfaceLinux | 18 Mar 2023
    If you want wo stick to GNOME (it still has the best touch experience of all desktop DEs in my experience) you could try the improved-osk-extension. It can make the OSK much bigger and has some other neat features. Another touch friendly DE is Phosh which is actually developed for Linux phones and completely optimized for Touch although it doesn't support everything you would expect from a desktop DE since it's mainly optimized for phones (and tablets). You could also try KDE Plasma Mobile but in my experience it wasn't reliable and has many bugs and crashed a lot.
  • What extensions would you most like to see for Gnome?
    1 project | /r/gnome | 18 Feb 2023
    The newest 'Improved OSK' is made by NickShymrev and he's actively working on a Rewrite for GNOME 43 which will use the terminal mode of the keyboard to be more stable and will include the option to force the osk making the 'Force OSK' extension not needed. You can find the issue here: https://github.com/nick-shmyrev/improved-osk-gnome-ext/issues/30 and the 43 branch here: https://github.com/nick-shmyrev/improved-osk-gnome-ext/tree/gnome_43_rewrite
  • improved osk?
    1 project | /r/gnome | 19 Jan 2023
    speaking of which, may be worth pointing out the extension 'improved osk' : https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4413/improved-osk/ .
  • Any better on-screen keyboard?
    2 projects | /r/SurfaceLinux | 12 Nov 2022
    Try the gnome 43 rewrite. It works, but there's no way to remove the text suggestions
  • Thank you Ubuntu, very cool.
    1 project | /r/Ubuntu | 8 Oct 2022
  • Latest mobile GNOME update demonstrated on PinePhone
    2 projects | /r/linux | 12 Sep 2022
  • On-screen keyboard on demand
    1 project | /r/gnome | 10 Aug 2022
  • You Know if you know, you know
    1 project | /r/linuxmemes | 4 Jul 2022
    I've been using this extension for a while, and it works pretty well

What are some alternatives?

When comparing unite-shell and improved-osk-gnome-ext you can also consider the following projects:

gnome-shell-extension-ddterm - Another drop down terminal extension for GNOME Shell. With tabs. Works on Wayland natively

gnome-shell-extension-cast-to-tv - Cast files to Chromecast, web browser or media player app over local network.

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

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

pixel-saver - Pixel Saver is designed to save pixel by fusing activity bar and title bar in a natural way.

firefox-multi-touch-zoom - Smoothly zoom in and out with the multi-touch pinch gesture

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.

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

soft-brightness - Gnome-shell extension to manage your display brightness via an alpha overlay (instead of the backlight).

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

gnome-shell-extension-freon - Shows CPU temperature, disk temperature, video card temperature (NVIDIA/Catalyst/Bumblebee&NVIDIA), voltage and fan RPM

gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect - KDE Connect implementation for GNOME