This GNOME Shell extension allows you to hide specific panel elements in GNOME, specifically the Accessibility Menu and the Night Light icon. It's compatible with GNOME Shell 46.
- Hide/show the Accessibility Menu
- Hide/show the Night Light icon
- Individual toggles for each element
- Settings are applied instantly without needing to restart GNOME Shell
- Go to the Releases page of this repository.
- Download the latest release ZIP file (
[email protected]). - Open the Extensions app in GNOME.
- Click the "Install from file..." button (it looks like a small package icon).
- Select the downloaded ZIP file.
- Enable the extension using the toggle switch in the Extensions app.
If you want to install the extension manually or make modifications:
- Clone this repository or download the source code.
- Copy the entire folder to
~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/ - Restart GNOME Shell:
- On X11: Alt+F2, type 'r', press Enter
- On Wayland: Log out and log back in
- Enable the extension using GNOME Extensions app or GNOME Tweaks tool
Note: The schemas are pre-compiled in the repository, so you don't need to compile them manually.
After installation and enabling the extension:
- Open the Extensions app
- Find "Hide Panel Elements" in the list
- Click the gear icon to open the extension preferences
- Use the toggles to hide or show the Accessibility Menu and Night Light icon as desired
Changes are applied immediately.
This extension is designed for GNOME Shell 46. It may work with other versions, but this is not guaranteed.
Contributions are welcome! If you're making changes to the schema, remember to recompile it using:
Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
This extension is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. See the LICENSE file for details.
If you encounter any issues or have any feature requests, please file an issue on the GitHub repository.