--- title: Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop description: A forked GNOME Shell extension called Picture Desktop Widget Remake lets users add multiple photo frame widgets to their Ubuntu desktop, each pulling random... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/add-multiple-picture-widgets-to-your-ubuntu-desktop-qrthlchou twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop | daily.dev og:description: A forked GNOME Shell extension called Picture Desktop Widget Remake lets users add multiple photo frame widgets to their Ubuntu desktop, each pulling random... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/add-multiple-picture-widgets-to-your-ubuntu-desktop-qrthlchou og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qRThlCHOu.png og:image:alt: Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop **[omg\! ubuntu\!](https://daily.dev/sources/omgub)** · 3 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A forked GNOME Shell extension called Picture Desktop Widget Remake lets users add multiple photo frame widgets to their Ubuntu desktop, each pulling random images from its own assigned folder and independently configurable for size, position, border radius, and aspect ratio. Testing revealed several quirks: widgets sometimes show the wrong image until the extension is toggled off and on, there's no way to pin a single static image or disable the auto-refresh, aspect ratio cropping can look awkward, and widgets cannot be dragged to reposition (manual positioning only). It's compatible with GNOME 46 through 50, covering Ubuntu 24.04 through 26.04, and is available on GNOME Extensions or GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What GNOME versions does the Picture Desktop Widget Remake extension support? Picture Desktop Widget Remake works with GNOME Shell 46 through 50, which corresponds to Ubuntu 24.04 through Ubuntu 26.04. It is a fork of an earlier, simpler desktop picture widget, adding support for multiple widgets, each pulling random images from its own assigned folder, plus customizable size, position, border radius, and aspect ratio. _daily.dev surfaces GNOME extension compatibility notes like this for Linux desktop tinkerers._ ### Can you drag GNOME desktop picture widgets to reposition them? No, Picture Desktop Widget Remake does not support dragging photo widgets to reposition them on the desktop, even with Ubuntu's DING desktop icons extension disabled. Each widget must be positioned manually through its settings, which is described as the extension's biggest usability gotcha. _Readers weighing GNOME extension quirks before installing them follow desktop customization notes on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Wallpapi is a cooler way to switch wallpaper on GNOME](https://daily.dev/posts/wallpapi-is-a-cooler-way-to-switch-wallpaper-on-gnome-cjzgkaab8) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 44 upvotes · 5 comments - [17 GNOME Extensions To Help You Customization Desktop Looks](https://daily.dev/posts/17-gnome-extensions-to-help-you-customization-desktop-looks-6plaruguw) · It's Foss · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Multi-Column Dock Extension for GNOME Shell](https://daily.dev/posts/multi-column-dock-extension-for-gnome-shell-nghudwyco) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 55 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/add-multiple-picture-widgets-to-your-ubuntu-desktop-qrthlchou) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/add-multiple-picture-widgets-to-your-ubuntu-desktop-qrthlchou","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/add-multiple-picture-widgets-to-your-ubuntu-desktop-qrthlchou"},"datePublished":"2026-08-14T17:29:38.242Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:06:06.130Z","description":"A forked GNOME Shell extension called Picture Desktop Widget Remake lets users add multiple photo frame widgets to their Ubuntu desktop, each pulling random...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/493541321816b63a78871ce56fd8749d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/493541321816b63a78871ce56fd8749d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"omg! ubuntu!","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"omg! ubuntu!","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/79e495adb3c3425785b9be27969a2562","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/add-multiple-picture-widgets-to-your-ubuntu-desktop-qrthlchou","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,ubuntu","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"omg! ubuntu!","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/omgub"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/add-multiple-picture-widgets-to-your-ubuntu-desktop-qrthlchou#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What GNOME versions does the Picture Desktop Widget Remake extension support?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Picture Desktop Widget Remake works with GNOME Shell 46 through 50, which corresponds to Ubuntu 24.04 through Ubuntu 26.04. 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