--- title: Exploring Dash to Dock: (Probably) The Most Downloaded... description: Dash to Dock is likely the most popular GNOME extension with over 10 million downloads. It transforms GNOME's hidden dash launcher into a persistent dock... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-dash-to-dock-probably-the-most-downloaded-gnome-extension-yc3dfij6b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Exploring Dash to Dock: (Probably) The Most Downloaded GNOME Extension | daily.dev og:description: Dash to Dock is likely the most popular GNOME extension with over 10 million downloads. It transforms GNOME's hidden dash launcher into a persistent dock... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/exploring-dash-to-dock-probably-the-most-downloaded-gnome-extension-yc3dfij6b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YC3DfiJ6B.png og:image:alt: Exploring Dash to Dock: (Probably) The Most Downloaded GNOME Extension 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. # Exploring Dash to Dock: (Probably) The Most Downloaded GNOME Extension **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Dash to Dock is likely the most popular GNOME extension with over 10 million downloads. It transforms GNOME's hidden dash launcher into a persistent dock visible on the desktop. The extension offers extensive customization options including position, size, opacity, click behaviors, keyboard shortcuts (Super+0-9), notification counters, and Ubuntu-style appearance. Key features include click-to-minimize, window preview scaling, dynamic opacity, and integration with other extensions like Blur my shell. Installation is straightforward via GNOME Extension Manager or the official extensions website. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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