Dock
Adaptive dock
A dock on every monitor that can hide around windows, reveal from the screen edge or remain fixed. It also supports Trash and removable drives.
A LuminusOS project · GNOME 50
GNOME, extended.
Aurora Shell adds optional modules to GNOME Shell, including a dock, tray icons, clipboard history and per-application volume controls.
Latest version: v50.9 · GNOME Shell 50 · GPL-3.0
Designed for upstream
“Aurora modules are developed independently while they mature. Features that fit GNOME Shell may later be proposed upstream.”
In the spotlight
A selection of modules included with Aurora Shell.
Clipboard History
Searchable clipboard history
Search copied items, pin entries and navigate from the keyboard. Clipboard history remains on the local machine.
Volume Mixer
Every app at its own volume
Per-application sliders right inside Quick Settings. Turn the game down without touching the music, and jump to Sound Settings when you need more.
Volume Mixer
Weather & Meeting Clock
Weather and meetings in the panel
Show current weather and upcoming calendar events beside the clock, with meeting alerts and snooze controls.
Tray Icons
Tray and background app icons
Display SNI tray icons and GNOME background apps in the panel while deduplicating repeated entries.
The modules
Twenty-two independent modules, in four groups. Toggle each one in preferences.
Dock & Panel
Dock
Replaces the stock dash with a per-monitor dock: intellihide, edge reveal, always-visible mode, Trash and drive shortcuts.
Aurora Menu
A panel menu with recent items, useful shortcuts, a configurable icon and a custom command slot.
Power Menu Avatar
Shows the current user's avatar and name in the power menu.
Volume Mixer
Per-application volume sliders right in Quick Settings, with fast access to Sound Settings.
Low Battery Percentage
Shows the native battery percentage automatically while discharging below 20%.
Lock Key Indicators
Caps Lock and Num Lock indicators in the top panel.
Bluetooth Menu
Battery levels and animated icons in the Bluetooth Quick Settings panel.
Weather Clock
GNOME Weather conditions next to the panel clock, placed before or after it.
Meeting Clock
Upcoming calendar events beside the clock, with meeting alerts, snooze and lookahead controls.
Tray Icons
Shows SNI icons and GNOME background apps while removing duplicate entries.
Appearance
Theme Changer
Keeps GNOME light/dark color-scheme behavior consistent across the system.
Icon Weave
Fixes missing app icons by matching untracked windows to their apps, in memory.
App Search Tooltip
Shows app names on hover in the overview search results.
Auto Theme Switcher
Switches between light and dark theme automatically at the times you set.
Behavior
Skip Overview on Login
Boot straight to your desktop. Skips the overview on startup.
PiP On Top
Keeps Picture-in-Picture windows above everything else, automatically.
Focus Launched Windows
Focuses newly launched windows instead of “is ready” notifications.
Capture Tools
Adds annotation tools and optional local OCR to GNOME's screenshot interface.
XWayland Indicator
Adds an X11 badge to XWayland apps in the Alt+Tab switcher.
Vela VPN Quick Settings
Routes VPN activation in Quick Settings through Vela, with an optional GNOME Shell fallback.
Privacy & Clipboard
Privacy
Screen-sharing privacy: automatic Do Not Disturb and panel content hiding.
Clipboard History
Searchable clipboard history with pinning, keyboard navigation and a shortcut you assign. Everything stays local.
Implementation
Independent modules
Each feature has its own enable and disable lifecycle and can be turned off independently.
TypeScript, tested
Written in TypeScript with unit tests for the logic and integration tests against a real headless GNOME Shell.
Privacy-first
Module data stays on the local machine and is not sent to third parties.