Edit Desktop Files GNOME Shell Extension

Adds an Edit button to the pop-up menu displayed when right-clicking app icons in the app grid or dash. When clicked, it opens the .desktop file backing that app icon. Includes support for custom edit commands, allowing the user to specify another program or additional options when opening the file.

Installation

Get the latest release from the GNOME Extensions site

Alternatively, download the extension bundle from a release.

Development

Clone the project into:

~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/editdesktopfiles@dannflower/

Enable the extension:

gnome-extensions enable editdesktopfiles@dannflower

Development Commands

Start a nested Wayland session

G_MESSAGES_DEBUG="GNOME Shell" WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1 dbus-run-session -- gnome-shell --nested --wayland

View the preferences window

gnome-extensions prefs editdesktopfiles@dannflower

Recompile schemas

glib-compile-schemas schemas/

Pack the extension for release

gnome-extensions pack

Release tags here on GitHub should be created any time a new release gets approved on the GNOME Extensions site. The tags should match the version number in the approved release on GNOME Extensions.