Want to Add App Shortcuts to the Ubuntu Desktop? Use This

Looking for a quick solution to install Ubuntu desktop shortcuts for applications?

If so, you require the GNOME extension with the apt name Add to Desktop. It is really easy to create desktop shortcuts for your favorite programs with this straightforward, basic add-on.

Look at this gif: all you have to do to finish a program is open the Applications grid in Ubuntu, right-click on any shortcuts you see, choose “Add to Desktop,” and voilà.

You may have attempted to create a shortcut on the desktop by dragging and dropping icons from the Ubuntu Dock, but that method is ineffective. Additionally, you could have attempted to create a shortcut on the desktop by dragging icons from the programs grid to the desktop, but that method also fails.

This closes the hole.

Obviously, you can accomplish this without using any GNOME extensions. Nautilus is a file manager that you may use in Ubuntu to add program shortcuts to your desktop. Drag and drop the relevant.desktop files to the /Desktop folder from /usr/share/applications (or another shortcut-containing location), and you’re done.

Making the procedure easier using Add to Desktop is straightforward.

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This extension is intended to be used in conjunction with a “desktop icons” extension (Ubuntu already comes with one; make sure it is enabled). If you don’t use one, the only place you’ll view content is in your /Desktop folder.

Using this method, any program shortcuts you add to the desktop function similarly to other files and folders there. You can open shortcuts by double-clicking on them, drag and drop them, right-click on them to access settings (such “launch using dedicated graphics card”), and “trash” them to remove them.

One perk is that you may drag files onto shortcuts for desktop applications to open them; for example, drop an MP3 into Amberol to play it; drag a JPG onto GIMP to edit it; etc. Shortcuts pinned to the Ubuntu Dock are unable to be used for this.

In conclusion, a useful time-saver for individuals who prefer to add shortcuts to their favorite apps on their desktop (and who can’t or don’t want to use the GTK4 Ding fork I showcased at the end of last year).

Any browser or (preferred) the desktop Extension Manager application can be used to download Add to Desktop on GNOME extensions.

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