https://github.com/maoschanz/places-and-files-direct-access

GNOME Shell extension providing an access to devices, bookmarks and recent files on the desktop.
https://github.com/maoschanz/places-and-files-direct-access

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GNOME Shell extension providing an access to devices, bookmarks and recent files on the desktop.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/maoschanz/places-and-files-direct-access
• Owner: maoschanz
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2018-02-11T21:56:01.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-12-20T14:36:06.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-09T16:06:55.532Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: gnome, gnome-desktop, gnome-shell, gnome-shell-extension
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 363 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Convenient access to files 

A GNOME Shell extension providing an access to devices, bookmarks and recent files on the desktop.

[](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1393/convenient-access-to-files/)

## Compatibility

GNOME Shell 3.34 only

## Features

- Access to places:

	- GTK3 bookmarks

	- Favorite files

	- Trash

	- Removable devices

	- Mounted partitions

- Access to files:

	- Recent files

	- ~/Desktop files (optional and experimental)

- Searching among recent files

- Unmounting devices & ejecting partitions

- Renaming/deleting/executing files from ~/Desktop

- Renaming/removing bookmarks

## Screenshots

![Example with files on the desktop](https://i.imgur.com/FGRkMPv.png)

![Example with files in the overview](https://i.imgur.com/mbiSxF4.jpg)

## Settings

Some of these settings will be applied only after you disable/re-enable the extension.

- search in files name or in their paths

- where to display the interface (on the desktop or in the overview)

- exact position (customizable paddings)

- icon sizes

  

## Installation

### From extensions.gnome.org

TODO

### Manual installation

Download files and put them in the folder "`~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]`"

You may need to restart the gnome shell environment ("logout and login again",

or `alt` + `f2` then `r` then `enter`).

## Available in

- Français

- English

## Huge thanks to

- fmuellner (my `placeDisplay.js` file mostly comes from [[email protected]](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell-extensions))

- bananenfisch (the code for getting, filtering and sorting recent files mostly comes from [[email protected]](https://github.com/bananenfisch/RecentItems))