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Set GNOME Shell on Fire!

Shatter your windows into a shower sharp shards! This effect can be configured so that the shards fly away from your mouse pointer position!

Only available in GNOME Shell 40+ Beam your windows away! Using different transporter technology results in an alternative visual effect. The classic effect inspired by Compiz. However, this is implemented using a GLSL shader and not with a particle system like in the old days. Turn your windows into a shower of green letters! The color is actually configurable.

Only available in GNOME Shell 40+ Destroy your windows with a series of violent slashes!

Only available in GNOME Shell 40+ This is a very simple effect to demonstrate that this extension could also be used in a more professional environment. Let your windows be carried away to the realm of dreams by these little fairies! The extension is very modular and with a bit of creativity and GLSL knowledge, you can easily create your own effects. These People love this Extension

While coding new features or translating the extension are the most awesome ways to contribute, providing financial support will help me stay motivated to invest my spare time to keep the project alive in the future.

Current Gold Sponsors

Dennis ten Hoove

Current Silver Sponsors

tj3k
@MRR-dev
Jorge Castro

Current Bronze Sponsors

@danielheadbang

Previous Sponsors and One-Time Donators

Pouhiou
DAPREMONT Christophe
@manero6
@RickStanley

Do you want to show that you love it too? You may become a sponsor for as little as 1$ / month! If you like this extension, you may also want to try one of my other extensions: Desktop-Cube or Fly-Pie!

⬇️ Installation

You can either install the Burn-My-Windows extension from extensions.gnome.org (a), download a stable release from GitHub (b) or clone the latest version directly with git (c).

a) Installing from extensions.gnome.org

This is the easiest way to install the Burn-My-Windows extension. Just head over to extensions.gnome.org and flip the switch! If you want to use a more up-to-date version, you can try one of the methods listed below.

b) Downloading a Stable Release

Execute this command to download the latest stable release:

wget https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/releases/latest/download/burn-my-windows@schneegans.github.com.zip

Install it by executing the following command. If you have the Burn-My-Windows extension already installed and want to upgrade to the latest version, append the --force flag in order to overwrite existing installs of the Burn-My-Windows extension.

gnome-extensions install burn-my-windows@schneegans.github.com.zip

Then restart GNOME Shell with Alt + F2, r + Enter. Or logout / login if you are on Wayland. Then you can enable the extension with the Gnome Tweak Tool, the Extensions application or with this command:

gnome-extensions enable burn-my-windows@schneegans.github.com

c) Cloning the Latest Version with git

You should not clone the Burn-My-Windows extension directly to the ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions directory as this may get overridden occasionally! Execute the clone command below where you want to have the source code of the extension.

git clone https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows.git
cd Burn-My-Windows

Now you will have to install the extension. The make command below compiles the locales, schemas and resources, creates a zip file of the extension and finally installs it with the gnome-extensions tool.

make install

Then restart GNOME Shell with Alt + F2, r + Enter. Or logout / login if you are on Wayland. Then you can enable the extension with the Gnome Tweak Tool, the Extensions application or with this command:

gnome-extensions enable burn-my-windows@schneegans.github.com

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