Jaw dropping windows effects for Gnome | Linux

If you're looking for a way to make your Linux desktop look more unique and stylish, then you need to check out the Burn My Windows extension for Gnome. This extension adds incredible Windows-style effects to your desktop, making it look like you're using something amazing.

Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect from this tiny peace of software:

What is good and okay about it?

Good part

Animated window opening and closing: When you open or close an application, it will animate in or out of view.

Okay part

Animated window minimization and maximization: When you minimize or maximize a window, it will not animate in or out of view, this is because of the how the extension is build. So if you need some animation to that part then you can try out some other extension that are available. However, they won't be as fancy as this one.

These effects are not only visually stunning, but they also make your desktop feel more responsive and fluid. If you're looking for a way to make your Linux desktop look and feel more like a unique desktop environment, then you need to check out the Burn My Windows extension.

So, How to get it?

To install Burn My Windows, you'll need to have the extensions support in your Gnome desktop environment and extension management tool. For this you can check out these two guides on YouTube.

• Enabling extension support in Gnome
• Setting up extension management app

Once you have the above two things done, you can navigate to the extension page and install it in your system. It is pretty easy to do that, just open the below page and click on the toggle button.

• Burn My Windows

After going so, use the extension management app to open the installed extensions list and click on the enable toggle button on the right side of Burn My Windows extension. This will enable the effects on your Linux system.

Finally, you can click on the settings button below the extension name to see the list of all available effect and you can preview and enable any one of theme. Also, in this settings dialog, you can change the animation speed, the animation particles, colors, and the other configurations of the effects.

Note: This extension has around 20 effects.

Complete video guide

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