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(Honestly, I don't feel like updating it myself right now, so it would be awesome if someone from the community could help out!)

Dhruva

A clean and customizable dock for GNOME Shell

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Physics & Magnification	Window Shaders
Fluid Motion: Hermite smoothstep zoom curves, slot expansion & outward rise.	Custom Shaders: Magic Lamp (Genie), Vortex, Origami, CRT, and Jelly minimize.
Window Previews	App Stacks & Folders
Aero Peek: Live thumbnails with instant on-screen window isolation.	Native Stacking: Group apps directly via Ctrl + Drag with emoji icons.
Click Engine	Preferences Control
Hardware Feedback: 20+ responsive animations on item click.	Granular Customization: Dial in geometries, spring physics, and color themes.

• Motion Engine: Supports 6 magnification profiles (Coverflow, Jelly, Fluid, Domino, Cylinder, Magnetic) with dynamic slot push and custom axis elevation.
• Window Shaders: Hardware-accelerated minimize routines including Magic Lamp, Vortex, Origami, CRT, and Jelly.
• Display Adaptability: Omni-directional placement across all 4 screen edges, multi-monitor configuration, and edge-to-edge panel modes.
• Window Management: Live Aero Peek previews, workspace isolation, and intelligent window dodge / auto-hide.
• Productivity Modules: Integrated digital clock, shredding trash can, Quick Launch (Super + 1-9), and JSON profile import/export.

• vX.X.X (Latest): [Add your latest features or updates here, e.g., Added new window minimize shaders]
• vX.X.X: [Add previous updates here, e.g., Improved aero peek previews and physics engine]
• For a full list of changes and release notes, please check out the Releases Page.

Install the verified build directly from the official portal:

extensions.gnome.org/extension/9495/dhruva

git clone https://github.com/narkagni/dhruva.git
cd dhruva
chmod +x manage.sh
./manage.sh install

Restart your GNOME session:

• X11: Press Alt + F2, type r, and press Enter
• Wayland: Log out and log back in

Enable the extension:

gnome-extensions enable dhruva@narkagni

Dhruva is free and open-source software distributed under the GPL-3.0 license. If it improves your Linux workflow, consider supporting its maintenance: