A GNOME Shell extension that brings comfort and control to your desktop — quick access to power actions, Wayland screenshots, system updates, and everyday utilities from one panel menu.
Keywords: GNOME panel menu · power management · screenshots · dark mode · DND · terminal · Flatpak · APT · Linux utilities · open source
Latest: v1.1.3 — GNOME 45–50 ESM (security hardening + v1.1.2 power/session SystemActions fix; plus v1.1.1 features below)
Upgrade from v1.1.1: Install v1.1.2 if power/session menu items failed on GNOME 46+. Older releases (including v1.1.1) remain available for history and rollback — we do not delete prior tags.
GNOME Shell 42–44 is no longer supported. EaseHub requires GNOME 45–50.
| GNOME | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 45–50 | Supported | ESM build; zip comfort-control@nickotmazgin-45-50 |
| 42–44 | Discontinued | No longer built or maintained |
Minimum requirement: GNOME Shell 45.
- Unified menu with quick access to essential power actions (via GNOME Shell SystemActions, same path as the official power menu):
- 🔒 Lock - Secure your session instantly
- 👋 Logout - Sign out safely
- 💤 Suspend - Save power while keeping session
- 🔄 Reboot - Restart your system
- ⚡ Power Off - Shut down completely
- Intelligent screenshot handling:
- Uses GNOME's native Wayland screenshot UI when available
- Automatic fallback to
gnome-screenshoton Xorg or legacy setups - Seamless experience across different display protocols
- Smart package management:
- Cross-distro support: APT, DNF, Zypper, Pacman, Flatpak
- Exact install commands shown for missing tools
- Terminal integration - updates run in your terminal for full visibility
- Secure authentication using
pkexecfor graphical password prompts
- One click triggers GNOME's own Alt+F2 → r restart path (via
xdotool) — the extension never callsMeta.restart()itself, so it can't crash your session - Verifies the restart from the Shell journal and a live D-Bus ping, then confirms with a notification
- Automatically hidden on Wayland (an in-place shell restart is impossible there)
- Requires
xdotool(sudo apt install xdotoolor your distro's equivalent)
- Control how long
sudoremembers your password right from the panel: status, 15/30/60/120/180 minutes, an interactive terminal menu, and reset to system default - Safe by design: every change is
visudo-validated before install, written to one drop-in file (/etc/sudoers.d/99-easehub-sudo-timeout-<user>), backed up, and rolled back automatically if validation fails - Clear SUCCESS/ERROR terminal output plus desktop notifications
- Enable/disable any menu item from Preferences → Actions (menu updates live)
- Set a preferred terminal (kgx, gnome-terminal, tilix, etc.) in Preferences
- EaseHub Settings… always available at the bottom of the panel menu
- Quick toggles: Do Not Disturb, Dark/Light Mode, and Night Light
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Download the latest release ZIP from the Releases Page
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Install via GNOME Extensions app or terminal:
gnome-extensions install --force comfort-control@nickotmazgin-45-50.shell-extension.zip gnome-extensions enable comfort-control@nickotmazgin -
Restart GNOME Shell:
- Wayland: Log out and back in
- Xorg: Press Alt+F2, type
r, and press Enter
# Set extension UUID
uuid="comfort-control@nickotmazgin"
# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/nickotmazgin/comfort-control-easehub.git \
~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/"$uuid"
# Compile schemas
glib-compile-schemas ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/"$uuid"/schemas
# Enable extension
gnome-extensions enable "$uuid"Note: On Wayland, you may need to log out/in for changes to take effect.
Download comfort-control@nickotmazgin-45-50.shell-extension.zip from the Releases page (GNOME Shell 45–50 only). That is v1.1.2 today.
| Release | Status |
|---|---|
| v1.1.2 | Recommended — current; fixes power/session actions |
| v1.1.1 | Superseded for power/session; kept for history / rollback |
| v1.1.0 and older | Archived; see CHANGELOG |
On tag push (v*), GitHub Actions runs create-release-zips.sh and publishes:
comfort-control@nickotmazgin-45-50.shell-extension.zip
EaseHub v1.1.3 — click any image to view it full size.
 m1 — Panel menu (all actions) |
 m2 — Sudo Timeout submenu |
 m3 — Preferences · General |
 m4 — Actions · System & Toggles |
 m5 — Actions · Power Tools & Updates |
 m6 — Preferences · About |
We welcome contributions! Please feel free to:
- 🐛 Report bugs via GitHub Issues
- 💡 Suggest features or improvements
- 🔧 Submit pull requests with enhancements
- 🌐 Help with translations
See CHANGELOG.md for notable changes.
This project is licensed under the MIT License © Nick Otmazgin
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Your support helps maintain and improve this extension for the entire GNOME community! 💙
- Author: Nick Otmazgin
- Contact: nickotmazgin.dev@gmail.com
Comfort Control (EaseHub) is created, maintained, signed, and released by Nick Otmazgin — the project's sole administrator and solo developer, who authors and reviews all code that ships.
Recent releases were built with help from AI pair-programming agents, operated under the maintainer's direction and review:
- OpenAI Codex — release engineering, signed-tag release workflows, packaging and validation hardening
- Cursor (Agent) — code review, debugging, CI workflow hardening, documentation
Every AI-assisted change is human-reviewed, tested on real GNOME sessions, and approved by the maintainer before release. See CONTRIBUTORS.md for the full credits.
OpenAI and Codex are trademarks of OpenAI. Cursor is a trademark of Anysphere, Inc. These names are used here solely for factual attribution. EaseHub is an independent project and is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by OpenAI or Anysphere/Cursor.
GitHub topics: gnome-shell-extension · panel-menu · power-management · screenshot · flatpak · wayland · linux · productivity · open-source
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