Okay this and the extension is downloaded, unpacked and installed ready for use.
just slide the toggle from ‘off’ to ‘on’ to trigger an install prompt. If you’re using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or later, you are good to go.Īssuming you have the relevant parts needed to install GNOME Extensions on Ubuntu head to the extension page listing below to get it: The extension does not work with older versions of the GNOME Shell desktop. Install Drawing GNOME Extensionsįirst things first: make sure you’re running GNOME Shell 3.26 or later. The add-on supports undo/redo, offers a smooth stroke option, persistence (so you can keep adding to your screen-based masterpiece) and support for multi-monitor set-ups. It speeds up the ‘annotate screenshot’ process which usually involves taking a screenshot, opening it in an image editor like The GIMP, marking it up, saving, and then sharing it. There aren’t many write on screen apps available for Linux, especially not ones that are as easy to use as this.
The ‘Draw on Your Screen’ extension offers a simple, straight-forward way to point at, call-out, circle, annotate or draw attention to something on your desktop or computer screen. While not all of us have need to graffiti our screens by drawing on the desktop, and on those occasions you do you probably use a screenshot annotation tool like Shutter or take a screenshot and open it in The GIMP.īut the suitably titled “Draw on Your Screen” extension for GNOME Shell adds to those options. Why is this useful? Well, you may want to point out a bug, highlight a feature, or provide some guidance to someone else by sending them an annotated screenshot.Īnd for those things this novel new add-on is up to the job. Well, there’s a new GNOME Shell extension that lets you do exactly that: draw on the Linux desktop.
Ever wish you could literally draw on your screen in Ubuntu Linux?