/r/gnome/

r/gnome

133k members
r/gnome is a subreddit with 133k members. They frequently recommend/review music app, pdf editor, and window manager, and the most common flair used is :extension-white: extensions, :app-white: apps, :fluff: fluff, :question: question, and :opinion-white: opinion.
GNOME is a free and open-source software environment project supported by a non-profit foundation. Together, the community of contributors and the Foundation create a computing platform and software ecosystem, composed entirely of free software, that is designed to be elegant, efficient, and easy to use.

Products Discussed in r/gnome

Music App

16 reviews
#1
Lollypop
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Tauon
5.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Tidal
5.0 from 1 review

Pdf Editor

5 reviews
#1
Firefox
4.0 from 1 review
#2
GIMP
3.0 from 1 review
#3
PDFedit
4.0 from 1 review
#1
Tiling Shell
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Pop!_Shell
4.0 from 1 review
#3
gSnap
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/gnome

#1
:extension-white: Extensions
: "Created an extension that adds annotations to the built-in screenshot tool"
39 posts
#2
:app-white: Apps
: "GNOME theming app."
39 posts
#3
:fluff: Fluff
: "Almost every single app I use has a different title bar button layout"
32 posts
#4
:question: Question
: "I wanted a consistent squircle desktop without the Apple branding, so I built Linox. Any suggestions or feedback?"
29 posts
#5
:opinion-white: Opinion
: "GNOME But Make It Windows"
20 posts
#6
:project-white: Project
: "Sneak peek at my pre-release icon theme."
18 posts
#7
:platform-white: Platform
: "On this day, 15 years ago (i.e. in 2011), GNOME 3.0, the controversial inital public release of the 3.x series disliked by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, was released."
11 posts
#8
:guide-white: Guide
: "TIL you can adjust volume by scrolling the icon (w/o opening the menu in top right)"
5 posts
#9
:development: Development Help
: "an extension to give macOS-inspired theming on Dash to Dock and bounce launch animations — in the making"
5 posts
#10
:speech-bubble-white: Meta
: "PSA: Screenshots of your setup should be posted somewhere else from now on"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/gnome

Yearly
+27k members(26.0%)

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Last updated: June 17, 2026