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How to Auto-Hide the Top Panel in Ubuntu 18.04/19.10

Last updated: April 8, 2022

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This simple tutorial shows how to auto-hide the top bar in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10 with the default Gnome desktop.

It’s easy to enable auto-hide the dock (left panel) feature as Ubuntu offers an option in the system settings utility. To run any maximized application window in full-screen like a video player does, you can also make the Gnome top bar auto-hide.

This can be done by a Gnome Shell extension called ‘Hide Top Bar’.

Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install hide top bar gnome shell extension.

UPDATE: For Ubuntu 20.04, install the extension by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and run command:

sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar

Once installed, launch the extension settings either from Ubuntu Software in the install page, or by going to Gnome Tweaks -> Extensions.

Enjoy!

Uninstall:

To remove the extension, simply run command:

sudo apt remove gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar
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    9 responses to How to Auto-Hide the Top Panel in Ubuntu 18.04/19.10

    1. arif March 5, 2020 at 11:18 am

      Hello.
      I tried install this extention but didn’t work.
      Secondly i installed “Hide Top Panel” shell extension and it was work.
      I think the two are working together.
      Thanks…

    2. Niranjan April 10, 2020 at 4:34 am

      Thank you very much! It works! have a nice day!!!! :-)

    3. malloc75 April 19, 2020 at 9:20 am

      so good!

    4. Saad Alluhaidan April 23, 2020 at 9:49 pm

      Great
      Thank you.

    5. Manek May 28, 2020 at 4:22 pm

      Useless for Ubuntu 20

    6. michael July 30, 2020 at 8:25 am

      the extension is not available in store. [ ubuntu 20.04 ]

    7. Bivabasu August 29, 2020 at 3:42 am

      Not working for Ubuntu 20.
      the comannd line installation is working. But nothing after that. no result/option available in software center with “Hide Top Panel”

    8. SuperUser September 13, 2020 at 2:43 pm

      It works just fine in 20.04 but please mind to install the gnome tweaks first. Than use
      sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar and open the extension over the gnome tweaks menu.

    9. Caesar E April 8, 2022 at 5:43 am

      how to undo: sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-autohidetopbar, it did not work for me and I want to remove it?
      Thanks