{"id":32925,"date":"2020-11-05T15:28:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=32925"},"modified":"2024-04-24T16:24:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:24:19","slug":"windows-7-flip-3d-alt-tab-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2020\/11\/windows-7-flip-3d-alt-tab-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Windows 7 Aero Flip 3D alike Alt+Tab Task Switcher in Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Fancy some 3D effects on your Ubuntu Desktop? There&#8217;s a gnome shell extension that enables Windows 7 Aero Flip 3D style &#8216;Alt+Tab&#8217; app window switcher in Ubuntu.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Coverflow Alt-Tab is the extension works on <b>Ubuntu 24.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 22.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 20.04<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 20.10<\/b>, <b>Ubuntu 18.04<\/b>, and all other editions with Gnome 3 desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32926\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/flip-3d.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/flip-3d.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/flip-3d-450x253.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32927\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coverflow-alttab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coverflow-alttab.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coverflow-alttab-450x253.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> If you&#8217;re first time installing a Gnome Shell extension, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install the <code>chrome-gnome-shell<\/code> package:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n<p>You may also install <code>gnome-shell-extension-prefs<\/code>, an utility to manage Gnome extensions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32875\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs-450x113.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/97\/coverflow-alt-tab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensions.gnome.org\/&#8230;\/coverflow-alt-tab\/<\/a>. Click the link to install browser extension if it prompts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10357\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension-450x222.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Finally refresh the web page and turn on the toggle icon to install the Gnome Shell extension.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32928\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/install-coverflow-alttab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/install-coverflow-alttab.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/install-coverflow-alttab-450x212.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once installed, press <b>Alt+Tab<\/b> and enjoy! For the preferences, use Gnome Tweaks or Extensions utility.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fancy some 3D effects on your Ubuntu Desktop? There&#8217;s a gnome shell extension that enables Windows 7 Aero Flip 3D style &#8216;Alt+Tab&#8217; app window switcher in Ubuntu. Coverflow Alt-Tab is the extension works on Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 18.04, and all other editions with Gnome 3 desktop. 1. 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