
{"id":44044,"date":"2023-06-02T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44044"},"modified":"2024-05-04T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T12:53:15","slug":"re-name-audio-output-devices-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/06\/re-name-audio-output-devices-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-name Sound Output Devices in Top-right Menu in Ubuntu 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-34682\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/gnome-logo-feature.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 23.10, Fedora 38 and other Linux with <b>GNOME 44 ~ 46<\/b>, there&#8217;s now an extension allows to change display name of audio output devices from the top-right aggregation menu (aka Quick Settings).<\/p>\n<p>By default,\u00a0 the speakers and headphones in the sound output sub-menu is a bit too explicit, that are not very clear to understand. To make the menu easy to read, you may rename them to just &#8220;headphones&#8221;, &#8220;built-in speaker&#8221;, or whatever that you want.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screenshot-6000.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44045\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screenshot-6000-600x354.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screenshot-6000-600x354.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screenshot-6000-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screenshot-6000-768x453.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/screenshot-6000.webp 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> To install the extension, first open Ubuntu Software, search and install &#8220;Extension Manager&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42539\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42539\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42539\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-600x355.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-600x355.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter-768x454.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/extension-manager-softwarecenter.webp 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Install Extension Manager in Ubuntu 22.04+<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>For Ubuntu 23.10\/24.04<\/b>, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run the command below instead to install it:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-manager<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/apt-em-mantic.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44378\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/apt-em-mantic-600x294.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/apt-em-mantic-600x294.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/apt-em-mantic-300x147.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/apt-em-mantic-768x376.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/apt-em-mantic.webp 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then launch &#8220;Extension Manager&#8221;, navigate to &#8216;Browse&#8217; tab, finally search and install the &#8220;<em>Quick Settings Audio Devices Renamer<\/em>&#8221; extension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/install-audiorenamer.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44046\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/install-audiorenamer-600x470.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/install-audiorenamer-600x470.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/install-audiorenamer-300x235.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/install-audiorenamer-768x601.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/install-audiorenamer.webp 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Fedora and other Linux, go to this <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/6000\/quick-settings-audio-devices-renamer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web page<\/a> and use ON\/OFF switch to install the extension.<\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Once installed the extension, switch back &#8220;Installed&#8221; tab in Extension Manager (or open GNOME Extensions app). Then, click open the settings for that extension, finally click on the &#8216;pencil&#8217; icon to edit the name of corresponding output device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/configure-audio-renamer.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-44047\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/configure-audio-renamer-600x326.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/configure-audio-renamer-600x326.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/configure-audio-renamer-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/configure-audio-renamer-768x417.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/configure-audio-renamer.webp 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can even insert emojis in the name, either by using a emoji picker or copy from &#8220;Gnome Characters&#8221; app.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 23.10, Fedora 38 and other Linux with GNOME 44 ~ 46, there&#8217;s now an extension allows to change display name of audio output devices from the top-right aggregation menu (aka Quick Settings). 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