Icons – How to Resize App Icons in Applications Overview on Ubuntu 18.04

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Is there any way to resize these app icons in Ubuntu 18.04?

They seem too big to me.

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Best Answer

  1. You can edit /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css.

    Don't forget to make a backup of the original file!

  2. Search for a line starting with #dash {.

  3. In the following lines you can change the properties like .icon-grid { spacing and icon-grid .overview { icon-size.

  4. After your changes you have to restart the Gnome Shell with Alt+F2 and typing r and Enter.

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