Add Folders to Dash to Dock (GNOME) — Quick & Easy
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Want folders on your GNOME dock? In this video I show simple ways to add folders to Dash to Dock on GNOME:
🧩 Commands used
Create launcher:
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
vim ~/.local/share/applications/documents-folder.desktop
Sample launcher:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Documents
Exec=nautilus Documents
Icon=folder-documents
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Now open App Grid → search “Documents” → Add to Favorites (pins to dock).
Multiple folders scripts:
#!/bin/bash
choice=$(zenity --list --title="Open Folder" --column="Folder" "Documents" "Downloads" "Projects")
case $choice in
"Documents") nautilus ~/Documents ;;
"Downloads") nautilus ~/Downloads ;;
"Projects") nautilus ~/Projects ;;
esac
Now make script executable chmod +x "Script Name"
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