cinnamon-extension-tool

Manage Cinnamon desktop applets, desklets, and extensions

TLDR

List all installed extensions

$ cinnamon-extension-tool --list --extension

List all installed applets

$ cinnamon-extension-tool --list --applet

List all installed desklets

$ cinnamon-extension-tool --list --desklet

Enable an extension by UUID

$ cinnamon-extension-tool --enable [extension-uuid]

Disable an extension by UUID

$ cinnamon-extension-tool --disable [extension-uuid]

Reload the Cinnamon shell

$ cinnamon-extension-tool --reload

SYNOPSIS

cinnamon-extension-tool [--list] [--enable UUID] [--disable UUID] [--reload] [--applet|--desklet|--extension|--lnf]

cinnamon-extension-tool manages Cinnamon "spices" (applets, desklets, extensions, and themes) from the command line. It provides functionality for listing, enabling, disabling, and reloading desktop components without using the graphical settings interface.
Each spice is identified by a unique UUID, which can be obtained from the --list output. Enabled items are marked with an asterisk (*).

PARAMETERS

--list

List installed spices of the specified type

--enable UUID

Enable the spice with the specified UUID

--disable UUID

Disable the spice with the specified UUID

--reload

Reload the Cinnamon shell

Spice type selectors:
--applet

Target panel applets

--desklet

Target desktop widgets

--extension

Target shell extensions

--lnf

Target look & feel themes

CAVEATS

Requires an active Cinnamon desktop session to communicate with. UUIDs are case-sensitive. Changes typically apply immediately, though some may require a shell reload or logout.

HISTORY

cinnamon-extension-tool was introduced in Cinnamon 2.4 (2014) by the Linux Mint team to provide command-line management of Cinnamon spices, similar to GNOME's extension CLI tools.