How to switch workspace with mouse wheel in GNOME Shell

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A system like the workspaces in Unity7 had an icon on the dock or something similar that give you the possibility of cycle through virtual desktops with mouse buttons or wheel.

For who is not familiar with Unity7 workspaces and virtual desktops, this is a useful video to understand.

How can I do the same on GNOME Shell (17.10+)?

You should make your question more clear and easier to understand, see as well [how to ask a good question](//askubuntu.com/help/how-to-ask). Thank you. — Videonauth, Nov 14 '17 at 16:08
Are you asking about how to switch between different workspaces while remaining in the same desktop environment? — karel, Nov 14 '17 at 16:31

Pablo Bianchi · Answer 1 · 2022-11-18T04:41:51.880

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Place the mouse pointer on Show Applications icon and scroll with the wheel:

On keyboard: Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys (unless you have Horizontal workspaces)

2022-11: It seems this isn't working anymore (not sure when). This should always work.

edited Nov 18 '22 at 04:41

answered May 29 '19 at 23:20

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I've done this accidentally so many times and could never figure out how I did it. Thanks! – jac Sep 12 '21 at 07:26
I came here becuse, like @jac said, I did it by accident. It's definitely working on Ubuntu 22.04 – Dr. Gianluigi Zane Zanettini Feb 13 '23 at 16:17

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 29 '19 at 23:12

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Click on "Activities". In the Activities overview use your mouse wheel or touchpad scroll switch between workspaces.

edited May 29 '19 at 23:12

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answered Nov 14 '17 at 22:40

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My fault, it's the classic GNOME behavior! – cialu Nov 15 '17 at 07:42

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 12 '19 at 21:09

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You can also use the Desktop Scroller GNOME Shell Extension which will let you "Switch between workspaces by scrolling at the edges of the screen or over the desktop background."

answered Aug 12 '19 at 21:09

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 09 '22 at 14:33

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At least as of Ubuntu 22.04, you can hold down the Super/Windows key and use the mouse scroll wheel to switch between workspaces.

answered Jun 09 '22 at 14:33

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score -1 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 01 '21 at 05:33

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You can use my repository to navigate using Alt+ scroll between workspaces:

https://github.com/bit-willi/gnome-navigation-between-workspaces-using-mouse-shortcut

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answered Sep 09 '20 at 23:15

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score -1 · Answer 6 · edited Jun 13 '21 at 06:14

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Scrolling the mouse wheel while the mouse pointer is over the Show Applications button will change the workspace

ubuntu 20.04 screen shot

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answered Jun 12 '21 at 19:59

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