A simple and elegant GNOME Shell extension that displays real-time currency conversion rates directly on your top panel.
- Real-time Rate Display: See the latest conversion rate for your chosen currency pair in the GNOME top panel.
- Daily Change Indicator: A visual icon (▲, ▼, or ―) shows you if the rate has gone up, down, or stayed the same since yesterday.
- Historical Data Chart: A simple text-based line chart in the dropdown menu visualizes the rate trend over the last M/Y/Max.
- Customizable Currencies: Use the preferences window to select any base and target currency from a comprehensive list.
- Manual Refresh: Instantly fetch the latest rates with a "Refresh" button in the menu and update the currency list.
- Resilient Design: Works reliably using standard, legacy-compatible GNOME Shell features for maximum stability.
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/pipedream/currency-conversion-rate.git
cd currency-conversion-rate- Install and compile schemas:
zip -r currency.zip metadata.json extension.js prefs.js convenience.js stylesheet.css currencies.min.json schemas/
gnome-extensions install --force currency.zip
glib-compile-schemas ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/currency-conversion-rate@pipedream.github.com/schemas/- Log out and in again (Wayland) and enable the extension using GNOME Extensions app or GNOME Tweaks
- This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- This extension forked from https://github.com/binary-smith/currency-conversion-rate, claude-coded for Gnome shell 48
- This extension uses the free currency-api by fawazahmed0 for exchange rate data - https://github.com/fawazahmed0/exchange-api
- Also inspired by an existing GNOME extension - https://github.com/faymaz/currency-tracker