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# How to change the scroll direction in the GNOME launcher
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-change-the-scroll-direction-in-the-gnome-launcher/
- Published: 2026-01-13T05:27:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-13T05:27:57.000Z
- Description: In GNOME 40, you can bring back vertical app scrolling: the Vertical App Grid extension changes the orientation and lets you customize the app grid.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: linux, Vertical App Grid

Starting with version 40, the GNOME Shell app launcher uses horizontal scrolling with multiple pages. If you don’t like this behavior, it’s easy to fix.

Install the [**Vertical App Grid**](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/9059/vertical-app-grid/) extension, and the app list will scroll vertically again, showing all applications in one continuous list.

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In addition, you can change the icon size and spacing, or adjust the number of columns.

[Try Vertical App Grid](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/9059/vertical-app-grid/)