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# How to Hide Extra Icons in the Gnome Toolbar
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-hide-extra-icons-in-the-gnome-toolbar/
- Published: 2025-12-03T09:24:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-03T09:24:43.000Z
- Description: Veil lets you hide unnecessary icons in the toolbar and quickly reveal them when needed, keeping a minimalist and user‑friendly interface.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: linux, Veil

I love minimalist interfaces, but I also want the ability to use all the functions I need. That’s why I try to hide the icons that are not required at the moment from the toolbar.

You can accomplish this with the [**Veil**](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/8786/veil/?ref=itsfoss.com) shell extension, which builds on the earlier [**Hide Items**](https://github.com/fablevi/HideItems) extension.

In Veil’s settings you can specify not only which icons to hide, but also adjust the hide animation, the icon that represents the hidden state, and many other parameters.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2025/12/image-6.png)

After configuring it, clicking an icon in the toolbar will let you quickly show or hide the extra icons as desired.

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