Link update 2026-10-07: The original ChrisTitusTech/Linux-MacOS-GNOME repository is no longer publicly available. The clone and theme-copy commands below are historical and cannot currently be completed from that source.

This Project is to make Ubuntu and other derivative distributions (Mint, PopOS, etc.) look like MacOS. Version 20+ is required

Source Files in this project

Installation

Dependency Installs

sudo apt install git gnome-shell-extensions chrome-gnome-shell gnome-tweak-tool -y
git clone https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/Linux-MacOS-GNOME.git ~/MacOS
mkdir ~/.themes
mkdir ~/.icons
mv ~/MacOS/themes/* ~/.themes
mv ~/MacOS/icons/* ~/.icons
sudo mv ~/MacOS/walls/* /usr/share/backgrounds/

Gnome Tweaks

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter center-new-windows 'true'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "WhiteSur-dark"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences theme "WhiteSur-dark"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme 'BigSur'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme 'capitaine-cursors-light'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/macOS-BS3.webp'
gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.screensaver picture-uri 'file:///usr/share/backgrounds/macOS-BS1.webp'

Albert Search and Cairo Dock

curl https://build.opensuse.org/projects/home:manuelschneid3r/public_key | sudo apt-key add -
echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/manuelschneid3r/xUbuntu_20.04/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:manuelschneid3r.list
sudo wget -nv https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:manuelschneid3r/xUbuntu_20.04/Release.key -O "/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/home:manuelschneid3r.asc"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install albert cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins -y
  • Launch Albert
  • Set Hotkey - Meta + F
  • Set Theme Arc Dark Blue
  • Enable Albert Extensions

Gnome Extensions

Enable Extensions by visiting https://extensions.gnome.org/ install add-on and reload browser

Install the Following Extensions

Manual Extension Configurations

  • Panel OSD - Change Horizontal and Vertical to 98
  • Cairo Dock - Set to Startup Applications
  • Cairo Dock Themes - Import all gz files to Cairo configure in ~/MacOS/cairo
  • Cairo Dock Configure - Turn of Icon effects and animations and hide dock when overlapping windows
  • Cairo Dock Launchpad - Add Custom Launchpad Shortcut dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.Shell /org/gnome/Shell org.gnome.Shell.Eval string:'Main.shellDBusService.ShowApplications();'
  • Disable Ubuntu Dock (Not Needed on PopOS)
  • Dynamic Panel Transparency - Background Tab - Max Opacity 100 - Min Opacity 50