Changing the order of workspaces in Gnome Shell

Question

In Gnome Shell, is it possible to change the sequence of workspaces by using drag-and-drop?

For instance, is it possible to make Workspace 2 the uppermost one by dragging it above Workspace 1 (which currently is the uppermost one)?

Please take a look at the image to see what I mean:

Solution 1

Currently there is no extension that can provide this functionality. But there is one that could help you organize your workspaces if it is compatible with your version of the GNOME shell, "Workspace Grid":

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/484/workspace-grid/

Solution 2

There is an extension that allows you to reorder workspaces compatible with Gnome 3.38: Reorder Workspaces

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3685/reorder-workspaces/

Note that the shortcuts only work on the workspace overview. I've opened an issue to make it possible from the window view: https://github.com/jeremiahmegel/gnome-reorder-workspaces/issues/5

Comments

[S edwards]

in my oldest memory it was on ubuntu 13.10 but maybe not anymore...

[trusktr]

I'd like to do this too.

[don_crissti]

So, if you had 5 active workspaces, how should this work ? Reverse their order e.g. 5>1...1>5 or rearrange 2>1, 3>2 ... 1>5 ?

[Harry-Thompson]

No I don't think it is possible, but you could just move the windows from one workspace to another. However if you were willing to install an extension, I'm sure that there is one for reordering the workspaces.

[Peter S.]

Gnome ticket for this feature