A small script that creates folders in the Gnome App Grid, and sets categories for the created folders.

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Warning

Before creating folders, the script resets all existing folders.

Also, close all applications and save any unsaved work. As there is a possibility of gnome-shell crashing.

How to use:

• download create-folders.sh and folder-list files and place them in the same folder;
• run create-folders.sh.

If you want to remove/add/change folders created by the script, edit the folder-list file.

Important

One folder consists of three fields, all fields are required.

# Part of the folder path in the settings file (cannot contain spaces or some special characters).
# /org/gnome/desktop/app-folders/folders/<folder_path>/
folder_path+=('Graphics')

# The folder name displayed in the App Grid.
folder_name+=('Graphics')

# App Categories, apps with matching categories will be displayed in this folder.
folder_categories+=("['Graphics','VectorGraphics']")