Shock OS Apps

These apps are developed by the Shock OS Team and are installed by default on the latest version of Shock OS.

• Automatic Updates

  • Automatically scan for and install available updates upon startup and every 15 minutes.

• Desktop Backgrounds

  • Choose between a static or slideshow wallpaper and change the background colors.

• Desktop Icons

  • Choose which desktop icons to show or hide.

• Fonts

  • Install, remove, and manage fonts.

• Package Installer

  • Install/remove .deb packages.

• Panel Layouts

  • Change the panel layout.

• Parental Controls

  • Set and manage screen time tracking and/or screen time limits on child users.

• Release Upgrader

  • Scan for available upgrades to newer versions of Shock OS and notify the user if any are available.

• Screen Time

  • View screen time usage for users with the feature enabled, and manage screen time tracking settings for adult users (adults users can manage the screen time tracking settings for child users in the Parental Controls app).

• Shock OS Imager

  • Create a fresh installation of Shock OS on an external drive.

• Shockware Center

  • An app store for Shock OS. Search for, install, and remove apps. Supports Debian packages from the APT repos as well as Flatpaks (Flatpak support is enabled by default).

• ShockVer

  • Yes, this ShockVer is inspired by Windows' famous WinVer. Type "shockver" in a terminal to see the version of Shock OS you are running, it's build date, and your CPU architecture (ARM 32-bit or ARM 64-bit).

• Startup Sound

  • Change the startup sound that plays when you log in to the desktop.

• Themes

  • Customize the look and feel of your desktop by installing, removing, and applying themes.

• Update Manager

  • Scan for and install available updates.

• Users

  • Add and remove adult and child users.

• Welcome

  • A welcome window with some first-run steps to personalize your desktop.

• Web Apps

  • Run your favorite websites as if they were apps.

• Windows

  • Allows you to switch between supported window managers: Marco, Compton, and Mutter (Mutter support is experimental).