C.O.S.M.I.C. & the Pop!_Shell

This section describes COSMIC and the Pop!_Shell, the two main GUI components of Pop!_OS.

COSMIC

C.O.S.M.I.C. stands for Computer Operating System Main Interface Components. COSMIC is the name for the main shell components in Pop_Shell (separate from the tiling and window-management components). It makes the following changes to the standard GNOME Shell environment:

• The Dock
• Workspaces
• Configuration options via the Pop Desktop Settings Widget
• Mousepad gestures for navigating between applications
• A Workspaces overview that has been separated from the Applications menu