# Workspace Switcher applet lost functionality in Ubuntu Budgie 26.04

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-switcher-applet-lost-functionality-in-ubuntu-budgie-26-04/8796>\
**Category:** Budgie Applets\
**Created:** [July 27, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-switcher-applet-lost-functionality-in-ubuntu-budgie-26-04/8796 "2026-07-27T20:45:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![drkerns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb9ed0/32.png) [@drkerns](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/drkerns)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-switcher-applet-lost-functionality-in-ubuntu-budgie-26-04/8796/1 "2026-07-27T20:45:41Z")

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The Workspace Switcher applet used to show icons of open applications in Ubuntu Budgie 24.04. The icons were extremely useful to switch workspaces and applications since they were selectable(clickable). Now, in 26.04, there are no icons at all.  
Is there any way to regain that functionality?

Workplace Switcher applet

Ubuntu Budgie 24.04:

Two applications open in Workspace1 and 3 applications in Workspace2

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/a/a49fcd977e8fdf3bc97adb2cb0b08c44cf706963.png)

Ubuntu Budgie 26.04:

Two applications open in both workspaces

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/a/ae67681c2de9821f1b626963c913c2851763f5ac.png)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-switcher-applet-lost-functionality-in-ubuntu-budgie-26-04/8796/2 "2026-07-27T21:15:16Z")

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> <https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop/issues/836>
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> \### Description
> 
> Compositor: labwc
> budgie-desktop-services: 1.0.2
> budgie-extras:… 2.1.0
> budgie-session: 1.0.0
> labwc: 0.9.3
> 
> The app icons are not shown in the \`Workspace Switcher\` applet.
> That means, one cannot know which application runs on which workspace.
> 
> This happened after upgrading from budgie-desktop 10.9.4 to 10.10.1.
> 
> \### Budgie version
> 
> 10.10.1
> 
> \### Operating System
> 
> Arch Linux
> 
> \### Steps to reproduce the issue
> 
> 1. Add the \`Workspace Switcher\` Applet into a panel.
> 2. Open applications on several workspaces
> 
> \### Actual result
> 
> Icons are not seen in workspace switch applet -\> one cannot know which app is on which workspace
> 
> \<img width="1295" height="50" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e00545ef-de68-409c-a338-5282c4ee390c" /\>
> 
> \### Expected result
> 
> Icons are visible on the \`Workspace Switcher\` applet
> 
> \### Additional information
> 
> \_No response\_

This is a limitation of labwc. Unfortunately checking the version of labwc in 26.10 this hasnt been fixed.

Running budgie over wayfire has the opposite issue … apps show in the switcher but you cant see other workspaces. Currently waiting to see if the proposed new version of wayfire (to be released) fixes this.

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**Author:** ![mrroot5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrroot5](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/mrroot5)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-switcher-applet-lost-functionality-in-ubuntu-budgie-26-04/8796/3 "2026-10-06T15:29:09Z")

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Maybe this commit could be related to the fix, I don’t know how it works: [plugins: add support for ext-workspaces protocol (#3092) · WayfireWM/wayfire@a352aa3 · GitHub](https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire/commit/a352aa3b010d79b33e55374015ffe67752dc5b98)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/workspace-switcher-applet-lost-functionality-in-ubuntu-budgie-26-04/8796/4 "2026-10-06T16:07:17Z")

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Looks like it. I have been trying to package the latest wayfire. Not successful so far.