JupyterLab Top Bar

Monorepo to experiment with the top bar space in JupyterLab.

Similar to the status bar, the top bar can be used to place a few indicators and optimize the overall space.

Inspired by Gnome Shell Top Bar indicators.

Extensions

• jupyterlab-topbar-extension: generic extension to expose the top bar area
• jupyterlab-topbar-text: add and edit custom text
• jupyterlab-system-monitor: show system metrics (memory usage)
• jupyterlab-logout: add a "Log Out" button
• jupyterlab-theme-toggle: switch between the Light and Dark themes

Try it online

Try the extensions in your browser with Binder:

Installation

Requires JupyterLab 1.0

To install the extensions:

# container extension
jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-topbar-extension

# system metrics
jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-system-monitor
pip install nbresuse

# custom text in the top bar
jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-topbar-text

# add a logout button
jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-logout

# theme toggling extension
jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-theme-toggle

All-in-one install:

jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-topbar-extension \
                             jupyterlab-system-monitor \
                             jupyterlab-topbar-text \
                             jupyterlab-logout \
                             jupyterlab-theme-toggle

Development

conda env create
conda activate jupyterlab-topbar

./dev-install.sh