---
name: "gnome-service-client"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mutter"
version: "51.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnome-service-client"
---

# gnome-service-client(1)

GNOME Service Client

## Name

gnome-service-client - GNOME Service Client

## SYNOPSIS

gnome-service-client \[option ...\] -- COMMAND

## DESCRIPTION

gnome-service-client provides a way to spawn a Wayland client and optionally set a default window tag for all its windows.

It requires a compositor that supports the **org.gnome.Mutter.ServiceChannel** D-Bus API, such as GNOME Shell or GNOME Kiosk.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**, **-h**

  Show a help message and exit.

- **--tag**, **-t**

  Optionally specifies the tag to set for all windows of the client.

## EXAMPLES

Start the client "gnome-calculator" without any tag

```
gnome-service-client -- gnome-calculator
```

Start the client "gnome-tour" with the tag "demo"

```
gnome-service-client -t demo -- gnome-tour
```

## BUGS

The bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website \<https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues\>. Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest version of gnome-shell. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved.

## ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further information, visit the website \<https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/blob/main/README.md\>.