AppIndicators not working for Electron applications (Skype for Linux, Discord etc.)

Run the application with env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity to get the AppIndicator working.

E.g., for Skype for Linux, use the command:

env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity skypeforlinux

To make this fix permanent, go to the application desktop file in /usr/share/applications/, open with Text Editor, select all the text and copy it to a new text file made in Text Editor.

Change the 'Exec' line by adding 'env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity' (without the quotes ('')) immediately after 'Exec=' (don't forget the space after 'Unity'!). Save this in ~/.local/share/applications/.

Some applications are set to start automatically and in that case, you'll have to edit the desktop file from ~/.config/autostart/ in the same way.

(Note that 'skypeforlinux' should not be in the GIF below!)

Note that some applications overwrite any changes made to their autostart files, located in ~/.config/autostart/. A way around this is to rename the autostart file, then in the application settings, set the application not to start on login. This way, the modified autostart file will be used (which has a different name and contains the workaround).

In the case of Discord, for example, launch it with env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity discord (you'll want to load Discord from the Dash and click File > Exit to close it properly beforehand), then click on the indicator and uncheck 'Run Discord when my computer starts'.

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Credit to Peek which I used to make the GIFs, you can get it here.}