diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
index d2aecf61..c32b61aa 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class ApplicationsButton extends PanelMenu.Button {
         this.accessible_role = Atk.Role.LABEL;
 
         this._label = new St.Label({
-            text: _('Applications'),
+            text: _('Apps'),
             y_expand: true,
             y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
         });
diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in b/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in
index b00cd3b3..5c8c8338 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/metadata.json.in
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 "uuid": "@uuid@",
 "settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
 "gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
-"name": "Applications Menu",
-"description": "Add a category-based menu for applications.\nThis extension is part of Classic Mode and is officially supported by GNOME. Please do not report bugs using the form below, use GNOME's GitLab instance instead.",
+"name": "Apps Menu",
+"description": "Add a category-based menu for apps.\nThis extension is part of Classic Mode and is officially supported by GNOME. Please do not report bugs using the form below, use GNOME's GitLab instance instead.",
 "original-authors": [ "e2002@bk.ru", "debarshir@gnome.org" ],
 "shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
 "url": "@url@"