Linux Notification Center Alternatives

Linux Notification Center is described as 'A notification daemon/center for linux' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to Linux Notification Center for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Wayland, Sway, Alpine Linux and openSUSE apps. The best Linux Notification Center alternative is Sway Notification Center, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Linux Notification Center are mako, Dunst, Wired Notify and fnott.

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    mako is a lightweight notification daemon for Wayland compositors that support the layer-shell protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Sway
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    Lightweight and customizable notification daemon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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  3. Wired is light and fully customizable notification daemon that provides you with powerful and extensible layout tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Keyboard driven and lightweight Wayland notification daemon for wlroots-based compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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    Notification-daemon replacement for lightweight window managers like dwm and wmii. It receives and displays notifications from the widely used Desktop Notifications speficiation.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
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    A notification system for tiling window managers.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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