# Windos/BurntToast

Module for creating and displaying Toast Notifications on Microsoft Windows 10.

Repository: https://github.com/Windos/BurntToast
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/burnttoast
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: powershell, notifications, toast, windows, windows-10, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2025-11-17T23:41:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 52, release rhythm 42, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4063, "days_push": 289, "days_rel": 388, "gap_med": 9.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1734, forks 126 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:29.011847+00:00)

## What it is
BurntToast is a PowerShell module for creating and displaying Toast Notifications on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019+. It is distributed via the PowerShell Gallery and Chocolatey.

## Use cases
- show a desktop notification from a powershell script
- notify me when a long-running script finishes
- send toast alerts from windows server automation
- display custom notification buttons and sounds in windows
- pop up a reminder notification via powershell

## When to choose
- you need toast notifications from PowerShell on Windows 10/11 or Server 2019+
- you want scriptable, customizable notifications with buttons, events, and urgent mode
- you prefer installing modules from the PowerShell Gallery or Chocolatey

## When to avoid
- you need notifications on non-Windows platforms
- you need custom audio files or custom AppId branding, which were removed in v1.0.0
- your environment runs an unsupported Windows version

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: powershell-module, toast-notifications, windows-10, desktop-notifications, automation

## Member repositories
- Windos/BurntToast (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:29.011847+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:31:04.128824+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Windos/BurntToast (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:29.011847+00:00, sha fef4121b2336)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.