mikaelbr/node-notifier
A Node.js module for sending notifications on native Mac, Windows and Linux (or Growl as fallback) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5022
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 800
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5845 stars · 319 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Node.js library for sending native desktop notifications across macOS, Windows, and Linux, with Growl as a fallback. It supports notification actions, sounds, icons, and click/timeout events.
Use cases
- show desktop notifications from a node script
- send native notifications cross-platform in nodejs
- notify user when a long task finishes
- add toast notifications to an electron app
- display notification center alerts from javascript
When to choose
- you need native OS notifications from Node.js on multiple platforms
- you want a simple API with fallbacks like Growl
- you need notification click/timeout event handling
When to avoid
- you need web/browser push notifications
- you want a CLI tool (use node-notifier-cli instead)
- your app runs only on mobile
Facets
library · maturity stable
gui developer-tools cross-platform desktop-applications developer-tools windows cross-platform notifications notification-center growl toasts desktop-notifications nodejs macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9d729686f856
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-notifier · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4fc13b551706
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mikaelbr/node-notifier | main | 32 |
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