# ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter

A simple GTK based notification daemon for any Wayland compositor

Repository: https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/swaynotificationcenter
Language: Vala
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, notification, notification-center, notification-server, sway, swaywm, vala, wayland, wlroots, adwaita, gtk, gtk4, libadwaita, notification-service
Last push: 2026-06-25T15:18:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1863, "days_push": 69, "days_rel": 163, "gap_med": 45, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2565, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:01.106002+00:00)

## What it is
SwayNotificationCenter is a GTK-based notification daemon with a control center GUI for Wayland compositors supporting wlr_layer_shell_unstable_v1, such as Sway and other wlroots-based compositors. It provides grouped notifications, keyboard shortcuts, notification inhibition, scripting hooks, and extensive CSS-based theming.

## Use cases
- show desktop notifications on sway or a wlroots wayland compositor
- get a notification center panel for wayland
- replace mako or dunst with a GTK notification daemon
- group and manage notifications on linux
- run scripts when notifications arrive
- inhibit notifications during screen sharing or focus

## When to choose
- you use Sway, Hyprland, or another wlroots-based Wayland compositor
- you want a full notification center with grouped history, not just toasts
- you want CSS theming and configurable widgets
- you need per-notification scripting hooks

## When to avoid
- you are on X11 or a non-wlroots Wayland compositor without layer-shell support
- you rely on third-party GTK3 themes, which are unsupported
- you want a minimal daemon without a GUI control center

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: notification-daemon, wayland, sway, wlroots, gtk4, libadwaita, notification-center, vala, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.106002+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 2026-08-30T02:23:24.239697+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.106002+00:00, sha 69fb3000dc47)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.