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Alerter vs noti: catalog facts
Alerter	noti
Best for: Mac users who want scripts to show alerts and read the response	Best for: People who run long builds or scripts and want to be told when they finish
Free Free to download; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Command line	Command line
Sends native macOS notifications from the command line Waits for the user's response and prints it for scripts to use All 3 strengths for Alerter Sends native macOS notifications from the command line Waits for the user's response and prints it for scripts to use Small Swift tool that is easy to call from shell scripts	Simple way to get alerted when a long command ends Desktop and remote notification targets All 3 strengths for noti Simple way to get alerted when a long command ends Desktop and remote notification targets Single Go program
macOS only Command-line only, with no graphical settings All 3 limitations for Alerter macOS only Command-line only, with no graphical settings Licence terms not confirmed in the research	GitHub repository is archived; current code lives on Codeberg Remote notifications need configuring for each service
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Alerter github.com/vjeantet/alerter Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for noti codeberg.org/roble/noti Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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