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noti vs Alerter: catalog facts
noti	Alerter
Best for: People who run long builds or scripts and want to be told when they finish	Best for: Mac users who want scripts to show alerts and read the response
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to download; the source is published on GitHub.
Command line	macOS, Command line
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	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
GitHub repository is archived; current code lives on Codeberg Remote notifications need configuring for each service	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for noti codeberg.org/roble/noti Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Alerter github.com/vjeantet/alerter Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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