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noti vs terminal-notifier: catalog facts
noti	terminal-notifier
Best for: People who run long builds or scripts and want to be told when they finish	Best for: Getting a macOS notification when a script or build finishes
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
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	Simple one-line usage from any shell script Uses the native macOS Notification Center All 4 strengths for terminal-notifier Simple one-line usage from any shell script Uses the native macOS Notification Center Supports custom titles, messages and sounds Available as a Homebrew formula
GitHub repository is archived; current code lives on Codeberg Remote notifications need configuring for each service	macOS only Requires macOS 10.14 or higher All 3 limitations for terminal-notifier macOS only Requires macOS 10.14 or higher Version 3 differs from version 2, so older scripts may need changes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
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 terminal-notifier github.com/julienXX/terminal-notifier Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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