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SnoreToast vs terminal-notifier: catalog facts
SnoreToast	terminal-notifier
Best for: Scripts and tools that need to show a native Windows notification	Best for: Getting a macOS notification when a script or build finishes
Free Free and open source under the LGPL.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, Command line	macOS, Command line
Native Windows toast notifications from the command line Easy to call from scripts and other programs All 3 strengths for SnoreToast Native Windows toast notifications from the command line Easy to call from scripts and other programs Maintained by the KDE community with tagged releases	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
Windows only No graphical interface; meant for scripting and integration	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: LGPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SnoreToast invent.kde.org/libraries/snoretoast 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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