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terminal-notifier vs SnoreToast: catalog facts
terminal-notifier	SnoreToast

Best for: Getting a macOS notification when a script or build finishes	Best for: Scripts and tools that need to show a native Windows notification
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL.
macOS, Command line	Windows, Command line
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	Native Windows toast notifications from the command line Easy to call from scripts and other programs Maintained by the KDE community with tagged releases
macOS only Requires macOS 10.14 or higher Version 3 differs from version 2, so older scripts may need changes	Windows only No graphical interface; meant for scripting and integration
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for terminal-notifier github.com/julienXX/terminal-notifier Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for SnoreToast invent.kde.org/libraries/snoretoast Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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