Dunst provides a lightweight, customizable notification daemon for desktop environments.
Mako
A lightweight notification daemon for Wayland. Works on Sway.
About Mako
Mako is a lightweight notification daemon for Wayland that works on Sway and is released under the MIT license. It implements the FreeDesktop Notifications Specification, and it usually starts on its own through D-Bus activation when a notification arrives. It can be extensively configured, and makoctl can control it while it runs.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Optional icon support through gdk-pixbuf
- Can be started on Sway with exec mako in the Sway config
Watch out for
- Building from source needs several system dependencies
- Several installed notification daemons may require an explicit start
- Non-systemd setups may need a manual D-Bus user session
Mako at a glance
- Website
- github.com/emersion/mako
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Linux & Mac Apps
- Type
- App
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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