growlnotify ☆

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Description:
Notification system

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2.1@0 | Tracked Since: Aug 5, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: notifications automation command-line macos system-utilities

Install: brew install --cask growlnotify

About:
Growlnotify is a command-line utility for sending notifications to the Growl notification system on macOS. It allows scripts and applications to generate rich, user-configurable alerts for system events, completion of tasks, or other status updates. Its main value is enabling automation workflows to provide clear, non-intrusive user feedback.

Key Features:

Command-line interface for scripting notifications
Integration with the Growl notification daemon
Customizable notification titles, messages, and priorities
Support for sticky notifications and click callbacks
Lightweight and designed for automation

Use Cases:

Sending alerts from shell scripts or cron jobs upon task completion
Providing status updates from long-running background processes or builds

Alternatives:

terminal-notifier – A more modern, standalone notification tool that doesn't require the Growl daemon.
osascript (with AppleScript) – Native macOS notification support via `display notification`, but less feature-rich for scripting.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:19pm	2.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	3787bee9