terminal-notifier ☆
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Description:
Send macOS User Notifications from the command-line
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: macos notifications cli utility developer-tools
Install: brew install terminal-notifier
About:
terminal-notifier is a command-line tool that sends user notifications to the macOS Notification Center. It provides a simple interface to trigger alerts from shell scripts or applications, supporting custom titles, subtitles, and message content. This utility is ideal for developers needing to integrate system notifications into automated workflows or scripts.
Key Features:
  • Command-line interface for sending notifications
  • Supports custom titles, subtitles, and message bodies
  • Can activate or focus specific applications via notifications
  • Delivers native macOS alerts without requiring a GUI
Use Cases:
  • Alerting on long-running script completion or failures
  • Integrating build status notifications in development workflows
  • Sending system alerts from monitoring scripts
Alternatives:
  • osascript – Uses AppleScript to display notifications; more verbose syntax but built-in to macOS
  • alerter – A terminal-notifier fork with additional features like buttons and reply fields
Version History
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Sep 10, 2025 8:40am 0 VERSION_BUMP 805c814b
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