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histui

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A highly configurable notification daemon and history browser for Wayland. Capture, display, and query your desktop notifications with style.

terminal
$histui get --app discord --since 1h
New message from @alice
Server update in #general
Call started in Voice Channel
$histui status
12 notifications (3 unread)

Built for Modern Wayland

🎨

CSS Theming with Hot Reload

Full CSS styling with live reload as you edit. Change colors, layouts, fonts, and animations without restarting.

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Clickable Links & Deep Links

URLs in notifications are clickable. Deep links take you straight to the source app. Pango markup supported.

🖼️

Rich Content Display

Image previews, progress bars, action buttons. App icon aliases with Nerd Font fallbacks for 350+ apps.

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Monitor Mode

Run alongside dunst or mako to capture history without displaying popups. Best of both worlds.

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Powerful History Search

Query past notifications by app, urgency, or time. Output as JSON, dmenu, or plain text for scripting.

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Audio Alerts & Stacking

Per-urgency sound effects with repeat options. Smart notification stacking with animated transitions.

Quick Install (Arch Linux)

$ yay -S histui-bin

See Installation Guide for other methods