Notifications

Notifications

CyberSnap uses toast notifications to keep you informed about events and actions without interrupting your workflow. Notifications appear as non-intrusive popups on your screen.

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Notification Types

Capture Notifications

Event	Content	Actions
Capture successful	Thumbnail preview of the capture	Edit, Copy, Share, Open
Recording complete	Duration and file size	Open, Open folder, Trim
Upload complete	Uploaded image preview and URL	Copy URL, Open in browser
Upload failed	Error message and reason	Retry, View settings
OCR complete	Extracted text preview	Copy, Translate, Search
Scroll capture progress	Pages captured and stitching status	Cancel, Preview

System Notifications

Event	Content	Actions
Update available	Version number and changelog link	Download, Dismiss, Later
Achievement unlocked	Achievement name and description	View achievements
Hotkey conflict	Conflicting hotkey and application	Resolve, Ignore
Storage limit reached	Current usage and limit	Open settings, Clear history

Error Notifications

Event	Content	Actions
Capture failed	Error description	Retry, Report
Upload timeout	Provider and duration	Retry, Change settings
OCR failed	Failure reason	Retry, Change language
Save failed	File path and error	Retry, Choose location

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Notification Settings

General

Setting	Description
Enable notifications	Master toggle for all notifications
System notifications	Brief text-only status messages

Appearance

Setting	Description
Position	Screen corner for notifications
Duration	How long notifications stay visible (1–30 seconds)
Fade animation	Fade in/out effect duration
Maximum on screen	Limit simultaneous notifications
Show thumbnail	Include image preview in notifications

Behavior

Setting	Description
Click action	What happens when clicking the notification body
Auto-dismiss	Automatically hide after duration
Persistent mode	Require manual dismissal
Sound	Play sound with notifications
Action buttons	Show action buttons on notifications

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Quiet Hours

Quiet hours suppresses non-error notifications during a configurable time window. Error alerts still appear.

How It Works

• When quiet hours is active, all non-error toasts are muted
• Critical error alerts still display normally
• Capture previews and status messages stay silent
• Test notification buttons bypass quiet hours

Configuration

1. Go to Settings → Notifications
2. Enable Quiet hours
3. Set From time (start of quiet window)
4. Set To time (end of quiet window)

Schedule

• Times are selected in 30-minute increments (e.g., 22:00, 22:30, 23:00)
• Supports overnight ranges (e.g., 22:00–07:00)
• Based on local system time

Default Values

Setting	Default
Start	22:00
End	07:00

Status Display

The settings page shows dynamic status:

• "Active now — only critical alerts until {end}" — when quiet hours is currently active
• "Starts at {start}" — when quiet hours is inactive

Bypass

The following bypass quiet hours:

• Error notifications (always shown)
• Test notification buttons in settings (for previewing toast appearance)

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Notification Position

Choose where notifications appear on screen:

Position	Description
Top-right	Default position, below taskbar
Top-left	Top-left corner of primary monitor
Bottom-right	Above taskbar (Windows default)
Bottom-left	Bottom-left corner
Center	Center of the screen

For multi-monitor setups, notifications appear on the primary monitor by default, or you can specify a target monitor.

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Action Buttons

Notifications can include configurable action buttons for quick responses:

Available Buttons

Button	Action
Save	Save capture to configured folder
Copy	Copy image to clipboard
Edit	Open capture in annotation editor
Share	Upload to default provider
History	Open capture in gallery
Delete	Delete the capture file
Pin	Pin preview to prevent auto-dismiss
Close	Dismiss the notification

Button Layouts

Preset	Description
Minimal	Essential buttons only
Standard	Common actions
Full	All available buttons
None	No overlay buttons — relies on body click action

Button Positioning

Each button can be assigned to one of 8 positions around the notification:

• Top-left, top-inner-left, top-inner-right, top-right
• Bottom-left, bottom-inner-left, bottom-inner-right, bottom-right

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Notification History

CyberSnap maintains a notification history:

• Access via the Gallery or system tray
• View past notifications you may have missed
• Clear history or configure retention

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Custom Sounds

Assign custom sounds to notification events:

Event	Default Sound
Capture	Camera shutter
Upload success	Confirmation chime
Upload failure	Error tone
OCR complete	Processing complete
Achievement	Celebration fanfare
Update available	Gentle reminder

Replace defaults with your own MP3 files in the sounds folder. See Configuration Files for details.