While [[being logged in|twitch.tv-login]], Streamlink Twitch GUI will periodically check the list of followed channels. As soon as a followed channel starts broadcasting, a desktop notification will be shown.
Notification behavior and click actions can be configured in the settings menu.
Notifications can be individually enabled or disabled in the settings menu of each channel. This will override the global setting and works in conjunction with the filtering setting:
- show all except disabled ones (blacklist)
- ignore all except enabled ones (whitelist)
The notification system can be temporarily disabled in the context menu of the application's tray menu icon. The paused state will be indicated by a teal colored icon in the titlebar and will not be saved between application restarts.
Several notification types are available, depending on the operating system. When choosing the "automatic selection" option, all methods will be tested in descending order, hoping to find a working notification provider.
Native notifications on Windows 8 and above, provided by SnoreToast. To be able to see toast notifications, "banner notifications" need to be enabled in the system settings / control center. Another requirement is a special startmenu shortcut linking to the application which also includes the application ID. SnoreToast automatically creates this special start menu shortcut if it is missing.
Uses Chromium's native notification implementation.
- macOS
Uses the system's notification center.
The notification type (banner or clickable alert) can be configured in the system's notification settings when selecting the Streamlink Twitch GUI app. - Linux
Uses the freedesktop notification standard.
Depending on the system configuration, a custom notification server needs to be running. See the Arch Linux Wiki for more informations.
This method may fall back to Chromium rich notifications (see below).
Third party notification service for Windows, macOS and Linux. Needs to be running on the localhost and default port.