How can I send a notification in electron?

Question

Using electron / node.js for desktop application. Trying to figure out how to produce a notification on the desktop. Is it built into the electron API?

Answer 1

node-notifier made easier to send native notifications. Node notifier A Node.js module for sending notifications on native Mac, Windows, and Linux (or Growl as fallback).

Github

Install:

npm install --save node-notifier

Example:

const notifier = require('node-notifier');
// String
notifier.notify('Message');

// Object
notifier.notify({
  title: 'My notification',
  message: 'Hello, there!'
});

Notification: