Claude Notify: Desktop Notifications for Claude Code on Windows
If you use Claude Code inside VS Code, you know the workflow: send it a long task, switch over to the browser or another window, and then... forget to check back. Or the opposite - you keep alt-tabbing every couple of minutes just to see if it's done yet. I built a small Windows tray app to fix that: Claude Notify . When Claude Code finishes responding, a short desktop notification pops up with a…
Claude Notify is a small Windows application designed to improve the user experience of using Claude Code inside Visual Studio Code. The app addresses two common issues: users forgetting to check back on long-running tasks, and the distraction of constantly alt-tabbing to see if the task is complete.
When Claude Code finishes responding to a query, Claude Notify presents a brief desktop notification containing a short summary of the response, up to approximately 30 words. If the user prefers not to summarize the message, only the beginning of the response will be displayed. Clicking the notification automatically brings the correct Visual Studio Code window to the foreground and reopens the specific conversation, even if multiple windows of the editor are open simultaneously.
One of Claude Notify's key features is its ability to stay unobtrusive by not displaying notifications when the VS Code window is already visible on the screen, either fully or partially. Additionally, the popup's appearance adapts to the user's VS Code theme settings, switching between light and dark mode as appropriate, rather than conforming to the Windows system theme.
The app's configuration is straightforward, with a simple settings interface allowing users to adjust display time, popup corner, word count threshold, which editor processes to monitor, automatic startup, and the ability to easily install or remove the Claude Code hook. The installation process is also uncomplicated, requiring no installation files or administrative privileges.
Users simply run the ClaudeNotify.exe executable, click the "Install connection to Claude Code" button in the settings window, and the app will copy itself to the local application data folder and create a stop hook in the user's Claude Code settings file.
Claude Notify is built with WinForms and .NET Framework, making it compatible with every Windows 10 and 11 machine without requiring additional installations or code signing. The source code is openly available, written in a single ~30KB C# file, and users are encouraged to build the app themselves using the provided build.cmd file.
The application is licensed under the MIT license, ensuring freedom for users to utilize, modify, and distribute the code. For further information, the source code, issues, and the latest release can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/YairDaniel11/claude-notify.
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