Libnotify Notifications in Chrome

Libnotify Notifications in Chrome

Properly support libnotify notifications in Chrome.

Merlin
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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-09-03
Users: 356
Rating: 1.81 (21)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2014-06-23)
Creation date: 2014-06-23
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • nativeMessaging
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 22.76K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This is an extension for Chrome in Linux. It won't do anything for Windows users.

This catches Chrome Webkit notifications from webpages and displays those notifications in native Libnotify (xfce4-notify, notify-osd, etc) popups instead.

This is rewrite of Linux Native Notification for Chrome, which is based on Chromify-OSD. Both of those solutions only work with selected libnotify servers. This aims to work with everything based on libnotify. A list of servers that should work is here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_notifications

Also, the previous solutions are based on NPAPI, which is being phased out. This is a Native Messaging implementation, so you also need to install the "host" portion of this software, which is written in C. You can download that zip file here.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzOewlVTs_tpdTNFckZKeG5HRE0/edit?usp=sharing

Extract it and run the install.sh. Hopefully this can be automated in the future.

TODO:

  • make it work with gmail :(
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User reviews
Doesn't work (I'm on Arch)
by François Robichet François Robichet, 2017-01-24

Broken and outdated. The worst thing about this extension is that it prevents the desktop notifications from showing altogether.
by David Strobach David Strobach, 2016-11-04

Needs updating. The extension works fine once you fix it on your own. See: http://askubuntu.com/questions/465727/activate-chrome-native-notifications for help.
by Aaron Papin Aaron Papin, 2016-10-23
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Safety
Risk impact

Libnotify Notifications in Chrome is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Libnotify Notifications in Chrome if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Libnotify Notifications in Chrome may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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