Way Better Notifications
Way Better Notifications is a free Windows tray application that listens to the notifications Windows displays, shows them as your own custom popups, and gives you full control over them: snooze, dismiss, drag them anywhere, or open the source application.
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Features
- Captures the notifications Windows displays and shows them as your own custom popups
- Custom rounded, elevated popups with a bell icon and a slide/fade entrance animation
- Drag popups anywhere on screen by holding anywhere on the card
- Snooze or dismiss from the popup, the active list, or the history
- Open the source application by double-clicking a notification
- Active Notifications window with select-all, dismiss-selected and snooze-selected
- Notification History with paging, per-item status, copy and clear
- Do Not Disturb aware — the tray icon and tooltip reflect the DND state
- Multiple monitor support with configurable notification placement
- Follow system, Light or Dark theme applied everywhere
Installation
- Download the installer
- Run the setup executable
- The app starts in the system tray
- Grant notification access when Windows asks
On first launch, grant notification access in Settings → Privacy & security → Notifications so the app can read incoming notifications.
Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Start minimized to system tray | Launch without showing the main window |
| Keep notification windows always on top | Force popups above other windows |
| Appearance | Follow system, Light or Dark theme |
| Snooze Intervals | Comma-separated list, e.g. 1m,5m,15m,1h,2h,6h,1d,7d |
| Show notifications on | Working screen, primary, follow mouse cursor, or a specific monitor |
| Notification placement | Auto (OS managed) or a custom anchor |
| Notification sound | Enable or disable the sound played when a notification arrives |
Requirements
- Windows 11 (build 22621 / 22H2 or later)
- .NET 10 SDK to build from source
How It Works
- Reads incoming notifications through the Windows UserNotificationListener API.
- Shows them as custom always-on-top popups you can snooze, dismiss, or open.
- Stores settings in the registry and notification history in a local SQLite database.