Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux.
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Gitify
Git Notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows and Linux.

Features
- 🔔 Unified notifications from your Git platforms
- ⚒️ Multi-forge: GitHub Cloud, GitHub Enterprise, Gitea, Forgejo, Codeberg
- 💻 Cross-platform: macOS, Windows, and Linux
- 🎨 Customizable settings, filters and themes
- 🖥️ Tray/menu bar integration
- ⚡ Fast, native experience
Supported forges
Gitify uses a forge adapter pattern so notifications can come from any compatible Git forge, not just GitHub.
| Forge | Status | Notifications | Mark read | Mark done | Unsubscribe | Enriched details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Cloud | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| GitHub Enterprise Server (< 3.13) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| GitHub Enterprise Server (≥ 3.13) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Data Residency | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Gitea (incl. Forgejo, Codeberg) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — |
| GitLab (todos) | 💭 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bitbucket Cloud | 💭 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Azure DevOps | 💭 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerrit | 💭 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ✅ | Supported |
| ❌ | Unsupported |
| 🧪 | Experimental (rough edges expected) |
| 🚧 | In progress (adapter is being worked on) |
| 💭 | Considering (open to a maintainer picking it up) |
[!NOTE]
A new forge needs an adapter plus a designated maintainer. See our contributing guide for the full policy.
Quick Start
- Download Gitify for free from gitify.io.
- Install and launch the app for your platform.
- Authenticate with one or many supported accounts and start receiving notifications.
Homebrew
macOS users can also install via Homebrew
shellbrew install gitify
Build & Development
To build and run Gitify locally:
shellpnpm install pnpm build pnpm dev
See CONTRIBUTING.md for full development and contribution instructions.
FAQ
See our Gitify FAQs for answers to common questions.
Community & Support
- Open an issue for bugs or feature requests
- See CONTRIBUTING.md for more ways to get involved
License
Gitify is licensed under the MIT Open Source license.
For more information, see LICENSE.
Contributors
Showing top 12 contributors by commit count.
