Growl for Windows Alternatives

Growl for Windows is described as 'Windows-compatible version of Growl , a notification system for Mac OS X' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Growl for Windows for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Android and Self-Hosted apps. The best Growl for Windows alternative is Pushbullet, which is free. Other great apps like Growl for Windows are Snarl, LinkLoomTV, notify.uno and Notifu.

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Growl for Windows is a Windows-compatible version of Growl , a notification system for Mac OS X.

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Growl for Windows alternatives page was last updated Feb 14, 2024
  1. Pushbullet icon
     223 likes

    Pushbullet is the easiest and fastest way to send links, pictures, files, lists, notes, and more right into your phone's notification tray, to your computer, or to a friend, really fast.

    59 Pushbullet alternatives
    Pushbullet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Pushbullet Features

    1.  Push Notifications
    2.  Continue on PC
    3.  Sync on many devices
    4.  Notification mirror
    5. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    6.  File Sending
    7.  Send & Receive SMS
    8.  Remote File Access
    9.  Integrated File Sharing
    10.  Remote File Grabber
    Pushbullet iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    Pushbullet VS Growl for Windows

    Is Pushbullet a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
    • Pushbullet is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Android Tablet alternative to Growl for Windows.

    • Pushbullet is the most popular free alternative to Growl for Windows.

    • Pushbullet is Freemium and ProprietaryGrowl for Windows is Free and Open Source
  2. Snarl icon
     27 likes

    Snarl is a notification system for Windows. It provides a standard, simple way for application to notify you, the end user, of important events.

    9 Snarl alternatives
    Snarl screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Snarl Features

    1.  Notifications
    Snarl iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    Snarl VS Growl for Windows

    Is Snarl a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
    • Snarl is the most popular Open Source alternative to Growl for Windows.

    • Snarl is Free and Open SourceGrowl for Windows is also Free and Open Source
  3. LinkLoomTV icon
     2 likes

    Show Browsers, History, Save Web Pages Links, Share Links Between Android Mobile app and TV by Chromecast SDK and Jetpack Compose.

    48 LinkLoomTV alternatives
    LinkLoomTV screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV

    LinkLoomTV Features

    1.  Android tv
    LinkLoomTV iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    LinkLoomTV VS Growl for Windows

    Is LinkLoomTV a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
  4. notify.uno icon
     1 like

    Get notified when your commands are done.

    9 notify.uno alternatives
    notify.uno screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    notify.uno Features

    1.  Notifications
    notify.uno iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    notify.uno VS Growl for Windows

    Is notify.uno a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
    • notify.uno is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Growl for Windows.

    • notify.uno is Free and Open SourceGrowl for Windows is also Free and Open Source
  5.  3 likes

    Notifu, a free open source pop-up balloon utility Notifu is a tool that displays a yellow pop-up balloon in the system notification area, better known as the tray. It is free and open source, give it a try! Notifu uses the same API that Windows uses to show pop-up balloons. You.

    4 Notifu alternatives
    On Win 7

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Notifu Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Volume Display
    3.  OSD
    4.  Notifications
    Growl for Windows Icon

    Notifu VS Growl for Windows

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  6. Notify OSD icon
     7 likes

    Canonicals on-screen-display notification agent, implementing the freedesktop.org Desktop Notifications Specification with semi-transparent click-through bubbles.

    6 Notify OSD alternatives
    Notify OSD screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Notify OSD Features

    1.  KDE
    2.  Notifications
    Notify OSD iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    Notify OSD VS Growl for Windows

    Is Notify OSD a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
    • Notify OSD is the most popular Linux alternative to Growl for Windows.

    • Notify OSD is Free and Open SourceGrowl for Windows is also Free and Open Source
  7. Specto icon
     5 likes

    Specto is a desktop application that will watch configurable events (such as website updates, emails, file and folder changes, system processes, etc) and then trigger notifications. For example, Specto can watch a website for updates (or a syndication feed, or an image, etc)...

    11 Specto alternatives
    Specto screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Specto Features

    1.  Watch Folder
    2.  Logging
    3.  Notifications
    Discontinued

    The program is not actively maintained anymore. Last version, 0.4.1, released in August 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Specto iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    Specto VS Growl for Windows

    Is Specto a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
  8. Notifo icon
     3 likes

    Notifo is a mobile notifications platform empowering developers to build their own services with a scalable and reliable notifications API. The Notifo API is a simple and affordable way to add notifications to any web app or project.

    13 Notifo alternatives
    Notifo screenshot 1
    Notifo screenshot 2
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    Notifo screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Notifo Features

    1.  Notifications
    Discontinued
    Notifo iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    Notifo VS Growl for Windows

    Is Notifo a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
    • Notifo is the most popular Mac & iPhone alternative to Growl for Windows.

    • Notifo is Free and ProprietaryGrowl for Windows is Free and Open Source
  9.  1 like

    An institutional/enterprise-scale distributed real-time messaging and notification system. Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of

    3 Zephyr Notification Service alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Growl for Windows Icon

    Zephyr Notification Service VS Growl for Windows

    Is this a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
  10. Toasty icon
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    Toasty lets you receive push notifications on your Windows Phone 7 device while you are on the go. Some of the key features are:

    6 Toasty alternatives
    Toasty screenshot 1
    Toasty screenshot 2
    +1
    Toasty screenshot 3

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows Phone

    Toasty Features

    1.  Notifications
    Toasty iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    Toasty VS Growl for Windows

    Is Toasty a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
    • Toasty is the most popular commercial alternative to Growl for Windows.

    • Toasty is Paid and ProprietaryGrowl for Windows is Free and Open Source
  11. Notica icon
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    Notica lets you send browser notifications from your terminal to your desktop or phone. No installation or registration is required.

    6 Notica alternatives
    Notica screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Notica Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No installation
    4.  Browser-based
    5.  Notifications
    Notica iconGrowl for Windows Icon

    Notica VS Growl for Windows

    Is Notica a good alternative to Growl for Windows?
     
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