diff --git a/home/packages/wayland/niri/_binds.nix b/home/packages/wayland/niri/_binds.nix
index e1e58c0..77946a3 100644
--- a/home/packages/wayland/niri/_binds.nix
+++ b/home/packages/wayland/niri/_binds.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   };
   "XF86AudioMute" = {
     _props.allow-when-locked = true;
-    spawn._args = ["wpctl" "set-mute" "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@" "toggle"];
+    spawn._args = ["sh" "-c" "wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ toggle && notify-send -e -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:volume -h \"int:value:$(wpctl get-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ | awk '{print $2 * 100}')\" -c osd \"Volume\""];
   };
   "XF86AudioMicMute" = {
     _props.allow-when-locked = true;
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@
   };
   "XF86AudioRaiseVolume" = {
     _props.allow-when-locked = true;
-    spawn._args = ["wpctl" "set-volume" "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@" "5%+"];
+    spawn._args = ["sh" "-c" "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%+ && notify-send -e -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:volume -h \"int:value:$(wpctl get-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ | awk '{print $2 * 100}')\" -c osd \"Volume\""];
   };
   "XF86AudioLowerVolume" = {
     _props.allow-when-locked = true;
-    spawn._args = ["wpctl" "set-volume" "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@" "5%-"];
+    spawn._args = ["sh" "-c" "wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%- && notify-send -e -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:volume -h \"int:value:$(wpctl get-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ | awk '{print $2 * 100}')\" -c osd \"Volume\""];
   };
   "XF86MonBrightnessUp" = {
     _props.allow-when-locked = true;
-    spawn._args = ["brightnessctl" "set" "10%+"];
+    spawn._args = ["sh" "-c" "brightnessctl set 10%+ && notify-send -e -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:brightness -h \"int:value:$(brightnessctl -m | cut -d, -f4 | tr -d '%')\" -c osd \"Brightness\""];
   };
   "XF86MonBrightnessDown" = {
     _props.allow-when-locked = true;
-    spawn._args = ["brightnessctl" "set" "10%-"];
+    spawn._args = ["sh" "-c" "brightnessctl set 10%- && notify-send -e -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:brightness -h \"int:value:$(brightnessctl -m | cut -d, -f4 | tr -d '%')\" -c osd \"Brightness\""];
   };
   "Print".spawn._args = ["sh" "-c" "grim -g \"$(slurp)\" - | satty --filename - --output-filename ~/Pictures/Screenshots/satty-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).png"];
   "Mod+B".spawn._args = ["zen"];
diff --git a/home/packages/wayland/niri/_settings.nix b/home/packages/wayland/niri/_settings.nix
index 74a2ace..436f667 100644
--- a/home/packages/wayland/niri/_settings.nix
+++ b/home/packages/wayland/niri/_settings.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in {
   spawn-at-startup = [
     ["wl-paste" "--watch" "cliphist" "store"]
     ["wl-paste" "--type" "text" "--watch" "cliphist" "store"]
-    ["dunst"]
+    ["mako"]
     ["ashell"]
     ["elephant"]
     ["copyq"]
diff --git a/home/services/wayland/dunst.nix b/home/services/wayland/dunst.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c54e95..0000000
--- a/home/services/wayland/dunst.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  pkgs,
-  lib,
-  ...
-}: {
-  users.users.someone.packages = [pkgs.dunst];
-
-  xdg.configFile."dunst/dunstrc".text = ''
-    [global]
-    width = 300
-    height = 100
-    offset = 10x10
-    origin = top-right
-    frame_width = 0
-    frame_color = "#1f1d2e"
-    separator_color = "#313244"
-    font = "Source Code Pro 10"
-    line_height = 4
-    icon_position = left
-    max_icon_size = 48
-    min_icon_size = 24
-    show_age_threshold = 60
-    word_wrap = yes
-    ellipsize = middle
-    ignore_newline = no
-    stack_duplicates = true
-    hide_duplicate_count = false
-    show_indicators = yes
-    enable_recursive_icon_lookup = true
-    always_merge_stack_duplicates = false
-    icon_theme = "Papirus-Dark"
-    corner_radius = 8
-    scale = 1
-    monitor = 0
-    sort = yes
-    notification_limit = 0
-
-    [urgency_low]
-    background = "#1f1d2e"
-    foreground = "#cdd6f4"
-    frame_color = "#89b4fa"
-
-    [urgency_normal]
-    background = "#1f1d2e"
-    foreground = "#cdd6f4"
-    frame_color = "#89b4fa"
-
-    [urgency_critical]
-    background = "#1f1d2e"
-    foreground = "#f38ba8"
-    frame_color = "#f38ba8"
-  '';
-}
diff --git a/home/services/wayland/mako.nix b/home/services/wayland/mako.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9f88c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/services/wayland/mako.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  users.users.someone.packages = [pkgs.mako];
+
+  xdg.configFile."mako/config".text = ''
+    background-color=#282828
+    text-color=#FAB387
+    border-color=#ebdbb2
+    progress-color=#FAB387
+    
+    font=SauceCodePro Nerd Font 10
+    width=300
+    height=100
+    margin=20
+    padding=15
+    border-size=2
+    border-radius=2
+    icons=1
+    max-icon-size=48
+    default-timeout=5000
+    group-by=category
+    
+    [urgency=low]
+    border-color=#928374
+    
+    [urgency=normal]
+    border-color=#b8bb26
+    
+    [urgency=critical]
+    border-color=#fb4934
+    default-timeout=0
+
+    [category=osd]
+    anchor=bottom-center
+    width=200
+    height=60
+    margin=0,0,100,0
+    padding=10
+    default-timeout=2000
+    text-alignment=center
+    border-color=#b8bb26
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/home/terminal/software/tui.nix b/home/terminal/software/tui.nix
index ac7c202..c8f22ae 100644
--- a/home/terminal/software/tui.nix
+++ b/home/terminal/software/tui.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
       # misc
       mako
+      libnotify
       fontconfig
 
       # utils