Toast

When engaging in various activities, many users tend to immerse themselves in the task at hand in an attempt to maximize the creative and productive outputs. As such, any reminders set in the back of their minds may be overshadowed by the foreground focus, which is where OS-wide notification packages such as Toast come into play to let you keep an eye on running background processes.

Once downloaded, users can place the executable in the folder of their choosing and spawn a command prompt window to start configuring the generated notification’s content. By default, double-clicking the app summons a placeholder notification that may come in handy for those wishing to test the readability of text when applying custom third-party themes to the operating system, or comparing between opaque and translucent interface styles to find out which one suits the notification format best.

However, where the package excels most is in its flexible array of options to suit a wide variety of applications. For instance, file converters could benefit from a dedicated notification prompt that sends users to the output’s location when clicked, while reminder programs can be customized to notify users about checking a webpage for newly posted content at a certain time interval. Support for custom app icons can come in handy for those who want to discern between multiple missed notifications in Windows’ Action Center.

Moreover, given its portable format, the program can be easily added to on-the-go USB flash drive-powered setups for those who tend to switch between their work and personal devices without having to worry about synchronizing specific application settings over the cloud. Finally, since its source code is openly available, those with programming experience can make suggestions or fork the repository to create custom versions featuring changes that fit their preferences.

Whether you wish to implement custom notification support in your application, or you want to find out what they would look like in certain styles, formats and with various buttons attached beforehand, Toast may be the right tool for you, given its accessible user experience and lightweight format that provides enough flexibility to suit your utility’s range of functionalities.