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 # Notifd
+
+A [notification daemon](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/notification-spec/latest/) implementation as a library and CLI tool.
+
+## How it works
+
+The first instantiation of the [Notifd](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/notifd/class.Notifd.html) class will become the daemon and every subsequent instantiation will queue up to act as the daemon and will act as a client in the meantime. This means this library can be used throughout multiple processes.
+
+## Installation
+
+1. install dependencies
+
+:::code-group
+
+```sh [<i class="devicon-archlinux-plain"></i> Arch]
+sudo pacman -Syu meson vala gdk-pixbuf2 json-glib gobject-introspection
+```
+
+```sh [<i class="devicon-fedora-plain"></i> Fedora]
+sudo dnf install meson gcc valac gdk-pixbuf2-devel json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel
+```
+
+```sh [<i class="devicon-ubuntu-plain"></i> Ubuntu]
+sudo apt install meson valac libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection
+```
+
+:::
+
+2. clone repo
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git
+cd astal/lib/notifd
+```
+
+3. install
+
+```sh
+meson setup build
+meson install -C build
+```
+
+:::tip
+Most distros recommend manual installs in `/usr/local`,
+which is what `meson` defaults to. If you want to install to `/usr`
+instead which most package managers do, set the `prefix` option:
+
+```sh
+meson setup --prefix /usr build
+```
+
+:::
+
+## Usage
+
+You can browse the [Notifd reference](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/notifd).
+
+### CLI
+
+```sh
+astal-notifd --help
+```
+
+### Library
+
+:::code-group
+
+```js [<i class="devicon-javascript-plain"></i> JavaScript]
+import Notifd from "gi://AstalNotifd";
+
+const notifd = Notifd.get_default()
+
+notifd.connect("notified", (_, id) => {
+    const n = notifd.get_notification(id)
+    console.log(n.summary, n.body)
+})
+```
+
+```py [<i class="devicon-python-plain"></i> Python]
+# Not yet documented
+```
+
+```lua [<i class="devicon-lua-plain"></i> Lua]
+-- Not yet documented
+```
+
+```vala [<i class="devicon-vala-plain"></i> Vala]
+// Not yet documented
+```
+
+:::