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title: Mako
created: 2026-01-29T15:18:16.265-07:00
modified: 2026-02-05T09:20:32.970-07:00
tags:
  - notifications
  - wayland
  - hyprland
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---

Mako is a lightweight notification daemon for Wayland compositors.

## Installation

```bash
sudo pacman -S mako libnotify
```

## Configuration

Config location: `~/.config/mako/config`

```ini
# Appearance
font=monospace 11
background-color=#282828
text-color=#ebdbb2
border-color=#458588
border-size=2
border-radius=5

# Behavior
default-timeout=5000
ignore-timeout=0
max-visible=5

# Position
anchor=top-right
margin=10

# Grouping
group-by=app-name

# Actions
on-button-left=dismiss
on-button-right=dismiss-all

# Urgency-specific
[urgency=low]
background-color=#282828

[urgency=normal]
background-color=#282828

[urgency=critical]
background-color=#cc241d
default-timeout=0
```

## Hyprland Integration

Add to `~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf`:
```bash
exec-once = mako
```

## Usage

### Test notifications
```bash
notify-send "Hello" "This is a test notification"
notify-send -u critical "Warning" "This is urgent!"
```

### Control mako
```bash
makoctl dismiss          # Dismiss latest
makoctl dismiss --all    # Dismiss all
makoctl restore          # Restore last dismissed
makoctl list             # List waiting notifications
makoctl reload           # Reload config
```

## Do Not Disturb

```bash
# Enable DND
makoctl set-mode do-not-disturb

# Disable DND  
makoctl set-mode default
```

Add a keybind:
```bash
bind = SUPER, N, exec, makoctl set-mode do-not-disturb
bind = SUPER SHIFT, N, exec, makoctl set-mode default
```

## Resources

- GitHub: https://github.com/emersion/mako
- Man page: `man 5 mako`