Using Pushover for Desktop

Pushover for Desktop is an in-browser app. There is nothing to download or install and it works on Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, and other Unix flavors. By having your web browser running and a tab open to our Desktop client app website, your browser will be in constant communication with our servers and generate notifications just like your mobile devices.

While this does mean that you have to keep your web browser open to receive notifications, most users have a web browser open all the time anyway.

Tip: In Chrome and Firefox, you can right-click on the Pushover for Desktop tab and click "Pin Tab". This will shrink the size of the tab, provide activity notifications, and open it by default when you open your browser.

Note: For macOS, you do not need to keep a browser open. The initial registration of your desktop device must be done in Safari so that it can download a special file from us that registers your desktop for notifications. This allows us to send notifications directly to your desktop without any browser being open.