GitHub Notifications

PR reviews and merges,
in your menu bar

Live timeline of review requests, approvals, comments, and merges from the repos you watch. Native macOS notifications. Local polling — your token stays on your Mac.

GitHub Notifications timeline showing a review request and an approval, with a desktop notification arriving.
What it does

PR awareness without the email noise

Live PR Event Timeline

See review requests, approvals, comments, and merges as they happen — in your menu bar, not your inbox.

Desktop Notifications

Native macOS notifications for every event you care about. Configurable per-event-type so you're not pinged for every comment.

One-Click to PR

Click any notification and the PR opens in your browser. No GitHub web inbox tab, no email-thread excavation.

Fine-Grained PAT

Bring your own GitHub fine-grained personal access token, scoped read-only to the repos you choose. Stored in macOS Keychain only.

Local Polling

FavTray polls GitHub directly from your Mac. No proxy, no third-party server, no token leaving your machine.

Smart Filters

Watch only the repos that matter, ignore CI noise, and mute auto-merges. Default settings handle 80% of cases.

FAQ

Questions

Do I need a GitHub account?

Yes. You authenticate with a fine-grained personal access token (PAT) scoped to read notifications. No GitHub OAuth app, no FavTray account.

Where is my token stored?

macOS Keychain only. The PAT never touches FavTray's bundle, never goes to any server, never leaves your Mac. Polling happens directly from your machine to api.github.com.

Is GitHub Notifications free?

It is a Pro-tier feature, included with the Personal plan (₹49/month) and the Lifetime license (₹2499).

What events trigger a notification?

Review requests, review submissions (approved/changes-requested), comments on PRs you authored or were mentioned in, and merge/close events. All event types are toggleable in settings.

Will it kill my battery?

No. Polling defaults to once per minute and uses GitHub's conditional-request headers, so most polls return instantly with no payload. CPU impact is negligible.

Stop missing PR reviews

Pro feature. ₹49/month. 30-day free trial — no credit card.