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Desktop Notifications (OSC 9/777)

Category: extensions · Tags: Operating System Commands (OSC)

OSC 9 (iTerm2) and OSC 777 (rxvt-unicode) trigger desktop notifications from terminal applications. These allow long-running commands to notify the user when complete, even if the terminal window is not focused.
How this is tested: Send OSC 9 notification sequence, verify terminal accepts it without error.

Supported by 7 of 14 backends (50%)

Terminal Applications

TerminalVersionSupportNotes
iterm2-app3.6.9✓ yes
kitty-app0.46.2✓ yes
Terminal.app2.15✓ yes
iTerm23.6.9? unknown
Ghostty1.3.1? unknown
cmux0.62.2? unknown
Kitty0.46.2? unknown
VS Code1.112.0? unknown
Warp0.2026.03.18.08.24.03? unknown
Cursor2.6.21? unknown

Headless Backends

Parser correctness only — a means the parser accepts the sequence.

BackendVersionSupportNotes
Alacritty0.26.0✓ yes
vt1000.2.1✓ yes
vterm0.2.0✓ yes
WezTerm0.1.0-fork.5✓ yes

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