# Option to notify with sound

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-notify-with-sound/18996
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [18.Август.2014 12:21:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-notify-with-sound/18996 "2014-08-18T12:21:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![stu1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stu1/32/114546_2.png) [@stu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stu1)
#### Post date: [18.Август.2014 12:21:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-notify-with-sound/18996/1 "2014-08-18T12:21:43Z")

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I would like to be notified with an audio signal (that the user can turn off) when I get a notification if I have discourse open. This would enable me to come back to the tab when I needed to repond rather than just checking periodically.

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### Author: ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)
#### Post date: [18.Август.2014 16:13:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-notify-with-sound/18996/2 "2014-08-18T16:13:57Z")

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See also this thread on HTML5 desktop notifications:

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-desktop-notifications-when-available/10183?u=downey](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-desktop-notifications-when-available/10183)

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### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [04.Декабрь.2025 11:31:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/option-to-notify-with-sound/18996/3 "2025-12-04T11:31:41Z")

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