diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 6836d71e..dc07ad3f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri-build",
  "tauri-plugin-autostart",
  "tauri-plugin-http",
- "tauri-plugin-notification",
  "tauri-plugin-process",
  "tauri-plugin-shell",
  "tauri-plugin-single-instance",
  "tauri-plugin-window-state",
+ "tauri-winrt-notification",
  "webkit2gtk",
  "webview2-com",
  "wgpu",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "window_titles",
  "windows 0.58.0",
  "windows-core 0.58.0",
- "windows-implement 0.58.0",
+ "windows-implement",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1034,16 +1034,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs-sys 0.4.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dirs-next"
-version = "2.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b98cf8ebf19c3d1b223e151f99a4f9f0690dca41414773390fc824184ac833e1"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if",
- "dirs-sys-next",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-sys"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -1067,17 +1057,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dirs-sys-next"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4ebda144c4fe02d1f7ea1a7d9641b6fc6b580adcfa024ae48797ecdeb6825b4d"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "redox_users",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dispatch"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2510,19 +2489,6 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "mac-notification-sys"
-version = "0.6.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dce8f34f3717aa37177e723df6c1fc5fb02b2a1087374ea3fe0ea42316dc8f91"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "dirs-next",
- "objc-foundation",
- "objc_id",
- "time",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "macos-accessibility-client"
 version = "0.0.1"
@@ -2773,19 +2739,6 @@ version = "0.1.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72ef4a56884ca558e5ddb05a1d1e7e1bfd9a68d9ed024c21704cc98872dae1bb"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "notify-rust"
-version = "4.11.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5134a72dc570b178bff81b01e81ab14a6fcc015391ed4b3b14853090658cd3a3"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "mac-notification-sys",
- "serde",
- "tauri-winrt-notification",
- "zbus 4.4.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ntapi"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -2840,17 +2793,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "malloc_buf",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "objc-foundation"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1add1b659e36c9607c7aab864a76c7a4c2760cd0cd2e120f3fb8b952c7e22bf9"
-dependencies = [
- "block",
- "objc",
- "objc_id",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "objc-sys"
 version = "0.3.5"
@@ -3069,15 +3011,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-foundation",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "objc_id"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c92d4ddb4bd7b50d730c215ff871754d0da6b2178849f8a2a2ab69712d0c073b"
-dependencies = [
- "objc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "object"
 version = "0.36.5"
@@ -4840,27 +4773,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "urlpattern",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tauri-plugin-notification"
-version = "2.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ef492a2d19b6376bb4c9e0c4fab3f3bf8a220ea112d24f35027b737ff55de20c"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "notify-rust",
- "rand 0.8.5",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "serde_repr",
- "tauri",
- "tauri-plugin",
- "thiserror",
- "time",
- "url",
- "win7-notifications",
- "windows-version",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-process"
 version = "2.0.1"
@@ -5013,12 +4925,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-winrt-notification"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f89f5fb70d6f62381f5d9b2ba9008196150b40b75f3068eb24faeddf1c686871"
+checksum = "e3ecbfeedbd4e41fd66dc3c01951f49af81a824c4f493c02d91b837cf01caf69"
 dependencies = [
  "quick-xml 0.31.0",
- "windows 0.56.0",
+ "thiserror",
+ "windows 0.58.0",
  "windows-version",
 ]
 
@@ -5720,8 +5633,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "webview2-com-sys",
  "windows 0.58.0",
  "windows-core 0.58.0",
- "windows-implement 0.58.0",
- "windows-interface 0.58.0",
+ "windows-implement",
+ "windows-interface",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5853,16 +5766,6 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7219d36b6eac893fa81e84ebe06485e7dcbb616177469b142df14f1f4deb1311"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "win7-notifications"
-version = "0.4.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "63b4745047a00800bd8f2b8fb4b0eb6f7d96822084127f0ff7d68d07f692fe38"
-dependencies = [
- "once_cell",
- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -5936,16 +5839,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows"
-version = "0.56.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1de69df01bdf1ead2f4ac895dc77c9351aefff65b2f3db429a343f9cbf05e132"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-core 0.56.0",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -5965,42 +5858,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-core"
-version = "0.56.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4698e52ed2d08f8658ab0c39512a7c00ee5fe2688c65f8c0a4f06750d729f2a6"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-implement 0.56.0",
- "windows-interface 0.56.0",
- "windows-result 0.1.2",
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.58.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6ba6d44ec8c2591c134257ce647b7ea6b20335bf6379a27dac5f1641fcf59f99"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-implement 0.58.0",
- "windows-interface 0.58.0",
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-implement",
+ "windows-interface",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-strings",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-implement"
-version = "0.56.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f6fc35f58ecd95a9b71c4f2329b911016e6bec66b3f2e6a4aad86bd2e99e2f9b"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.85",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-implement"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -6012,17 +5882,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.85",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-interface"
-version = "0.56.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "08990546bf4edef8f431fa6326e032865f27138718c587dc21bc0265bbcb57cc"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.85",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-interface"
 version = "0.58.0"
@@ -6040,20 +5899,11 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e400001bb720a623c1c69032f8e3e4cf09984deec740f007dd2b03ec864804b0"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-strings",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-result"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e383302e8ec8515204254685643de10811af0ed97ea37210dc26fb0032647f8"
-dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-result"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -6069,7 +5919,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4cd9b125c486025df0eabcb585e62173c6c9eddcec5d117d3b6e8c30e2ee4d10"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-result 0.2.0",
+ "windows-result",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 1c37fe64..fcfe5edd 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ tauri-plugin-shell = "=2.0.1"
 tauri-plugin-single-instance = "2.0"
 tauri-plugin-process = "2.0"
 tauri-plugin-autostart = "2.0"
-tauri-plugin-notification = { version = "2.0", features = ["win7-notifications", "windows7-compat"] }
 tauri-plugin-http = "2.0"
+tauri-winrt-notification = "0.6"
 # window blur
 window-vibrancy = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index a491c257..63ac79b5 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     "process:default",
     "autostart:default",
     "window-state:default",
-    "notification:default",
     {
       "identifier": "http:default",
       "allow": [
diff --git a/src-tauri/injection/preinject.ts b/src-tauri/injection/preinject.ts
index 99103df3..1602829d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/injection/preinject.ts
+++ b/src-tauri/injection/preinject.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { badPostMessagePatch, createLocalStorage, proxyFetch, proxyXHR, proxyAddEventListener, proxyOpen } from './shared/recreate'
+import { badPostMessagePatch, createLocalStorage, proxyFetch, proxyXHR, proxyAddEventListener, proxyOpen, proxyNotification } from './shared/recreate'
 import { extraCssChangeWatch, safemodeTimer, typingAnim } from './shared/ui'
 import { cssSanitize, fetchImage, isJson, waitForApp, waitForElm, saferEval } from './shared/util'
 import { applyNotificationCount } from './shared/window'
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ if (!window.__DORION_INITIALIZED__) window.__DORION_INITIALIZED__ = false
   proxyFetch()
   proxyXHR()
   proxyAddEventListener()
+  proxyNotification()
 
   while (!window.__TAURI__) {
     console.log('Waiting for definition...')
diff --git a/src-tauri/injection/shared/recreate.ts b/src-tauri/injection/shared/recreate.ts
index 7524c00b..c4ba8226 100644
--- a/src-tauri/injection/shared/recreate.ts
+++ b/src-tauri/injection/shared/recreate.ts
@@ -137,3 +137,40 @@ export function badPostMessagePatch() {
     return null
   }
 }
+
+export function proxyNotification() {
+  let permVal = 'granted'
+
+  // @ts-expect-error shut up
+  window.nativeNotification = window.Notification
+
+  // @ts-expect-error shut up
+  window.Notification = function(title, options) {
+    const { invoke } = window.__TAURI__.core
+    const body = options?.body || ''
+    let icon = options?.icon || ''
+
+    // If the icon is a relative path, convert to full path using URI
+    if (icon.startsWith('/')) {
+      icon = window.location.origin + icon
+    } 
+
+    invoke('send_notification', {
+      title,
+      body,
+      icon,
+    })
+
+    // return new window.nativeNotification(title, options)
+  }
+
+  window.Notification.requestPermission = async () => 'granted'
+  
+  Object.defineProperty(window.Notification, 'permission', {
+    enumerable: true,
+    get: () => permVal,
+    set: (v) => {
+      permVal = v
+    }
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 0422f379..446fb472 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -124,13 +124,11 @@ fn main() {
   tauri::Builder::default()
     .plugin(tauri_plugin_http::init())
     .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
-    .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init())
     .plugin(tauri_plugin_autostart::init(
       tauri_plugin_autostart::MacosLauncher::LaunchAgent,
       Some(vec!["--startup"]),
     ))
     .plugin(tauri_plugin_process::init())
-    .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init())
     .plugin(tauri_plugin_window_state::Builder::new().build())
     .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
       should_disable_plugins,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/util/notifications.rs b/src-tauri/src/util/notifications.rs
index fa75de8d..f1407c3c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/util/notifications.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/util/notifications.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::{
   log,
 };
 use tauri::Manager;
-use tauri_plugin_notification::NotificationExt;
 
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn send_notification(win: tauri::WebviewWindow, title: String, body: String, icon: String) {
@@ -14,7 +13,8 @@ pub fn send_notification(win: tauri::WebviewWindow, title: String, body: String,
   let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
   let mut res = match client.get(icon).send() {
     Ok(res) => res,
-    Err(_) => {
+    Err(e) => {
+      log!("Failed to fetch notification icon: {:?}", e);
       send_notification_internal(app, title, body, String::new());
       return;
     }
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub fn send_notification(win: tauri::WebviewWindow, title: String, body: String,
   let file = match std::fs::File::create(&tmp_file) {
     Ok(file) => file,
     Err(_) => {
+      log!("Failed to create temp file for notification icon");
       send_notification_internal(app, title, body, String::new());
       return;
     }
@@ -41,10 +42,10 @@ pub fn send_notification(win: tauri::WebviewWindow, title: String, body: String,
     }
   }
 
-  // Create file:// uri
   #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-  let mut icon_path = String::from("file:///");
+  let mut icon_path = String::new();
 
+  // Create file:// uri
   #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
   let mut icon_path = String::from("file://");
 
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ pub fn send_notification(win: tauri::WebviewWindow, title: String, body: String,
   send_notification_internal(app, title, body, icon_path);
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
 fn send_notification_internal(app: &tauri::AppHandle, title: String, body: String, icon: String) {
+  use tauri_plugin_notification::NotificationExt;
+
   app
     .notification()
     .builder()
@@ -64,6 +68,20 @@ fn send_notification_internal(app: &tauri::AppHandle, title: String, body: Strin
     .unwrap_or_default();
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn send_notification_internal(_app: &tauri::AppHandle, title: String, body: String, icon: String) {
+  use std::path::Path;
+  use tauri_winrt_notification::{IconCrop, Toast};
+
+  Toast::new(Toast::POWERSHELL_APP_ID)
+    .icon(Path::new(&icon), IconCrop::Circular, "")
+    .title(title.as_str())
+    .text2(body.as_str())
+    .sound(None)
+    .show()
+    .unwrap_or_else(|e| log!("Failed to send notification: {:?}", e));
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn notif_count(window: tauri::WebviewWindow, amount: i32) {
   log!("Setting notification count: {}", amount);