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# Desktop notifications
Zulip offers visual and audible desktop notifications. You can
customize whether [stream messages](/help/stream-notifications),
[private messages](/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications) and
[mentions](/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications#wildcard-mentions)
trigger desktop notifications.
## Change notification sound
You can change the sound Zulip uses for audible desktop notifications.
### Change notification sound
{start_tabs}
{settings_tab|notifications}
1. Under **Desktop message notifications**, configure
**Notification sound**.
{end_tabs}
You can select "None" to completely disable audible desktop notifications in Zulip.
## Troubleshooting desktop notifications
First, make sure you have enabled
[desktop notifications for PMs](/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications) or for the
[stream](/help/stream-notifications) you are testing with.
Desktop notifications are triggered when a message arrives, and Zulip is not
in focus or the message is offscreen. You must have Zulip open in a browser
tab or in the Zulip desktop app to receive desktop notifications.
**Visual desktop notifications** appear in the corner of your main monitor.
**Audible desktop notifications** make a sound.
The most common issue is that your browser or system settings are blocking
notifications from Zulip.
### Check platform settings
{start_tabs}
{tab|chrome}
1. Click on **Secure** to the left of the URL bar. It should be green and
have a lock icon next to it.
1. Set **Notifications** and **Sound** to **Allow**.
Alternate instructions:
1. Open the Chrome **Edit** menu. Select **Preferences**.
2. On the top left, select the menu icon (<i class="fa
fa-bars"></i>). Select **Advanced**, and then **Privacy & Security**.
Click on **Content settings** (partway down the page), and select
**Notifications**.
3. If the Zulip URL for your organization is listed under **Blocked**,
select the menu icon (<i class="fa fa-ellipsis-v"></i>) to its right, and
click **Remove**.
4. Next to **Allow**, click **Add**.
5. Paste the Zulip URL for your organization into the site field, and click
**Add**.
{tab|firefox}
1. Open the Firefox **Edit** menu. Select **Preferences**.
2. On the left, select **Privacy & Security**. Scroll to the **Permissions**
section and select the **Settings** button next to **Notifications**.
3. Find the URL for your Zulip organization, and adjust the **Status**
selector to **Allow**.
{tab|desktop-app}
**Windows**
1. Click the **Start** button and select **Settings**. Select **System**,
and then **Notifications & actions**.
2. Select **Zulip** from the list of apps.
3. Configure the notification style that you would like Zulip to use.
**macOS**
1. Open your Mac **System Preferences** and select **Notifications**.
2. Select **Zulip** from the list of apps.
3. Configure the notification style that you would like Zulip to use.
{end_tabs}
## Related articles
* [Stream notifications](/help/stream-notifications)
* [PMs, mentions, and alerts](/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications)
* [Email notifications](/help/email-notifications)
* [Mobile notifications](/help/mobile-notifications)