PB for Desktop - Receive Files and Notifications on Your Desktop | Linux Today

PB for Desktop – Receive Files and Notifications on Your Desktop

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Martins D. Okoi
Sep 7, 2017

If you own an Android or iOS device then you must have heard of Push Bullet by now.

PB for Desktop is a lightweight open-source Desktop (unofficial) app for PushBullet with which you can receive native push notifications on MacOS, Windows, and GNU/Linux.

Push Bullet is an app with which you can send text messages, send files and links with friends, follow channels, and see your phone’s notifications from your web browser.

You should know, however, that PB for Desktop is not affiliated with PushBullet Incorporated.

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Martins D. Okoi

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