---
name: "mako"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mako"
version: "1.11.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mako"
---

# mako(1)

notification daemon for Wayland

## NAME

mako - notification daemon for Wayland

## SYNOPSIS

**mako** \[options...\]

## DESCRIPTION

mako is a graphical notification daemon for Wayland compositors which support the layer-shell protocol. Notifications received over D-Bus are displayed until dismissed with a click or via [**makoctl**(1)](/makoctl/1.md).

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Show help message and quit.

- **-c, --config**

  Custom path to the config file.

Additionally, global configuration options can be specified. Passing **--key=value** is equivalent to a **key=value** line in the configuration file. See [**mako**(5)](/mako/5.md) for a list of options.

## AUTHORS

Maintained by Simon Ser \<contact@emersion.fr\>, who is assisted by other open-source contributors. For more information about mako development, see https://github.com/emersion/mako.

## SEE ALSO

[**mako**(5)](/mako/5.md) [**makoctl**(1)](/makoctl/1.md)