diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 178bd56..838027f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.1.0 - 2025-__-__
+
+### Features
+
+- (notification) Native desktop notifications (experimental) [#49](https://github.com/sectore/timr-tui/pull/59)
+
 ## v1.1.0 - 2025-01-22
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2a996c5..8cc437e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+checksum = "ca3534e77181a9cc07539ad51f2141fe32f6c3ffd4df76db8ad92346b003ae4e"
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+dependencies = [
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+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-lite",
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+dependencies = [
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+ "blocking",
+ "futures-lite",
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+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "43a2b323ccce0a1d90b449fd71f2a06ca7faa7c54c2751f06c9bd851fc061059"
+dependencies = [
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+ "cfg-if",
+ "concurrent-queue",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-lite",
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+ "polling",
+ "rustix",
+ "slab",
+ "tracing",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
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+
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+dependencies = [
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+ "event-listener-strategy",
+ "pin-project-lite",
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+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "async-signal",
+ "async-task",
+ "blocking",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "event-listener",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "rustix",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
+ "async-io",
+ "async-lock",
+ "atomic-waker",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "rustix",
+ "signal-hook-registry",
+ "slab",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+dependencies = [
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+ "syn",
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+dependencies = [
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-task",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-lite",
+ "piper",
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+
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+checksum = "13208fcbb66eaeffe09b99fffbe1af420f00a7b35aa99ad683dfc1aa76145229"
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+name = "cfg_aliases"
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+checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
+
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+version = "2.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4ca0197aee26d1ae37445ee532fefce43251d24cc7c166799f4d46817f1d3973"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b98cf8ebf19c3d1b223e151f99a4f9f0690dca41414773390fc824184ac833e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "dirs-sys-next",
+]
+
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+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys-next"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4ebda144c4fe02d1f7ea1a7d9641b6fc6b580adcfa024ae48797ecdeb6825b4d"
+dependencies = [
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+ "redox_users",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a3d8a32ae18130a3c84dd492d4215c3d913c3b07c6b63c2eb3eb7ff1101ab7bf"
+
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+dependencies = [
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+ "serde",
+]
+
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+checksum = "fc4caf64a58d7a6d65ab00639b046ff54399a39f5f2554728895ace4b297cd79"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
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-]
-
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+name = "event-listener"
+version = "5.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3492acde4c3fc54c845eaab3eed8bd00c7a7d881f78bfc801e43a93dec1331ae"
+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
+ "event-listener",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
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+version = "2.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
+ "fastrand",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
+ "parking",
+ "pin-project-lite",
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+dependencies = [
+ "equivalent",
+ "hashbrown",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
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+ "dirs-next",
+ "objc-foundation",
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+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
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+ "cfg-if",
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+dependencies = [
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+ "mac-notification-sys",
+ "serde",
+ "tauri-winrt-notification",
+ "zbus",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
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+dependencies = [
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+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_macros"
+version = "5.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "445efc01929302aee95e2b25bbb62a301ea8a6369466e4278e58e7d1dfb23631"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "zbus_names",
+ "zvariant",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_names"
+version = "4.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "519629a3f80976d89c575895b05677cbc45eaf9f70d62a364d819ba646409cc8"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "winnow",
+ "zvariant",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant"
+version = "5.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "55e6b9b5f1361de2d5e7d9fd1ee5f6f7fcb6060618a1f82f3472f58f2b8d4be9"
+dependencies = [
+ "endi",
+ "enumflags2",
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "winnow",
+ "zvariant_derive",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_derive"
+version = "5.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "573a8dd76961957108b10f7a45bac6ab1ea3e9b7fe01aff88325dc57bb8f5c8b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_utils"
+version = "3.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ddd46446ea2a1f353bfda53e35f17633afa79f4fe290a611c94645c69fe96a50"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "serde",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "syn",
+ "winnow",
+]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5eb0ffe..3da43d4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["command-line-utilities"]
 
 [dependencies]
 ratatui = "0.29.0"
-crossterm = {version = "0.28.1", features = ["event-stream", "serde"] }
+crossterm = { version = "0.28.1", features = ["event-stream", "serde"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 futures = "0.3"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.19", features = ["env-filter"] }
 directories = "5.0.1"
 clap = { version = "4.5.23", features = ["derive"] }
 time = { version = "0.3.37", features = ["formatting", "local-offset"] }
+notify-rust = "4.11.4"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d349ca6..804b6e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,16 +68,17 @@ timr-tui --help
 Usage: timr-tui [OPTIONS]
 
 Options:
-  -c, --countdown <COUNTDOWN>  Countdown time to start from. Formats: 'ss', 'mm:ss', or 'hh:mm:ss' [default: 10:00]
-  -w, --work <WORK>            Work time to count down from. Formats: 'ss', 'mm:ss', or 'hh:mm:ss' [default: 25:00]
-  -p, --pause <PAUSE>          Pause time to count down from. Formats: 'ss', 'mm:ss', or 'hh:mm:ss' [default: 5:00]
-  -d, --decis                  Wether to show deciseconds or not. [default: false]
-  -m, --mode <MODE>            Mode to start with. [possible values: countdown, timer, pomodoro] [default: timer]
-      --menu                   Whether to open the menu or not.
-  -s, --style <STYLE>          Style to display time with. [possible values: full, light, medium, dark, thick, cross, braille] [default: full]
-  -r, --reset                  Reset stored values to default.
-  -h, --help                   Print help
-  -V, --version                Print version
+  -c, --countdown <COUNTDOWN>        Countdown time to start from. Formats: 'ss', 'mm:ss', or 'hh:mm:ss'
+  -w, --work <WORK>                  Work time to count down from. Formats: 'ss', 'mm:ss', or 'hh:mm:ss'
+  -p, --pause <PAUSE>                Pause time to count down from. Formats: 'ss', 'mm:ss', or 'hh:mm:ss'
+  -d, --decis                        Show deciseconds.
+  -m, --mode <MODE>                  Mode to start with. [possible values: countdown, timer, pomodoro]
+  -s, --style <STYLE>                Style to display time with. [possible values: full, light, medium, dark, thick, cross, braille]
+      --menu                         Open the menu.
+  -r, --reset                        Reset stored values to default values.
+  -n, --notification <NOTIFICATION>  Toggle desktop notifications on or off. Experimental. [possible values: on, off]
+  -h, --help                         Print help
+  -V, --version                      Print version
 ```
 
 # Installation
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 307392b..9e7bdbb 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use crate::{
     args::Args,
-    common::{AppEditMode, AppTime, AppTimeFormat, Content, Style},
+    common::{AppEditMode, AppTime, AppTimeFormat, Content, Notification, Style},
     constants::TICK_VALUE_MS,
     events::{Event, EventHandler, Events},
     storage::AppStorage,
     terminal::Terminal,
     widgets::{
         clock::{self, ClockState, ClockStateArgs},
-        countdown::{Countdown, CountdownState},
+        countdown::{Countdown, CountdownState, CountdownStateArgs},
         footer::{Footer, FooterState},
         header::Header,
         pomodoro::{Mode as PomodoroMode, PomodoroState, PomodoroStateArgs, PomodoroWidget},
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use ratatui::{
 };
 use std::time::Duration;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
-use tracing::debug;
+use tracing::{debug, error};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 enum Mode {
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ enum Mode {
     Quit,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct App {
     content: Content,
     mode: Mode,
+    notification: Notification,
     app_time: AppTime,
     countdown: CountdownState,
     timer: TimerState,
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub struct App {
 pub struct AppArgs {
     pub style: Style,
     pub with_decis: bool,
+    pub notification: Notification,
     pub show_menu: bool,
     pub app_time_format: AppTimeFormat,
     pub content: Content,
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ impl From<(Args, AppStorage)> for AppArgs {
         AppArgs {
             with_decis: args.decis || stg.with_decis,
             show_menu: args.menu || stg.show_menu,
+            notification: args.notification.unwrap_or(stg.notification),
             app_time_format: stg.app_time_format,
             content: args.mode.unwrap_or(stg.content),
             style: args.style.unwrap_or(stg.style),
@@ -111,30 +113,44 @@ impl App {
             content,
             with_decis,
             pomodoro_mode,
+            notification,
         } = args;
         let app_time = get_app_time();
         Self {
             mode: Mode::Running,
+            notification,
             content,
             app_time,
             style,
             with_decis,
-            countdown: CountdownState::new(
-                ClockState::<clock::Countdown>::new(ClockStateArgs {
-                    initial_value: initial_value_countdown,
-                    current_value: current_value_countdown,
+            countdown: CountdownState::new(CountdownStateArgs {
+                initial_value: initial_value_countdown,
+                current_value: current_value_countdown,
+                elapsed_value: elapsed_value_countdown,
+                app_time,
+                with_decis,
+                with_notification: notification == Notification::On,
+            }),
+            timer: TimerState::new(
+                ClockState::<clock::Timer>::new(ClockStateArgs {
+                    initial_value: Duration::ZERO,
+                    current_value: current_value_timer,
                     tick_value: Duration::from_millis(TICK_VALUE_MS),
                     with_decis,
-                }),
-                elapsed_value_countdown,
-                app_time,
+                })
+                .with_on_done_by_condition(
+                    notification == Notification::On,
+                    || {
+                        debug!("on_done TIMER");
+                        let result = notify_rust::Notification::new()
+                            .summary(&"Timer stopped by reaching its maximum value".to_uppercase())
+                            .show();
+                        if let Err(err) = result {
+                            error!("on_done TIMER error: {err}");
+                        }
+                    },
+                ),
             ),
-            timer: TimerState::new(ClockState::<clock::Timer>::new(ClockStateArgs {
-                initial_value: Duration::ZERO,
-                current_value: current_value_timer,
-                tick_value: Duration::from_millis(TICK_VALUE_MS),
-                with_decis,
-            })),
             pomodoro: PomodoroState::new(PomodoroStateArgs {
                 mode: pomodoro_mode,
                 initial_value_work,
@@ -142,6 +158,7 @@ impl App {
                 initial_value_pause,
                 current_value_pause,
                 with_decis,
+                with_notification: notification == Notification::On,
             }),
             footer: FooterState::new(show_menu, app_time_format),
         }
@@ -261,6 +278,7 @@ impl App {
         AppStorage {
             content: self.content,
             show_menu: self.footer.get_show_menu(),
+            notification: self.notification,
             app_time_format: *self.footer.app_time_format(),
             style: self.style,
             with_decis: self.with_decis,
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 406eba3..e4bc45d 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    common::{Content, Style},
+    common::{Content, Notification, Style},
     duration,
 };
 use clap::Parser;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct Args {
     )]
     pub pause: Option<Duration>,
 
-    #[arg(long, short = 'd', help = "Whether to show deciseconds or not.")]
+    #[arg(long, short = 'd', help = "Show deciseconds.")]
     pub decis: bool,
 
     #[arg(long, short = 'm', value_enum, help = "Mode to start with.")]
@@ -32,9 +32,17 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[arg(long, short = 's', value_enum, help = "Style to display time with.")]
     pub style: Option<Style>,
 
-    #[arg(long, value_enum, help = "Whether to open the menu or not.")]
+    #[arg(long, value_enum, help = "Open the menu.")]
     pub menu: bool,
 
-    #[arg(long, short = 'r', help = "Reset stored values to default.")]
+    #[arg(long, short = 'r', help = "Reset stored values to default values.")]
     pub reset: bool,
+
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        short,
+        value_enum,
+        help = "Toggle desktop notifications on or off. Experimental."
+    )]
+    pub notification: Option<Notification>,
 }
diff --git a/src/common.rs b/src/common.rs
index a5e435f..ee38b18 100644
--- a/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/common.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ pub enum AppEditMode {
     Time,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, ValueEnum, PartialEq, Eq, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum Notification {
+    #[value(name = "on")]
+    On,
+    #[default]
+    #[value(name = "off")]
+    Off,
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 683c7b4..064ec43 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
 use directories::ProjectDirs;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 pub struct Config {
+    // silence `field `log_dir` is never read` the easy way
+    #[cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), allow(dead_code))]
     pub log_dir: PathBuf,
     pub data_dir: PathBuf,
 }
diff --git a/src/storage.rs b/src/storage.rs
index 99a0c28..595f338 100644
--- a/src/storage.rs
+++ b/src/storage.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    common::{AppTimeFormat, Content, Style},
+    common::{AppTimeFormat, Content, Notification, Style},
     widgets::pomodoro::Mode as PomodoroMode,
 };
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 pub struct AppStorage {
     pub content: Content,
     pub show_menu: bool,
+    pub notification: Notification,
     pub app_time_format: AppTimeFormat,
     pub style: Style,
     pub with_decis: bool,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ impl Default for AppStorage {
         AppStorage {
             content: Content::default(),
             show_menu: true,
+            notification: Notification::Off,
             app_time_format: AppTimeFormat::default(),
             style: Style::default(),
             with_decis: false,
diff --git a/src/widgets/clock.rs b/src/widgets/clock.rs
index e297349..d2e160d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/clock.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/clock.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ pub enum Format {
     HhMmSs,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ClockState<T> {
     initial_value: DurationEx,
     current_value: DurationEx,
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ pub struct ClockState<T> {
     mode: Mode,
     format: Format,
     pub with_decis: bool,
+    on_done: Option<Box<dyn Fn() + 'static>>,
     phantom: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
@@ -310,6 +310,28 @@ impl<T> ClockState<T> {
         self.mode == Mode::Done
     }
 
+    pub fn with_on_done_by_condition(
+        mut self,
+        condition: bool,
+        handler: impl Fn() + 'static,
+    ) -> Self {
+        if condition {
+            self.on_done = Some(Box::new(handler));
+            self
+        } else {
+            self
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn done(&mut self) {
+        if !self.is_done() {
+            self.mode = Mode::Done;
+            if let Some(handler) = &mut self.on_done {
+                handler();
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
     fn update_format(&mut self) {
         self.format = self.get_format();
     }
@@ -355,6 +377,7 @@ impl ClockState<Countdown> {
             },
             format: Format::S,
             with_decis,
+            on_done: None,
             phantom: PhantomData,
         };
         // update format once
@@ -365,14 +388,14 @@ impl ClockState<Countdown> {
     pub fn tick(&mut self) {
         if self.mode == Mode::Tick {
             self.current_value = self.current_value.saturating_sub(self.tick_value);
-            self.set_done();
+            self.check_done();
             self.update_format();
         }
     }
 
-    fn set_done(&mut self) {
+    fn check_done(&mut self) {
         if self.current_value.eq(&Duration::ZERO.into()) {
-            self.mode = Mode::Done;
+            self.done();
         }
     }
 
@@ -422,8 +445,9 @@ impl ClockState<Timer> {
                 Mode::Pause
             },
             format: Format::S,
-            phantom: PhantomData,
             with_decis,
+            on_done: None,
+            phantom: PhantomData,
         };
         // update format once
         instance.update_format();
@@ -433,14 +457,14 @@ impl ClockState<Timer> {
     pub fn tick(&mut self) {
         if self.mode == Mode::Tick {
             self.current_value = self.current_value.saturating_add(self.tick_value);
-            self.set_done();
+            self.check_done();
             self.update_format();
         }
     }
 
-    fn set_done(&mut self) {
+    fn check_done(&mut self) {
         if self.current_value.ge(&MAX_DURATION.into()) {
-            self.mode = Mode::Done;
+            self.done();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/countdown.rs b/src/widgets/countdown.rs
index 492d18e..f341746 100644
--- a/src/widgets/countdown.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/countdown.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ use crate::{
         edit_time::EditTimeState,
     },
 };
+
 use crossterm::event::KeyModifiers;
+use notify_rust::Notification;
 use ratatui::{
     buffer::Buffer,
     crossterm::event::KeyCode,
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ use ratatui::{
     text::Line,
     widgets::{StatefulWidget, Widget},
 };
+use tracing::{debug, error};
 
 use std::ops::Sub;
 use std::{cmp::max, time::Duration};
@@ -24,8 +27,16 @@ use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use super::edit_time::{EditTimeStateArgs, EditTimeWidget};
 
+pub struct CountdownStateArgs {
+    pub initial_value: Duration,
+    pub current_value: Duration,
+    pub elapsed_value: Duration,
+    pub app_time: AppTime,
+    pub with_decis: bool,
+    pub with_notification: bool,
+}
+
 /// State for Countdown Widget
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct CountdownState {
     /// clock to count down
     clock: ClockState<clock::Countdown>,
@@ -37,13 +48,32 @@ pub struct CountdownState {
 }
 
 impl CountdownState {
-    pub fn new(
-        clock: ClockState<clock::Countdown>,
-        elapsed_value: Duration,
-        app_time: AppTime,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(args: CountdownStateArgs) -> Self {
+        let CountdownStateArgs {
+            initial_value,
+            current_value,
+            elapsed_value,
+            with_notification,
+            with_decis,
+            app_time,
+        } = args;
+
         Self {
-            clock,
+            clock: ClockState::<clock::Countdown>::new(ClockStateArgs {
+                initial_value,
+                current_value,
+                tick_value: Duration::from_millis(TICK_VALUE_MS),
+                with_decis,
+            })
+            .with_on_done_by_condition(with_notification, || {
+                debug!("on_done COUNTDOWN");
+                let result = Notification::new()
+                    .summary(&"Countdown done!".to_uppercase())
+                    .show();
+                if let Err(err) = result {
+                    error!("on_done COUNTDOWN error: {err}");
+                }
+            }),
             elapsed_clock: ClockState::<clock::Timer>::new(ClockStateArgs {
                 initial_value: Duration::ZERO,
                 current_value: elapsed_value,
diff --git a/src/widgets/footer.rs b/src/widgets/footer.rs
index 9fc6810..b2a6e41 100644
--- a/src/widgets/footer.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/footer.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl StatefulWidget for Footer {
                                     if self.selected_content == Content::Countdown {
                                         spans.extend_from_slice(&[
                                             Span::from(SPACE),
-                                            Span::from("[ctrl+e]dit by local time"),
+                                            Span::from("[^e]dit by local time"),
                                         ]);
                                     }
                                     if self.selected_content == Content::Pomodoro {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl StatefulWidget for Footer {
                                 others => vec![
                                     Span::from(match others {
                                         AppEditMode::Clock => "[e]dit done",
-                                        AppEditMode::Time => "[ctrl+e]dit done",
+                                        AppEditMode::Time => "[^e]dit done",
                                         _ => "",
                                     }),
                                     Span::from(SPACE),
diff --git a/src/widgets/pomodoro.rs b/src/widgets/pomodoro.rs
index fbe07fb..036bd25 100644
--- a/src/widgets/pomodoro.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/pomodoro.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ use crate::{
     constants::TICK_VALUE_MS,
     events::{Event, EventHandler},
     utils::center,
-    widgets::clock::{ClockState, ClockWidget, Countdown},
+    widgets::clock::{ClockState, ClockStateArgs, ClockWidget, Countdown},
 };
+use notify_rust::Notification;
 use ratatui::{
     buffer::Buffer,
     crossterm::event::KeyCode,
@@ -12,13 +13,10 @@ use ratatui::{
     text::Line,
     widgets::{StatefulWidget, Widget},
 };
-use std::{cmp::max, time::Duration};
-
-use strum::Display;
-
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
-use super::clock::ClockStateArgs;
+use std::{cmp::max, time::Duration};
+use strum::Display;
+use tracing::{debug, error};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Display, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub enum Mode {
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ pub enum Mode {
     Pause,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ClockMap {
     work: ClockState<Countdown>,
     pause: ClockState<Countdown>,
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ impl ClockMap {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct PomodoroState {
     mode: Mode,
     clock_map: ClockMap,
@@ -60,6 +56,7 @@ pub struct PomodoroStateArgs {
     pub initial_value_pause: Duration,
     pub current_value_pause: Duration,
     pub with_decis: bool,
+    pub with_notification: bool,
 }
 
 impl PomodoroState {
@@ -71,6 +68,7 @@ impl PomodoroState {
             initial_value_pause,
             current_value_pause,
             with_decis,
+            with_notification,
         } = args;
         Self {
             mode,
@@ -80,12 +78,30 @@ impl PomodoroState {
                     current_value: current_value_work,
                     tick_value: Duration::from_millis(TICK_VALUE_MS),
                     with_decis,
+                })
+                .with_on_done_by_condition(with_notification, || {
+                    debug!("on_done WORK");
+                    let result = Notification::new()
+                        .summary(&"Work done!".to_uppercase())
+                        .show();
+                    if let Err(err) = result {
+                        error!("on_done WORK error: {err}");
+                    }
                 }),
                 pause: ClockState::<Countdown>::new(ClockStateArgs {
                     initial_value: initial_value_pause,
                     current_value: current_value_pause,
                     tick_value: Duration::from_millis(TICK_VALUE_MS),
                     with_decis,
+                })
+                .with_on_done_by_condition(with_notification, || {
+                    debug!("on_done PAUSE");
+                    let result = Notification::new()
+                        .summary(&"Pause done!".to_uppercase())
+                        .show();
+                    if let Err(err) = result {
+                        error!("on_done PAUSE error: {err}");
+                    }
                 }),
             },
         }
diff --git a/src/widgets/timer.rs b/src/widgets/timer.rs
index ab0280b..8149149 100644
--- a/src/widgets/timer.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/timer.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use ratatui::{
 };
 use std::cmp::max;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TimerState {
     clock: ClockState<clock::Timer>,
 }