Neat

Neat provides macOS users with native desktop and menu‑bar notifications for activity from GitHub and Linear. It displays pull‑request updates, security alerts and other relevant events, allowing users to read, preview, dismiss or open items with a single click or keystroke. All notification data is stored locally, and the app integrates directly with a GitHub account for authentication.

The utility is aimed at developers and teams that need to stay informed about code reviews and project tasks without relying on external messaging platforms. By surfacing only the alerts that require action, it helps reduce context‑switching and keeps the workflow focused on the codebase.

Neat runs on macOS (both Intel and Apple Silicon) and is offered at no cost. It is positioned as an alternative to Slack‑based GitHub notifications, DevHub, Octobox and similar tools, and is described as stable and trusted by several development teams.