diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33b5a71..9e961f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 		"@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager": "2.1.0-beta.5",
 		"@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog": "2.0.0-rc.0",
 		"@tauri-apps/plugin-fs": "2.0.0-rc.0",
+		"@tauri-apps/plugin-notification": "2.0.0-rc.0",
 		"@tauri-apps/plugin-os": "2.0.0-rc.0",
 		"@tauri-apps/plugin-process": "2.0.0-rc.0",
 		"@tauri-apps/plugin-shell": "2.0.0-rc.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3b7f3df..0865ade 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ importers:
       '@tauri-apps/plugin-fs':
         specifier: 2.0.0-rc.0
         version: 2.0.0-rc.0
+      '@tauri-apps/plugin-notification':
+        specifier: 2.0.0-rc.0
+        version: 2.0.0-rc.0
       '@tauri-apps/plugin-os':
         specifier: 2.0.0-rc.0
         version: 2.0.0-rc.0
@@ -927,6 +930,9 @@ packages:
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-fs@2.0.0-rc.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-74VCXEZlzTJ+Jv1V3KrV0qIHhSePpE/ljsF78rcEuvSfyTxLtt/Sb5CIUmVhFlKTRFOH9dX50T4dTZ3qFLyRnA==}
 
+  '@tauri-apps/plugin-notification@2.0.0-rc.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0qsT/kvxQ6Ky4g6eQ4SUiHXzM4szTVc6thjz9vnGPYaApLoZrCJ9GdG+vEqeB+cT2dvE+wmxUFETh3ZXYVw8UA==}
+
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-os@2.0.0-rc.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OWAl8mooKnGykSD4iog8WRqcnOSx0gGmTJBlEExHdFeIuOHg0Ezvd+WiVLhT9LBg7go3ibNWRWpe/ZG7YEp4Vw==}
 
@@ -2449,6 +2455,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@tauri-apps/api': 2.0.0-rc.0
 
+  '@tauri-apps/plugin-notification@2.0.0-rc.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@tauri-apps/api': 2.0.0-rc.0
+
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-os@2.0.0-rc.0':
     dependencies:
       '@tauri-apps/api': 2.0.0-rc.0
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 70af9ec..572af86 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri-plugin-devtools",
  "tauri-plugin-dialog",
  "tauri-plugin-fs",
+ "tauri-plugin-notification",
  "tauri-plugin-os",
  "tauri-plugin-prevent-default",
  "tauri-plugin-process",
@@ -1269,6 +1270,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-next"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b98cf8ebf19c3d1b223e151f99a4f9f0690dca41414773390fc824184ac833e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "dirs-sys-next",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-sys"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -1281,6 +1292,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys-next"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4ebda144c4fe02d1f7ea1a7d9641b6fc6b580adcfa024ae48797ecdeb6825b4d"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "redox_users",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dispatch"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2856,6 +2878,19 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mac-notification-sys"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "51fca4d74ff9dbaac16a01b924bc3693fa2bba0862c2c633abc73f9a8ea21f64"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "dirs-next",
+ "objc-foundation",
+ "objc_id",
+ "time",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "malloc_buf"
 version = "0.0.6"
@@ -3167,6 +3202,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "notify-rust"
+version = "4.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "26a1d03b6305ecefdd9c6c60150179bb8d9f0cd4e64bbcad1e41419e7bf5e414"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "mac-notification-sys",
+ "serde",
+ "tauri-winrt-notification",
+ "zbus",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-ansi-term"
 version = "0.46.0"
@@ -3788,7 +3836,7 @@ checksum = "42cf17e9a1800f5f396bc67d193dc9411b59012a5876445ef450d449881e1016"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "indexmap 2.3.0",
- "quick-xml",
+ "quick-xml 0.32.0",
  "serde",
  "time",
 ]
@@ -3953,6 +4001,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytemuck",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-xml"
+version = "0.31.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1004a344b30a54e2ee58d66a71b32d2db2feb0a31f9a2d302bf0536f15de2a33"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-xml"
 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -5340,6 +5397,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-notification"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7e69aaabfb7720083862ea35de37d9ad71b9465249762462ced38c2c92690a9e"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "notify-rust",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_repr",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin",
+ "thiserror",
+ "time",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-os"
 version = "2.0.0-rc.0"
@@ -5550,6 +5626,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml 0.7.8",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-winrt-notification"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f89f5fb70d6f62381f5d9b2ba9008196150b40b75f3068eb24faeddf1c686871"
+dependencies = [
+ "quick-xml 0.31.0",
+ "windows 0.56.0",
+ "windows-version",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
 version = "3.11.0"
@@ -6420,8 +6507,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "webview2-com-sys",
  "windows 0.57.0",
  "windows-core 0.57.0",
- "windows-implement",
- "windows-interface",
+ "windows-implement 0.57.0",
+ "windows-interface 0.57.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6515,6 +6602,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.56.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1de69df01bdf1ead2f4ac895dc77c9351aefff65b2f3db429a343f9cbf05e132"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-core 0.56.0",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
 version = "0.57.0"
@@ -6543,18 +6640,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-core"
+version = "0.56.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4698e52ed2d08f8658ab0c39512a7c00ee5fe2688c65f8c0a4f06750d729f2a6"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-implement 0.56.0",
+ "windows-interface 0.56.0",
+ "windows-result",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-core"
 version = "0.57.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d2ed2439a290666cd67ecce2b0ffaad89c2a56b976b736e6ece670297897832d"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-implement",
- "windows-interface",
+ "windows-implement 0.57.0",
+ "windows-interface 0.57.0",
  "windows-result",
  "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-implement"
+version = "0.56.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f6fc35f58ecd95a9b71c4f2329b911016e6bec66b3f2e6a4aad86bd2e99e2f9b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.72",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-implement"
 version = "0.57.0"
@@ -6566,6 +6686,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.72",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-interface"
+version = "0.56.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08990546bf4edef8f431fa6326e032865f27138718c587dc21bc0265bbcb57cc"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.72",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-interface"
 version = "0.57.0"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index be504da..0d94b96 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ tauri-plugin-shell = "2.0.0-rc"
 tauri-plugin-updater = "2.0.0-rc"
 tauri-plugin-process = "2.0.0-rc"
 tauri-plugin-fs = "2.0.0-rc"
+tauri-plugin-notification = "2.0.0-rc"
 tauri-plugin-decorum = "1.0.0"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index 3992c0a..18b8d57 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 		"updater:allow-download-and-install",
 		"clipboard-manager:allow-write-text",
 		"clipboard-manager:allow-read-text",
-		"fs:allow-read-file"
+		"fs:allow-read-file",
+		"notification:default"
 	]
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/account.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/account.rs
index eb96c8e..131682b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/account.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/account.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::{collections::HashSet, str::FromStr, time::Duration};
 use tauri::{Emitter, Manager, State};
+use tauri_plugin_notification::NotificationExt;
 
 use crate::Nostr;
 
@@ -307,16 +308,35 @@ pub async fn login(
 									fake_sig,
 								);
 
+								// Save rumor to database to further query
 								if let Err(e) = client.database().save_event(&ev).await {
-									println!("Error: {}", e)
+									println!("[save event] error: {}", e)
 								}
 
-								let payload = EventPayload {
-									event: rumor.as_json(),
-									sender: sender.to_hex(),
-								};
+								// Emit new event to frontend
+								if let Err(e) = handle.emit(
+									"event",
+									EventPayload {
+										event: rumor.as_json(),
+										sender: sender.to_hex(),
+									},
+								) {
+									println!("[emit] error: {}", e)
+								}
 
-								handle.emit("event", payload).unwrap();
+								if let Some(window) = handle.get_webview_window("main") {
+									if !window.is_focused().unwrap() {
+										if let Err(e) = handle
+											.notification()
+											.builder()
+											.body("You have a new message")
+											.title("Coop")
+											.show()
+										{
+											println!("[notification] error: {}", e);
+										}
+									}
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					} else {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index b44bbcf..bc17283 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ fn main() {
 		.plugin(tauri_plugin_clipboard_manager::init())
 		.plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
 		.plugin(tauri_plugin_decorum::init())
+		.plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init())
 		.plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
 		.run(tauri::generate_context!())
 		.expect("error while running tauri application");
diff --git a/src/commons.ts b/src/commons.ts
index b8ae0fa..2cca14e 100644
--- a/src/commons.ts
+++ b/src/commons.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { ask, message, open } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog";
 import { readFile } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-fs";
+import {
+	isPermissionGranted,
+	requestPermission,
+	sendNotification,
+} from "@tauri-apps/plugin-notification";
 import { relaunch } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-process";
 import { check } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-updater";
 import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
@@ -87,14 +92,12 @@ export function groupEventByDate(events: NostrEvent[]) {
 	return groups;
 }
 
-/*
-export function isEmojiOnly(str: string) {
-	const stringToTest = str.replace(/ /g, "");
-	const emojiRegex =
-		/^(?:(?:\p{RI}\p{RI}|\p{Emoji}(?:\p{Emoji_Modifier}|\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}?|[\u{E0020}-\u{E007E}]+\u{E007F})?(?:\u{200D}\p{Emoji}(?:\p{Emoji_Modifier}|\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}?|[\u{E0020}-\u{E007E}]+\u{E007F})?)*)|[\u{1f900}-\u{1f9ff}\u{2600}-\u{26ff}\u{2700}-\u{27bf}])+$/u;
-	return emojiRegex.test(stringToTest) && Number.isNaN(Number(stringToTest));
+export async function checkPermission() {
+	if (!(await isPermissionGranted())) {
+		return (await requestPermission()) === "granted";
+	}
+	return true;
 }
-*/
 
 export async function checkForAppUpdates(silent: boolean) {
 	try {
diff --git a/src/routes/$account.chats.lazy.tsx b/src/routes/$account.chats.lazy.tsx
index 8baf4ae..f97754d 100644
--- a/src/routes/$account.chats.lazy.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/$account.chats.lazy.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { Link, Outlet, createLazyFileRoute } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
 import { Menu, MenuItem, PredefinedMenuItem } from "@tauri-apps/api/menu";
-import { readText } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager";
+import { readText, writeText } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-clipboard-manager";
 import { message } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog";
 import { open } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-shell";
 import { type NostrEvent, nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
@@ -460,12 +460,11 @@ function CurrentUser() {
 
 		const menuItems = await Promise.all([
 			MenuItem.new({
-				text: "Contacts",
-				action: () =>
-					navigate({
-						to: "/$account/contacts",
-						params: { account: params.account },
-					}),
+				text: "Copy Public Key",
+				action: async () => {
+					const npub = nip19.npubEncode(params.account);
+					await writeText(npub);
+				},
 			}),
 			MenuItem.new({
 				text: "Settings",
diff --git a/src/routes/index.tsx b/src/routes/index.tsx
index a4efcf1..9493b16 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { commands } from "@/commands";
-import { checkForAppUpdates } from "@/commons";
+import { checkForAppUpdates, checkPermission } from "@/commons";
 import { createFileRoute, redirect } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 
 export const Route = createFileRoute("/")({
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute("/")({
 		// TODO: move this function to rust
 		await checkForAppUpdates(true);
 
+		// Request notification permission
+		await checkPermission();
+
+		// Get all accounts from system
 		const accounts = await commands.getAccounts();
 
 		if (!accounts.length) {