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24 alternatives to Peek-A-Bar

The best customisable jQuery Plugin for a Notification Bar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Peek-A-Bar launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Smart Notification Bar▲122

   Show the right message to the right visitors, every time

   2023 · ecommerce-platforms.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hooks▲221

   Get desktop notifications with jQuery

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Peek A Tab▲102

   A simple, effortless tab manager for chrome

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Notifbar▲191

   Easily add banners on your websites

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Next Notification Bar▲66

   The next-gen WordPress notification bar plugin

   2020 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   jquer.in▲68

   A jQuery plugin a day

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bounce Bar▲378

   Add a welcoming banner bar to your site in seconds

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Smart Notification Bar for WordPress▲127

   Show the right message to the right visitors

   2020 · smartnotificationbar.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Peek in▲320

   Watch people use your web app in real time

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Push.js▲236

    Cross-browser solution for JavaScript desktop notifications

    2016 · pushjs.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Badgeify▲210

    Add App Icons & Notifications to Your Mac Menu Bar

    2024 · badgeify.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar▲118

    Get instant notifications from Messages, Mail, Slack, and more directly in your menu bar. Perfect for Mac users who hide their Dock or want better notification management.

    2025 · badgeify.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Peekalink▲186

    An API to magically preview any link ✨

    2021 · peekalink.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    XSAlert▲97

    A nice, responsive and fully customizable Javascript Alert

    2022 · xsgames.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bar Tab▲96

    Discover great bars with every new tab in Chrome

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sticky Sidebar▲5

    jQuery plugin for making smart sticky sidebar.

    2017 · abouolia.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hyperlink▲266

    Get push notifications when your links get clicked

    2019 · usehyperlink.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Readable▲14

    A jquery plugin to display better paragraphs

    2015 · bsky.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Color Peeker▲115

    Color code in the menu bar

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    OutstandingBar▲116

    Wordpress plugin to collect emails without annoying users

    2015 · outstandingbar.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Notify.pt▲111

    Easy, no-code popups to boost your website engagement

    2024 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    WebGazer.js▲157

    Eye tracking on the browser

    2016 · webgazer.cs.brown.edu · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dosh▲135

    Chrome notifications for Stripe

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24WB
    We built a free Stop SOPA/PIPA notification bar for sites▲57

    We built this free little notification bar so you could add it to your site and show your opposition to PIPA/SOPA without having to black out. The text never changes, there's no account needed or anything like that, and you can take it down whenever.

    2012 · hellobar.com · its alternatives →

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