diff --git a/clientapp/app.js b/clientapp/app.js
index baea192..84fd96b 100644
--- a/clientapp/app.js
+++ b/clientapp/app.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var MainView = require('./views/main');
 var Router = require('./router');
 var Storage = require('./storage');
 var xmppEventHandlers = require('./helpers/xmppEventHandlers');
-var notifier = require('./helpers/notifications');
+var Notify = require('notify.js');
 
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
         var self = window.app = this;
         var config = localStorage.config;
 
-        self.notifier = notifier;
 
         if (!config) {
             console.log('missing config');
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         async.series([
             function (cb) {
+                app.notifications = new Notify();
                 app.storage = new Storage();
                 app.storage.open(cb);
             },
diff --git a/clientapp/helpers/notifications.js b/clientapp/helpers/notifications.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a0322b9..0000000
--- a/clientapp/helpers/notifications.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-// simple module for showing notifications using growl if in fluid app,
-// webkit notifications if present and permission granted and using UI Kit
-// as an in-browser fallback. #winning
-/*global ui */
-/* Here's the api... pretty simple
-{
-    title:  <text>,
-    description: <text>
-    sticky: <bool>,
-    callback: <fn>,
-    icon: <url of image>
-}
-*/
-var templates = require('../templates');
-
-exports.show = function (opts) {
-    var hideTimeout = 5000,
-        note;
-
-    // set default icon
-    opts.icon || (opts.icon = '/images/applogo.png');
-
-    if (window.macgap) {
-        window.macgap.growl.notify(opts);
-    } else if (window.fluid) {
-        window.fluid.showGrowlNotification(opts);
-    } else if (window.webkitNotifications && window.webkitNotifications.checkPermission() === 0) {
-        note = window.webkitNotifications.createNotification(opts.icon, opts.title, opts.description);
-        note.show();
-        if (!opts.sticky) {
-            setTimeout(function () {
-                note.cancel();
-            }, hideTimeout);
-        }
-        if (opts.onclick) note.onclick = opts.onclick;
-    } else {
-        // build some HTML since we want to include an image
-        note = ui.notify(templates.misc.growlMessage(opts)).closable();
-        if (opts.sticky) {
-            note.sticky();
-        } else {
-            note.hide(hideTimeout);
-        }
-        if (opts.onclick) note.on('click', opts.onclick);
-    }
-};
-
-exports.shouldAskPermission = function () {
-    return (window.webkitNotifications && (window.webkitNotifications.checkPermission() !== 0) && (window.webkitNotifications.checkPermission() !== 2)) || false;
-};
-
-exports.askPermission = function (cb) {
-    if (!window.webkitNotifications) {
-        cb(false);
-    } else {
-        window.webkitNotifications.requestPermission(function () {
-            if (cb) cb(window.webkitNotifications.checkPermission() === 0);
-        });
-    }
-};
diff --git a/clientapp/models/contact.js b/clientapp/models/contact.js
index 52c362b..1b60228 100644
--- a/clientapp/models/contact.js
+++ b/clientapp/models/contact.js
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ module.exports = HumanModel.define({
 
         if (notify && (!this.activeContact || (this.activeContact && !app.state.focused)) && message.from.bare === this.jid) {
             this.unreadCount++;
-            app.notifier.show({
-                title: this.displayName,
-                description: message.body,
+            app.notifications.create(this.displayName, {
+                body: message.body,
                 icon: this.avatar,
+                tag: this.jid,
                 onclick: _.bind(app.navigate, app, '/chat/' + this.jid)
             });
         }
diff --git a/clientapp/models/muc.js b/clientapp/models/muc.js
index 3b684bf..1d98374 100644
--- a/clientapp/models/muc.js
+++ b/clientapp/models/muc.js
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ module.exports = HumanModel.define({
 
         if (notify && (!this.activeContact || (this.activeContact && !app.hasFocus))) {
             this.unreadCount++;
-            app.notifier.show({
-                title: this.displayName,
-                description: message.body,
+            app.notifications.create(this.displayName, {
+                body: message.body,
                 icon: this.avatar,
+                tag: this.id,
                 onclick: _.bind(app.navigate, app, '/chat/' + this.jid)
             });
         }
diff --git a/clientapp/models/state.js b/clientapp/models/state.js
index 022936e..72ea61b 100644
--- a/clientapp/models/state.js
+++ b/clientapp/models/state.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = HumanModel.define({
             }, true);
         }
 
-        if (navigator.mozApps) {
+        if (window.navigator.mozApps) {
             this.installable = true;
             var req = navigator.mozApps.checkInstalled(window.location.origin + '/manifest.webapp');
             req.onsuccess = function (e) {
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ module.exports = HumanModel.define({
             };
         }
 
+        //this.allowAlerts = app.notifications.allowed();
+
         this.markActive();
     },
     session: {
diff --git a/clientapp/pages/main.js b/clientapp/pages/main.js
index 2005e90..1f94dd8 100644
--- a/clientapp/pages/main.js
+++ b/clientapp/pages/main.js
@@ -26,19 +26,18 @@ module.exports = BasePage.extend({
         'blur .status': 'handleStatusChange'
     },
     initialize: function (spec) {
-        me.shouldAskForAlertsPermission = app.notifier.shouldAskPermission();
         this.renderAndBind();
     },
     enableAlerts: function () {
-        app.notifier.askPermission(function () {
-            var shouldAsk = app.notifier.shouldAskPermission();
-            if (!shouldAsk) {
-                app.notifier.show({
-                    title: 'Ok, sweet!',
-                    description: "You'll now be notified of stuff that happens."
-                });
-            }
-        });
+        if (app.notifications.permissionNeeded()) {
+            app.notifications.requestPermission(function (perm) {
+                if (perm === 'granted') {
+                    app.notifications.create('Ok, sweet!', {
+                        body: "You'll now be notified of stuff that happens."
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
     },
     installFirefox: function () {
         navigator.mozApps.install(window.location.origin + '/manifest.webapp');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac926f9..c45867d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         "templatizer": "0.1.2",
         "underscore": "1.5.1",
         "raf-component": "1.1.1",
-        "stanza.io": "2.3.1"
+        "stanza.io": "2.5.2",
+        "notify.js": "0.0.1"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "precommit-hook": "0.3.6"