Get Facebook Notifications on Your Desktop in Chrome or Edge

To get Facebook notifications on your desktop, turn on the alert types you want in Facebook, allow facebook.com to send browser notifications, and make sure your computer is not silencing the browser. You do not need a separate Facebook notifier app. The old FBQuick recommendation in the source article is not part of Facebook’s current setup steps; use Facebook and your browser’s built-in permissions instead.

How desktop Facebook alerts work

There are three controls involved. Facebook decides which activity can generate an alert, your browser grants or blocks permission for the website, and Windows or macOS decides whether the browser can show banners and sounds. All three need to allow notifications. A website notification is different from an advertising pop-up, so you do not need to enable pop-ups to receive Facebook alerts.

Start in a regular desktop browser window and sign in at facebook.com. Facebook’s notification options can vary by account and interface, and you can choose the kinds of activity you want to hear about in its notification settings.

Set up Facebook notifications on your computer

1. Choose Facebook notification types

1. On Facebook, select your profile picture in the upper-right corner.
2. Open Settings & privacy, then Settings, and select Notifications.
3. Look for Browser or Browser notifications. Open it, turn on browser push notifications if the option is shown, and select the activity categories you want.

Facebook’s categories are more useful than an “everything” setting: choose the alerts you actually want, such as comments, tags, reminders, or activity from people and Pages. If you do not see a Browser option, skip to your browser’s permission page and check whether facebook.com is allowed. Do not install an old utility just to expose a missing setting.

2. Allow notifications from facebook.com

When Facebook asks whether it can show notifications, choose Allow. Confirm that the address bar shows facebook.com before granting permission. If you previously chose Block or dismissed the request, you can change the site permission in browser settings; the prompt may not appear again automatically.

3. Check the browser’s site permission

In Chrome: select the three-dot menu, then go to Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Notifications. Under allowed sites, add or enable facebook.com. If it is under sites that are not allowed, change that permission. You can also open Facebook, select the site-information icon beside the address, and turn Notifications on. Google documents these controls in its Chrome notification help.

In Edge: open Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Site permissions > All sites, choose facebook.com, and set Notifications to Allow. While on Facebook, you can also use the site-information icon to inspect the notification permission. See Microsoft’s Edge website-notification instructions if the labels differ.

4. Let your operating system show the alerts

Windows 11: open Start > Settings > System > Notifications. Turn Notifications on, then select your browser under notifications from apps and other senders. Enable banners and notification-center entries as needed. Check that Do not disturb or an automatic Focus session is not hiding banners. Microsoft explains these controls in its Windows notification guide.

Mac: open Apple menu > System Settings > Notifications, then select the browser or Facebook website if it appears and enable notifications. In Safari, website permission is managed in Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications; Apple’s Safari notification guide explains where website alerts appear and how to change them. On other desktop systems, allow notifications for your browser in the system’s notification settings.

If Facebook notifications still do not appear

• Review Facebook’s choices. Reopen Notifications and confirm the Browser channel and the specific activity types are enabled. Facebook does not promise an alert for every action on the service.
• Check the site permission. Confirm facebook.com is allowed, not blocked. In Chrome, a quieter prompt may appear as a bell icon near the address bar; click it to review the request.
• Check system quiet modes. Windows Do not disturb and macOS Focus can suppress banners. Look in Notification Center as well; a notification may be stored there without appearing as a pop-up.
• Use a normal browser window. Chrome’s help says notifications are not delivered while browsing in Incognito. If you denied permission earlier, revisit the site settings and allow facebook.com.
• Check the browser’s own app entry. If Windows or macOS has notifications disabled for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari, the operating system can block alerts even when Facebook and the site permission are enabled.

Keep alerts useful and private

Choose a small set of Facebook categories first, then add more only if you need them. Notification banners can reveal names or message details to anyone looking at your screen. If you use a shared computer, hide previews on the lock screen or turn off sounds and banners while keeping notifications in the notification center. To stop alerts later, turn off the Browser channel in Facebook, block notifications for facebook.com in your browser, or disable the browser’s notifications in system settings.