diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e75088a..285c45a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ version = "0.12.1"
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-
 [[package]]
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@@ -79,12 +73,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-
 [[package]]
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-[[package]]
-name = "chrono"
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "80094f509cf8b5ae86a4966a39b3ff66cd7e2a3e594accec3743ff3fabeab5b2"
-dependencies = [
- "num-integer",
- "num-traits",
- "time",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "3.0.0-beta.1"
@@ -160,7 +137,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "atty",
- "bitflags 1.2.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "clap_derive",
  "indexmap",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -181,8 +158,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "heck",
  "proc-macro-error",
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -229,16 +206,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "libdbus-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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@@ -258,17 +225,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
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-version = "1.0.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "redox_users",
- "winapi 0.3.8",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "2.0.2"
@@ -344,7 +300,7 @@ version = "0.3.3"
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 checksum = "2e9763c69ebaae630ba35f74888db465e49e259ba1bc0eda7d06f4a067615d82"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.2.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "fuchsia-zircon-sys",
 ]
 
@@ -450,7 +406,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "json",
  "mime",
  "mime-db",
- "notify-rust",
  "once_cell",
  "pest",
  "pest_derive",
@@ -627,7 +582,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec 0.4.12",
- "bitflags 1.2.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
  "rustc_version",
  "ryu",
@@ -640,15 +595,6 @@ version = "0.2.71"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-[[package]]
-name = "libdbus-sys"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc12a3bc971424edbbf7edaf6e5740483444db63aa8e23d3751ff12a30f306f0"
-dependencies = [
- "pkg-config",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.4.8"
@@ -658,27 +604,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
-[[package]]
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-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3dfb6b71a9a89cd38b395d994214297447e8e63b1ba5708a9a2b0b1048ceda76"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "chrono",
- "dirs 1.0.5",
- "objc-foundation",
-]
-
-[[package]]
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-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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@@ -802,36 +727,6 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "notify-rust"
-version = "4.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "144acee6a0543dc74893e4b8a33936b5b0a94cc2d4ab024afd0c6daff7afc3c0"
-dependencies = [
- "dbus",
- "mac-notification-sys",
- "winrt-notification",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "num-integer"
-version = "0.1.42"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f6ea62e9d81a77cd3ee9a2a5b9b609447857f3d358704331e4ef39eb247fcba"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
- "num-traits",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "num-traits"
-version = "0.2.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c62be47e61d1842b9170f0fdeec8eba98e60e90e5446449a0545e5152acd7096"
-dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "num_cpus"
 version = "1.13.0"
@@ -842,35 +737,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "objc"
-version = "0.2.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "915b1b472bc21c53464d6c8461c9d3af805ba1ef837e1cac254428f4a77177b1"
-dependencies = [
- "malloc_buf",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "objc-foundation"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1add1b659e36c9607c7aab864a76c7a4c2760cd0cd2e120f3fb8b952c7e22bf9"
-dependencies = [
- "block",
- "objc",
- "objc_id",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "objc_id"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c92d4ddb4bd7b50d730c215ff871754d0da6b2178849f8a2a2ab69712d0c073b"
-dependencies = [
- "objc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -889,7 +755,7 @@ version = "0.10.29"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cee6d85f4cb4c4f59a6a85d5b68a233d280c82e29e822913b9c8b129fbf20bdd"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.2.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
  "foreign-types",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -956,8 +822,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "pest",
  "pest_meta",
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -987,8 +853,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "10b4b44893d3c370407a1d6a5cfde7c41ae0478e31c516c85f67eb3adc51be6d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1023,8 +889,8 @@ checksum = "18f33027081eba0a6d8aba6d1b1c3a3be58cbb12106341c2d5759fcd9b5277e7"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-error-attr",
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
  "version_check",
 ]
 
@@ -1035,8 +901,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8a5b4b77fdb63c1eca72173d68d24501c54ab1269409f6b672c85deb18af69de"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
  "syn-mid",
  "version_check",
 ]
@@ -1047,15 +913,9 @@ version = "1.0.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "beae6331a816b1f65d04c45b078fd8e6c93e8071771f41b8163255bbd8d7c8fa"
 dependencies = [
- "unicode-xid 0.2.0",
+ "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "quote"
-version = "0.3.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7a6e920b65c65f10b2ae65c831a81a073a89edd28c7cce89475bff467ab4167a"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.7"
@@ -1225,7 +1085,7 @@ version = "0.4.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "64808902d7d99f78eaddd2b4e2509713babc3dc3c85ad6f4c447680f3c01e535"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags 1.2.1",
+ "bitflags",
  "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
@@ -1273,8 +1133,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3f2c3ac8e6ca1e9c80b8be1023940162bf81ae3cffbb1809474152f2ce1eb250"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1354,33 +1214,6 @@ version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "strum"
-version = "0.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4ca6e4730f517e041e547ffe23d29daab8de6b73af4b6ae2a002108169f5e7da"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "strum_macros"
-version = "0.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3384590878eb0cab3b128e844412e2d010821e7e091211b9d87324173ada7db8"
-dependencies = [
- "quote 0.3.15",
- "syn 0.11.11",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "syn"
-version = "0.11.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3b891b9015c88c576343b9b3e41c2c11a51c219ef067b264bd9c8aa9b441dad"
-dependencies = [
- "quote 0.3.15",
- "synom",
- "unicode-xid 0.0.4",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "1.0.31"
@@ -1388,8 +1221,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "unicode-xid 0.2.0",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1399,17 +1232,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7be3539f6c128a931cf19dcee741c1af532c7fd387baa739c03dd2e96479338a"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "synom"
-version = "0.11.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a393066ed9010ebaed60b9eafa373d4b1baac186dd7e008555b0f702b51945b6"
-dependencies = [
- "unicode-xid 0.0.4",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1460,8 +1284,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "893582086c2f98cde18f906265a65b5030a074b1046c674ae898be6519a7f479"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1500,8 +1324,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f0c3acc6aa564495a0f2e1d59fab677cd7f81a19994cfc7f3ad0e64301560389"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1600,12 +1424,6 @@ version = "0.1.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "caaa9d531767d1ff2150b9332433f32a24622147e5ebb1f26409d5da67afd479"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-xid"
-version = "0.0.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8c1f860d7d29cf02cb2f3f359fd35991af3d30bac52c57d265a3c461074cb4dc"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -1679,8 +1497,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -1702,7 +1520,7 @@ version = "0.2.63"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "838e423688dac18d73e31edce74ddfac468e37b1506ad163ffaf0a46f703ffe3"
 dependencies = [
- "quote 1.0.7",
+ "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
 ]
 
@@ -1713,8 +1531,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3156052d8ec77142051a533cdd686cba889537b213f948cd1d20869926e68e92"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
- "quote 1.0.7",
- "syn 1.0.31",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -1787,28 +1605,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.8",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "winrt"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7e30cba82e22b083dc5a422c2ee77e20dc7927271a0dc981360c57c1453cb48d"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi 0.3.8",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winrt-notification"
-version = "0.2.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6c31a65da50d792c6f9bd2e3216249566c4fb1d2d34f9b7d2d66d2e93f62a242"
-dependencies = [
- "strum",
- "strum_macros",
- "winapi 0.3.8",
- "winrt",
- "xml-rs",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ws2_32-sys"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -1831,18 +1627,9 @@ version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "362780d5ed4fcb81db6460966be8cd691e48419caa84bb8a81063d2abdab7082"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs 2.0.2",
+ "dirs",
  "glob",
  "mime",
  "nom",
  "unicase",
 ]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "xml-rs"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e1945e12e16b951721d7976520b0832496ef79c31602c7a29d950de79ba74621"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 0.9.1",
-]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 35b07b4..50b341e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ once_cell = "1.4.0"
 regex = { version = "1.3.9", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 mime-db = "0.1.5"
 atty = "0.2.14"
-notify-rust = "4.0.0"
 confy = "0.4.0"
 serde = "1.0.111"
 xdg-mime = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 5e18d4b..c61bc7c 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error(transparent)]
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Notify(#[from] notify_rust::error::Error),
-    #[error(transparent)]
     Xdg(#[from] xdg::BaseDirectoriesError),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Config(#[from] confy::ConfyError),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 89951b5..9a182ee 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     match (res, atty::is(atty::Stream::Stdout)) {
         (Err(e), true) => eprintln!("{}", e),
         (Err(e), false) => {
-            notify_rust::Notification::new()
-                .summary("handlr error")
-                .body(&e.to_string())
-                .show()?;
+            std::process::Command::new("notify-send")
+                .args(&["handlr error", &e.to_string()])
+                .spawn()?;
         }
         _ => {}
     };