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What is toast?

rschristian/toast — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2025-09-29

Audience · vibe coderComplexity · 2/5QuietSetup · easy

In one sentence

A tiny (~1KB) toast-notification library for Preact apps, call toast() or toast.error() to show temporary pop-up alerts.

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  root((toast))
    What it does
      Shows temp alerts
      Success and error toasts
      Auto dismiss
    Tech stack
      Preact
      Signals
      CSS styling
    Use cases
      Form submit feedback
      API error alerts
      Upload confirmations
    Audience
      Preact developers
      Vibe coders
      Frontend builders

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Show a success message when a user uploads a file

USE CASE 2

Show an error message when an API request fails

USE CASE 3

Add warning or info alerts without building notification UI from scratch

What is it built with?

PreactSignalsCSS

How does it compare?

rschristian/toast0verflowme/alarm-clock0verflowme/seclists
Language—CSS—
Last pushed2025-09-292022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceQuietDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
Audiencevibe codervibe coderops devops

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Add this Toast library to my Preact app and show a success toast when a form submits
Prompt 2
Set up a Toaster component in my Preact app and trigger toast.error() on failed API calls
Prompt 3
How do I customize the position and duration of toast notifications using this Preact toast library?
Prompt 4
Show me how to add toast.success and toast.error calls to my existing Preact components

Frequently asked questions

What is toast?

A tiny (~1KB) toast-notification library for Preact apps, call toast() or toast.error() to show temporary pop-up alerts.

Is toast actively maintained?

Quiet — no commits in 6-12 months (last push 2025-09-29).

How hard is toast to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is toast for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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