diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5d541c0..1836830 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "build:vite": "tsc && vite build",
     "dev:app": "tauri dev",
     "dev:vite": "vite",
-"preview": "vite preview",
+    "preview": "vite preview",
     "tauri": "tauri"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog": "^2.7.0",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-fs": "^2.5.0",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-notification": "^2.3.3",
     "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener": "^2",
     "d3-force": "^3.0.0",
     "framer-motion": "^12.38.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b2dd733..ec0add6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ importers:
       '@tauri-apps/plugin-fs':
         specifier: ^2.5.0
         version: 2.5.0
+      '@tauri-apps/plugin-notification':
+        specifier: ^2.3.3
+        version: 2.3.3
       '@tauri-apps/plugin-opener':
         specifier: ^2
         version: 2.5.3
@@ -653,6 +656,9 @@ packages:
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-fs@2.5.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-c83kbz61AK+rKjhS+je9+stIO27nXj7p9cqeg36TwkIUtxpCFTttlHHtqon6h6FN54cXjyAjlMPOJcW3mwE5XQ==}
 
+  '@tauri-apps/plugin-notification@2.3.3':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Zw+ZH18RJb41G4NrfHgIuofJiymusqN+q8fGUIIV7vyCH+5sSn5coqRv/MWB9qETsUs97vmU045q7OyseCV3Qg==}
+
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-opener@2.5.3':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CCcUltXMOfUEArbf3db3kCE7Ggy1ExBEBl51Ko2ODJ6GDYHRp1nSNlQm5uNCFY5k7/ufaK5Ib3Du/Zir19IYQQ==}
 
@@ -1448,6 +1454,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@tauri-apps/api': 2.10.1
 
+  '@tauri-apps/plugin-notification@2.3.3':
+    dependencies:
+      '@tauri-apps/api': 2.10.1
+
   '@tauri-apps/plugin-opener@2.5.3':
     dependencies:
       '@tauri-apps/api': 2.10.1
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 195eddf..edd9078 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -3293,6 +3293,18 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mac-notification-sys"
+version = "0.6.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "50efa634682b3fc5a1ab6f3dd5b2bce7b848011fc485b53b063dc68f2f74feae"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+ "time",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mach2"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -3594,6 +3606,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "minimal-lexical",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "notify-rust"
+version = "4.17.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "50ff2e74231b72c832d82982193b417f230945be6bdb5575b251d941d31adb00"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-lite",
+ "log",
+ "mac-notification-sys",
+ "serde",
+ "tauri-winrt-notification",
+ "zbus",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ntapi"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -4279,6 +4305,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri-build",
  "tauri-plugin-dialog",
  "tauri-plugin-fs",
+ "tauri-plugin-notification",
  "tauri-plugin-opener",
  "tokenizers",
  "tokio",
@@ -4326,7 +4353,7 @@ checksum = "740ebea15c5d1428f910cd1a5f52cebf8d25006245ed8ade92702f4943d91e07"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "indexmap 2.13.1",
- "quick-xml",
+ "quick-xml 0.38.4",
  "serde",
  "time",
 ]
@@ -4543,6 +4570,15 @@ version = "2.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a993555f31e5a609f617c12db6250dedcac1b0a85076912c436e6fc9b2c8e6a3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "quick-xml"
+version = "0.37.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "331e97a1af0bf59823e6eadffe373d7b27f485be8748f71471c662c1f269b7fb"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quick-xml"
 version = "0.38.4"
@@ -6016,6 +6052,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-notification"
+version = "2.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "01fc2c5ff41105bd1f7242d8201fdf3efd70749b82fa013a17f2126357d194cc"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "notify-rust",
+ "rand 0.9.2",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_repr",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "time",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-opener"
 version = "2.5.3"
@@ -6138,6 +6193,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml 0.9.12+spec-1.1.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-winrt-notification"
+version = "0.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b1e66e07de489fe43a46678dd0b8df65e0c973909df1b60ba33874e297ba9b9"
+dependencies = [
+ "quick-xml 0.37.5",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "windows 0.61.3",
+ "windows-version",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
 version = "3.27.0"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 2b2919e..2bd2dde 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ort = { version = "2.0.0-rc.12", default-features = false, features = ["std", "n
 ureq = { version = "3.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["native-tls"] }
 zip = { version = "4.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["deflate"] }
 csv = "1"
+tauri-plugin-notification = "2"
 
 # ── Dev-mode performance ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # opt-level=1 on the main crate keeps incremental compile short.
diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index c3a561a..a526b2c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "fs:allow-read-dir",
     "fs:read-files",
     "fs:read-dirs",
+    "notification:default",
     "core:window:allow-minimize",
     "core:window:allow-close",
     "core:window:allow-toggle-maximize",
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 0ef2241..8c820db 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_fs::init())
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_notification::init())
         .setup(|app| {
             let app_dir = app
                 .path()
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 2486ba9..ce2a339 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { TagCloud } from "./components/TagCloud";
 import { DuplicateFinder } from "./components/DuplicateFinder";
 import { TitleBar } from "./components/TitleBar";
 import { SettingsModal } from "./components/SettingsModal";
+import { initializeNotifications } from "./notifications";
 
 export default function App() {
   const loadFolders = useGalleryStore((state) => state.loadFolders);
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const activeView = useGalleryStore((state) => state.activeView);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    void initializeNotifications();
     loadFolders().then(() => {
       void loadBackgroundJobProgress();
       void loadCaptionModelStatus();
diff --git a/src/notifications.ts b/src/notifications.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccfcac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {
+  isPermissionGranted,
+  requestPermission,
+  sendNotification,
+} from "@tauri-apps/plugin-notification";
+
+let permissionPromise: Promise<boolean> | null = null;
+
+export function initializeNotifications(): Promise<boolean> {
+  permissionPromise ??= (async () => {
+    try {
+      if (await isPermissionGranted()) return true;
+      return (await requestPermission()) === "granted";
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn("Windows notifications are unavailable:", error);
+      return false;
+    }
+  })();
+
+  return permissionPromise;
+}
+
+export async function notifyTaskComplete(title: string, body: string): Promise<void> {
+  if (!(await initializeNotifications())) return;
+
+  try {
+    sendNotification({ title, body });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn("Could not send task completion notification:", error);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index 1aba18c..ac37299 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { create } from "zustand";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { listen, UnlistenFn } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
 import { appDataDir, join } from "@tauri-apps/api/path";
+import { notifyTaskComplete } from "./notifications";
 
 export interface Folder {
   id: number;
@@ -1394,6 +1395,10 @@ export const useGalleryStore = create<GalleryState>((set, get) => ({
     try {
       const groups = await invoke<DuplicateGroup[]>("find_duplicates", { folderId: folderId ?? null });
       set({ duplicateGroups: groups, duplicateLastScanned: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) });
+      void notifyTaskComplete(
+        "Duplicate scan complete",
+        groups.length === 1 ? "Found 1 duplicate group." : `Found ${groups.length.toLocaleString()} duplicate groups.`,
+      );
     } finally {
       unlisten();
       set({ duplicateScanning: false });
@@ -1466,6 +1471,7 @@ export const useGalleryStore = create<GalleryState>((set, get) => ({
   subscribeToProgress: async () => {
     const unlistenProgress = await listen<IndexProgress>("index-progress", (event) => {
       const progress = event.payload;
+      const previous = get().indexingProgress[progress.folder_id];
       set((state) => ({
         indexingProgress: {
           ...state.indexingProgress,
@@ -1474,6 +1480,18 @@ export const useGalleryStore = create<GalleryState>((set, get) => ({
       }));
 
       if (progress.done) {
+        if (
+          previous &&
+          !previous.done &&
+          progress.total > 0 &&
+          progress.indexed >= progress.total
+        ) {
+          const folderName = get().folders.find((folder) => folder.id === progress.folder_id)?.name;
+          void notifyTaskComplete(
+            "Folder scan complete",
+            folderName ? `${folderName} has finished scanning.` : "A folder has finished scanning.",
+          );
+        }
         void get().loadFolders();
         void get().loadBackgroundJobProgress();
         if (get().activeView !== "explore" && !isDerivedCollectionTitle(get().collectionTitle)) {
@@ -1491,6 +1509,38 @@ export const useGalleryStore = create<GalleryState>((set, get) => ({
     });
 
     const unlistenMediaJobs = await listen<MediaJobProgressEvent>("media-job-progress", (event) => {
+      const previousProgress = get().mediaJobProgress;
+
+      for (const progress of event.payload.progress) {
+        const previous = previousProgress[progress.folder_id];
+        if (!previous) continue;
+
+        const folderName =
+          get().folders.find((folder) => folder.id === progress.folder_id)?.name ?? "Folder";
+
+        if (previous.embedding_pending > 0 && progress.embedding_pending === 0) {
+          const failureDetail =
+            progress.embedding_failed > 0
+              ? ` ${progress.embedding_failed.toLocaleString()} failed.`
+              : "";
+          void notifyTaskComplete(
+            "Embeddings complete",
+            `${folderName} finished generating embeddings.${failureDetail}`,
+          );
+        }
+
+        if (previous.tagging_pending > 0 && progress.tagging_pending === 0) {
+          const failureDetail =
+            progress.tagging_failed > 0
+              ? ` ${progress.tagging_failed.toLocaleString()} failed.`
+              : "";
+          void notifyTaskComplete(
+            "AI tagging complete",
+            `${folderName} finished generating tags.${failureDetail}`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
       set((state) => {
         const next = { ...state.mediaJobProgress };
         for (const progress of event.payload.progress) {