This blog post explains how to disable the notification box with dark gray (black) background in the top right corner of the Mac OS X screen whenever somebody sends you a Skype chat message. The instructions given here have been verified and found working on Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard), but they may not work in Snow Leopard (10.6).
One of the following solutions should work. Please try both.
- You will not find the setting in Skype's preferences. To disable these notifications, you have to modify your Growl preferences. In the Apple menu (Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen), select System Preferences / Other / Growl / Application / Skype / Configure / Notifications. (If you don't have the item named Growl above, then that's probably because you are using Snow Leopard, and this howto cannot help you.) Here you can change the settings for various notification types. Disable Contact is typing and all containing message received.
- (boakananda's solution) In Skype 5.0 for the Mac, the default setting is to have visual popup notifications, which are built into Skype and independent of whether Growl is installed or not. (You have the option of having Growl control the notifications, but the default is to have the notifications built-in from Skype). If you want to get rid of the notifications, go to the Skype menu, Preferences, click on the Notifications button, and select the check box Disable all visual notifications.
40 comments:
Awesome! Thanks!
Thanks a million!
thank you! it was driving me nuts!
I would have never found that... wow. I owe you one.
THANKS!
Dude, thanks a lot! It was driving me insane!
Man, thanks a lot - these notifications were getting me crazy!
That's really useful, thanks. Couldn't find out how to turn them off!
Thanks! Really helpful. Somehow it was turned on and distracts since then.
Thanks a lot!!!! I was thinking to smash the mac screen
THANKS!!
Was looking for this for a while thanks
Thanks a lot bud. Really good tip.
BTW, how on earth did growl get installed in my mac?
Thank you so much. You saved my mental health! :-P
many thanks ))
Thank you very much!!!
Agree this is an annoying feature.
In the Growl control panel ( system prefeences) you can also select the 'Applications' tab, and deselect (uncheck) Skype.
Rod
Actually, you can select to remove Skype in the 'Applications' tab menu.
Select Skype ( check box under Enabled) and select below to remove Skype.
Cheers
Rod
Maxsaid.....
Awesome TA, i was looking for it 5min :)
Thank you so much! I was nearing a breakdown it was so annoying!
thank YOU!!!!
thank you very much. that sign on and sign off function was driving me crazy.
Thanks! This was driving me INSANE and I only had it going for one day!
THANKS MATE !! You save my MacBook Pro from a nice fly over my office... Cheers
i generally regard notifications as a good thing, if i'm having a day when beeps bother me i generally just hit mute.
yes, thank you thank you!
I don't have the growl thingy under the other column. WHY?
where is the growl thingy???
i know this is an older post, but just came across it from a Google search on the issue. Thank you for posting!
You're still serving humanity. Thanks!
Thanks for this!
in Skype 5.0 for the Mac, the default setting is to have visual popup notifications, which are built into Skype and independent of whether Growl is installed or not. (You have the option of having Growl control the notifications, but the default is to have the notifications ‘built-in’ from Skype). If you want to get rid of the notifications, go to the Skype menu, Preferences, click on the Notifications button, and select the check box “Disable all visual notifications”.
thanks a lot, i think it helped me, just don't know where i got this growl from? :O
Thanks for this blog post! I was going batty with all the pop-ups!
Been looking everywhere for this answer, thanks YOU!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!!!!
thx
omg thanks man I could not survive without this useful piece of advice.
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