diff --git a/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp b/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp
index 72624991f..1b1bd2b1c 100644
--- a/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QMediaPlayer>
 #include <QUrl>
 
 namespace chatterino {
@@ -15,162 +16,113 @@ void NotificationController::initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths)
 {
     this->initialized_ = true;
     for (const QString &channelName : this->twitchSetting_.getValue()) {
-        this->twitchVector.appendItem(channelName);
+        this->channelMap[Platform::Twitch].appendItem(channelName);
     }
 
-    this->twitchVector.delayedItemsChanged.connect([this] {  //
-        this->twitchSetting_.setValue(this->twitchVector.getVector());
+    this->channelMap[Platform::Twitch].delayedItemsChanged.connect([this] {  //
+        this->twitchSetting_.setValue(
+            this->channelMap[Platform::Twitch].getVector());
     });
 
     for (const QString &channelName : this->mixerSetting_.getValue()) {
-        this->mixerVector.appendItem(channelName);
+        this->channelMap[Platform::Mixer].appendItem(channelName);
     }
 
-    this->mixerVector.delayedItemsChanged.connect([this] {  //
-        this->mixerSetting_.setValue(this->mixerVector.getVector());
+    this->channelMap[Platform::Mixer].delayedItemsChanged.connect([this] {  //
+        this->mixerSetting_.setValue(
+            this->channelMap[Platform::Mixer].getVector());
     });
 }
 
 void NotificationController::updateChannelNotification(
     const QString &channelName, Platform p)
 {
-    if (p == Platform::Twitch) {
-        if (isChannelNotified(channelName, Platform::Twitch)) {
-            removeChannelNotification(channelName, twitchVector);
-        } else {
-            addChannelNotification(channelName, twitchVector);
-        }
-    } else if (p == Platform::Mixer) {
-        if (isChannelNotified(channelName, Platform::Mixer)) {
-            removeChannelNotification(channelName, mixerVector);
-        } else {
-            addChannelNotification(channelName, mixerVector);
-        }
+    if (isChannelNotified(channelName, p)) {
+        removeChannelNotification(channelName, p);
+    } else {
+        addChannelNotification(channelName, p);
     }
 }
 
 bool NotificationController::isChannelNotified(const QString &channelName,
                                                Platform p)
 {
-    /*
-    for (std::vector<int>::size_type i = 0;
-         i != notificationVector.getVector().size(); i++) {
-        qDebug() << notificationVector.getVector()[i]
-                 << " vector to the left channel to the right " << channelName
-                 << " vectorsize:" << notificationVector.getVector().size();
+    for (const auto &channel : this->channelMap[p].getVector()) {
+        if (channelName.toLower() == channel.toLower()) {
+            return true;
+        }
     }
-    */
-    // qDebug() << channelName << " channel and now i: " << i;
+    // for (std::vector<int>::size_type i = 0; i != channelMap[p])
+    /*
     if (p == Platform::Twitch) {
         for (std::vector<int>::size_type i = 0;
              i != twitchVector.getVector().size(); i++) {
-            if (twitchVector.getVector()[i] == channelName) {
-                return true;
+            if (twitchVector.getVector()[i].toLower() ==
+    channelName.toLowercase()) { return true;
             }
         }
     } else if (p == Platform::Mixer) {
         for (std::vector<int>::size_type i = 0;
              i != mixerVector.getVector().size(); i++) {
-            if (mixerVector.getVector()[i] == channelName) {
-                return true;
+            if (mixerVector.getVector()[i].toLower() ==
+    channelName.toLowercase()) { return true;
             }
         }
     }
+    */
     return false;
 }
-/*
-class CustomHandler : public WinToastLib::IWinToastHandler
+
+void NotificationController::addChannelNotification(const QString &channelName,
+                                                    Platform p)
 {
-public:
-    void toastActivated() const
-    {
-        std::wcout << L"The user clicked in this toast" << std::endl;
-    }
-
-    void toastActivated(int actionIndex) const
-    {
-        std::wcout << L"The user clicked on button #" << actionIndex
-                   << L" in this toast" << std::endl;
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(
-            QUrl("http://www.google.com", QUrl::TolerantMode));
-    }
-
-    void toastFailed() const
-    {
-        std::wcout << L"Error showing current toast" << std::endl;
-    }
-    void toastDismissed(WinToastDismissalReason state) const
-    {
-        switch (state) {
-            case UserCanceled:
-                std::wcout << L"The user dismissed this toast" << std::endl;
-                break;
-            case ApplicationHidden:
-                std::wcout << L"The application hid the toast using "
-                              L"ToastNotifier.hide()"
-                           << std::endl;
-                break;
-            case TimedOut:
-                std::wcout << L"The toast has timed out" << std::endl;
-                break;
-            default:
-                std::wcout << L"Toast not activated" << std::endl;
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-};
-*/
-void NotificationController::addChannelNotification(
-    const QString &channelName, UnsortedSignalVector<QString> &vector)
-{
-    vector.appendItem(channelName);
-
-    if (WinToastLib::WinToast::isCompatible()) {
-        // QDir dir;
-        // qDebug() << "NaM" << dir.absolutePath();
-        /*
-
-        WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate templ = WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate(
-            WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate::ImageAndText02);
-        templ.setTextField(L"Your favorite streamer has gone live!",
-                           WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate::FirstLine);
-        templ.setTextField(L"NaM!", WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate::SecondLine);
-        // templ.setExpiration(10);
-        // templ.setImagePath();
-        // templ.setAudioOption(WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate::Silent);
-        // templ.setAudioPath(L"C:/ping2.wav");
-        WinToastLib::WinToast::instance()->setAppName(L"Chatterino2");
-        WinToastLib::WinToast::instance()->setAppUserModelId(
-            WinToastLib::WinToast::configureAUMI(
-                L"mohabouje", L"wintoast", L"wintoastexample", L"20161006"));
-        WinToastLib::WinToast::instance()->initialize();
-        WinToastLib::WinToast::instance()->showToast(templ,
-                                                     new CustomHandler());
-                                                     */
-    }
+    channelMap[p].appendItem(channelName);
 }
 
 void NotificationController::removeChannelNotification(
-    const QString &channelName, UnsortedSignalVector<QString> &vector)
+    const QString &channelName, Platform p)
 {
-    for (std::vector<int>::size_type i = 0; i != vector.getVector().size();
-         i++) {
-        if (vector.getVector()[i] == channelName) {
-            vector.removeItem(i);
+    for (std::vector<int>::size_type i = 0;
+         i != channelMap[p].getVector().size(); i++) {
+        if (channelMap[p].getVector()[i].toLower() == channelName) {
+            channelMap[p].removeItem(i);
             i--;
         }
     }
 }
 
+void NotificationController::playSound()
+{
+    static auto player = new QMediaPlayer;
+    static QUrl currentPlayerUrl;
+
+    QUrl highlightSoundUrl;
+    if (getApp()->settings->customHighlightSound) {
+        highlightSoundUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(
+            getApp()->settings->pathHighlightSound.getValue());
+    } else {
+        highlightSoundUrl = QUrl("qrc:/sounds/ping2.wav");
+    }
+    if (currentPlayerUrl != highlightSoundUrl) {
+        player->setMedia(highlightSoundUrl);
+
+        currentPlayerUrl = highlightSoundUrl;
+    }
+    player->play();
+}
+
 NotificationModel *NotificationController::createModel(QObject *parent,
                                                        Platform p)
 {
     NotificationModel *model = new NotificationModel(parent);
+    model->init(&this->channelMap[p]);
+    /*
     if (p == Platform::Twitch) {
         model->init(&this->twitchVector);
     } else if (p == Platform::Mixer) {
         model->init(&this->mixerVector);
     }
+    */
     return model;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.hpp b/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.hpp
index 8e7a5c974..c3bfad38f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/notifications/NotificationController.hpp
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ public:
     virtual void initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths) override;
 
     bool isChannelNotified(const QString &channelName, Platform p);
-
     void updateChannelNotification(const QString &channelName, Platform p);
-    void addChannelNotification(const QString &channelName,
-                                UnsortedSignalVector<QString> &vector);
-    void removeChannelNotification(const QString &channelName,
-                                   UnsortedSignalVector<QString> &vector);
+    void addChannelNotification(const QString &channelName, Platform p);
+    void removeChannelNotification(const QString &channelName, Platform p);
+
+    void playSound();
 
     UnsortedSignalVector<QString> getVector(Platform p);
 
-    UnsortedSignalVector<QString> twitchVector;
-    UnsortedSignalVector<QString> mixerVector;
+    std::map<Platform, UnsortedSignalVector<QString>> channelMap;
+    // UnsortedSignalVector<QString> twitchVector;
+    // UnsortedSignalVector<QString> mixerVector;
 
     NotificationModel *createModel(QObject *parent, Platform p);
 
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
index 49147c071..39c451ec4 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "singletons/Emotes.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Settings.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Toasts.hpp"
+#include "singletons/WindowManager.hpp"
 #include "util/PostToThread.hpp"
 
 #include <IrcConnection>
@@ -312,20 +313,20 @@ void TwitchChannel::setLive(bool newLiveStatus)
         auto guard = this->streamStatus_.access();
         if (guard->live != newLiveStatus) {
             gotNewLiveStatus = true;
-            if (Toasts::isEnabled() &&
-                getApp()->notifications->isChannelNotified(this->getName(),
+            if (getApp()->notifications->isChannelNotified(this->getName(),
                                                            Platform::Twitch)) {
-                getApp()->toasts->sendChannelNotification(this->getName(),
-                                                          Platform::Twitch);
+                if (Toasts::isEnabled()) {
+                    getApp()->toasts->sendChannelNotification(this->getName(),
+                                                              Platform::Twitch);
+                }
+                if (getApp()->settings->notificationPlaySound) {
+                    getApp()->notifications->playSound();
+                }
+                if (getApp()->settings->notificationFlashTaskbar) {
+                    QApplication::alert(
+                        getApp()->windows->getMainWindow().window(), 2500);
+                }
             }
-            /*
-            if (!guard->live && Toasts::isEnabled() &&
-            getApp()->notifications->isChannelNotified( this->getName(),
-            Platform::Twitch)) {
-                getApp()->toasts->sendChannelNotification(this->getName(),
-                                                          Platform::Twitch);
-            }
-            */
             guard->live = newLiveStatus;
         }
     }
@@ -351,7 +352,8 @@ void TwitchChannel::refreshLiveStatus()
     QString url("https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/streams/" + roomID);
 
     //<<<<<<< HEAD
-    //    auto request = makeGetStreamRequest(roomID, QThread::currentThread());
+    //    auto request = makeGetStreamRequest(roomID,
+    //    QThread::currentThread());
     //=======
     auto request = NetworkRequest::twitchRequest(url);
     request.setCaller(QThread::currentThread());
@@ -398,7 +400,8 @@ Outcome TwitchChannel::parseLiveStatus(const rapidjson::Document &document)
     const rapidjson::Value &streamChannel = stream["channel"];
 
     if (!streamChannel.IsObject() || !streamChannel.HasMember("status")) {
-        Log("[TwitchChannel:refreshLiveStatus] Missing member \"status\" in "
+        Log("[TwitchChannel:refreshLiveStatus] Missing member \"status\" "
+            "in "
             "channel");
         return Failure;
     }
@@ -407,15 +410,6 @@ Outcome TwitchChannel::parseLiveStatus(const rapidjson::Document &document)
 
     {
         auto status = this->streamStatus_.access();
-        /*
-        if (!(status->live) && getApp()->toasts->isEnabled(this->getName())) {
-            qDebug() << " NaM xd NaM ";
-            int i = 0;
-            getApp()->toasts->sendChannelNotification(this->getName(), i);
-            // notifcation send
-        }
-*/
-        // status->live = true;
         status->viewerCount = stream["viewers"].GetUint();
         status->game = stream["game"].GetString();
         status->title = streamChannel["status"].GetString();
@@ -481,8 +475,8 @@ Outcome TwitchChannel::parseRecentMessages(const QJsonObject &jsonRoot)
 
     for (const auto jsonMessage : jsonMessages) {
         auto content = jsonMessage.toString().toUtf8();
-        // passing nullptr as the channel makes the message invalid but we don't
-        // check for that anyways
+        // passing nullptr as the channel makes the message invalid but we
+        // don't check for that anyways
         auto message = Communi::IrcMessage::fromData(content, nullptr);
         auto privMsg = dynamic_cast<Communi::IrcPrivateMessage *>(message);
         assert(privMsg);
diff --git a/src/singletons/Toasts.cpp b/src/singletons/Toasts.cpp
index 54285e009..3586944fe 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Toasts.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Toasts.cpp
@@ -18,62 +18,6 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-/*
-Toasts::Toasts()
-{
-}
-*/
-/*
-void Toasts::initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths)
-{
-    getApp()->twitch2->forEachChannel([this](ChannelPtr chn) {
-        auto twchn = dynamic_cast<TwitchChannel *>(chn.get());
-        twchn->liveStatusChanged.connect([twchn, this]() {
-            const auto streamStatus = twchn->accessStreamStatus();
-            if (streamStatus->live) {
-                // is live
-                if (getApp()->notifications->isChannelNotified(
-                        twchn->getName()) &&
-                    !wasChannelLive(twchn->getName())) {
-                    sendChannelNotification(twchn->getName());
-                }
-                updateLiveChannels(twchn->getName());
-            } else {
-                // is Offline
-                removeFromLiveChannels(twchn->getName());
-            }
-        });
-    });
-}
-
-void Toasts::updateLiveChannels(const QString &channelName)
-{
-    if (!wasChannelLive(channelName)) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-        liveChannels.push_back(channelName);
-    }
-}
-
-void Toasts::removeFromLiveChannels(const QString &channelName)
-{
-    if (wasChannelLive(channelName)) {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-        liveChannels.erase(
-            std::find(liveChannels.begin(), liveChannels.end(), channelName));
-    }
-}
-
-bool Toasts::wasChannelLive(const QString &channelName)
-{
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-    for (const auto &str : liveChannels) {
-        if (str == channelName) {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-*/
 bool Toasts::isEnabled()
 {
     return WinToastLib::WinToast::isCompatible() &&
@@ -149,6 +93,10 @@ void Toasts::sendWindowsNotification(const QString &channelName, Platform p)
     templ.setTextField(widestr, WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate::FirstLine);
     templ.setTextField(L"Click here to open in browser",
                        WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate::SecondLine);
+    if (getApp()->settings->notificationPlaySound) {
+        templ.setAudioOption(
+            WinToastLib::WinToastTemplate::AudioOption::Silent);
+    }
     WinToastLib::WinToast::instance()->setAppName(L"Chatterino2");
     int mbstowcs(wchar_t * aumi_version, const char *CHATTERINO_VERSION,
                  size_t size);
diff --git a/src/singletons/Toasts.hpp b/src/singletons/Toasts.hpp
index 68f7a8875..5f66d93f4 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Toasts.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Toasts.hpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include "Application.hpp"
 #include "common/Singleton.hpp"
 
-//#include <mutex>
-
 namespace chatterino {
 
 enum class Platform : uint8_t;
@@ -13,25 +11,10 @@ class Toasts final : public Singleton
 {
 public:
     void sendChannelNotification(const QString &channelName, Platform p);
-    /*
-    Toasts();
-    virtual void initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths) override final;
-    */
+
     static bool isEnabled();
 
 private:
     void sendWindowsNotification(const QString &channelName, Platform p);
-    /*
-    void updateLiveChannels(const QString &channelName);
-    void removeFromLiveChannels(const QString &channelName);
-
-    bool wasChannelLive(const QString &channelName);
-
-    void shouldChannelBeNotified(const QString &channelName);
-    void sendChannelNotification(const QString &channelName);
-    void sendWindowsNotification(const QString &channelName);
-    std::vector<QString> liveChannels;
-    std::mutex mutex_;
-    */
 };
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/NotificationPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/NotificationPage.cpp
index 269c1ae1e..6a0b9e55e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/NotificationPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/NotificationPage.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ NotificationPage::NotificationPage()
                     "Flash taskbar",
                     getApp()->settings->notificationFlashTaskbar));
                 settings.append(this->createCheckBox(
-                    "Playsound", getApp()->settings->notificationPlaySound));
+                    "Playsound (doesn't mute the Windows 8.x sound of toasts)",
+                    getApp()->settings->notificationPlaySound));
                 settings.append(this->createCheckBox(
-                    "Enable toasts (currently only for windows)",
+                    "Enable toasts (currently only for windows 8.x or 10)",
                     getApp()->settings->notificationToast));
 
                 settings->addStretch(1);
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ NotificationPage::NotificationPage()
                 });
 
                 view->addButtonPressed.connect([] {
-                    getApp()->notifications->twitchVector.appendItem("channel");
+                    getApp()
+                        ->notifications->channelMap[Platform::Twitch]
+                        .appendItem("channel");
                 });
             }
             auto mixerChannels = tabs.appendTab(new QVBoxLayout, "Mixer");
@@ -86,7 +89,9 @@ NotificationPage::NotificationPage()
                 });
 
                 view->addButtonPressed.connect([] {
-                    getApp()->notifications->mixerVector.appendItem("channel");
+                    getApp()
+                        ->notifications->channelMap[Platform::Mixer]
+                        .appendItem("channel");
                 });
             }
         }