GitHub no longer uses Toasts
by samsolomon on 12/8/2025, 7:58:41 PM
https://primer.style/accessibility/toasts/
Comments
by: gherkinnn
GitHub primer is an interesting resource to read through, thanks. You don't have to agree with everything that is said to gain something from it and certainly beats winging it based on vibes.<p>For comparison, Apple and Android have their own documentation:<p><a href="https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines" rel="nofollow">https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guideline...</a><p><a href="https://developer.android.com/design" rel="nofollow">https://developer.android.com/design</a>
12/8/2025, 10:02:50 PM
by: clircle
Yeah, probably a good idea to remove it since i use github everyday and have no idea what a toast is .
12/8/2025, 10:24:16 PM
by: websiteapi
what's an example website that doesn't require login that gets UX/UI right in most respects?
12/8/2025, 10:24:01 PM
by: stuartd
<a href="https://archive.ph/2025.12.08-211115/https://primer.style/accessibility/toasts/" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/2025.12.08-211115/https://primer.style/ac...</a>
12/8/2025, 10:17:34 PM
by: codingjoe
Finally, I hope that trend catches on. God knows how many messages are missed thanks to toasts.
12/8/2025, 8:47:38 PM
by: awinter-py
> User and system-initiated actions that require more complicated interaction may need additional feedback mechanisms to help inform the user that their request was successfully enacted. An example of this is the bulk creation of Issues.<p>^ this is a great idea and please add it to github actions where it takes like 10 seconds for the new thing to show up on the list after you trigger one
12/8/2025, 9:42:11 PM
by: xixixao
Toast pros:<p>- once set up, very easy to build, no “design” required<p>Toast cons:<p>- easy to miss<p>- at risk of layout issues (overlaying other information)<p>The tradeoff is real, but if the resources allow, I’d drop all toasts.
12/8/2025, 9:22:03 PM
by: jollyllama
Modals, toasts. The UX set got very good at coming up with new words for pop-ups.
12/8/2025, 10:17:12 PM
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12/8/2025, 9:36:13 PM
by: mohsen1
Any toast can be an inline message in my experience
12/8/2025, 9:06:26 PM
by: quamserena
Thank god, toasts are so annoying. Every little action in Google Calendar has an associated toast/snackbar to go with it that tells you exactly what you just did and asks if you want to undo it. Like wtf? I can’t use my calendar app without these stupid toasts flying in and out and trying to draw my attention to read some irrelevant text. They go away too quickly for anyone not technically literate to click on them, and they are too slow to keep up when you’re creating a ton of events (they just fly in and out). I hope these go away, they add nothing to the application.
12/8/2025, 9:36:42 PM
by: hendry
Same as modals?
12/8/2025, 9:26:40 PM
by: ChrisArchitect
An alternate take:<p><i>Why GitHub’s War On Toasts Is Bad News For Accessibility</i><p><a href="https://medium.com/offmessageorg/why-githubs-war-on-toasts-is-bad-news-for-accessibility-a88ddbad43b7" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/offmessageorg/why-githubs-war-on-toasts-i...</a><p><a href="https://archive.ph/QMMye" rel="nofollow">https://archive.ph/QMMye</a>
12/8/2025, 9:24:31 PM
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12/8/2025, 8:52:39 PM