diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index aa512d29..ad2866d5 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from ui.pages.sync import SyncPage
 from ui.pages.downloads import DownloadsPage
 from ui.pages.artists import ArtistsPage
 from ui.pages.settings import SettingsPage
+from ui.components.toast_manager import ToastManager
 
 logger = get_logger("main")
 
@@ -154,6 +155,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         # Create stacked widget for pages
         self.stacked_widget = QStackedWidget()
         
+        # Create toast manager
+        self.toast_manager = ToastManager(self)
+        
         # Create and add pages
         self.dashboard_page = DashboardPage()
         self.downloads_page = DownloadsPage(self.soulseek_client)
@@ -161,10 +165,17 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.artists_page = ArtistsPage(downloads_page=self.downloads_page)
         self.settings_page = SettingsPage()
         
+        # Set toast manager for pages that need direct access
+        self.downloads_page.set_toast_manager(self.toast_manager)
+        self.sync_page.set_toast_manager(self.toast_manager)
+        self.artists_page.set_toast_manager(self.toast_manager)
+        self.settings_page.set_toast_manager(self.toast_manager)
+        
         # Configure dashboard with service clients and page references
         self.dashboard_page.set_service_clients(self.spotify_client, self.plex_client, self.soulseek_client)
         self.dashboard_page.set_page_references(self.downloads_page, self.sync_page)
         self.dashboard_page.set_app_start_time(self.app_start_time)
+        self.dashboard_page.set_toast_manager(self.toast_manager)
         
         # Connect download completion signal for session tracking
         self.downloads_page.download_session_completed.connect(
diff --git a/ui/components/__pycache__/toast_manager.cpython-312.pyc b/ui/components/__pycache__/toast_manager.cpython-312.pyc
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diff --git a/ui/components/toast_manager.py b/ui/components/toast_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b636fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/components/toast_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QWidget, QLabel, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QGraphicsOpacityEffect
+from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, QPropertyAnimation, QEasingCurve, pyqtSignal, QRect
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QFont, QPainter, QPaintEvent
+import time
+from typing import List, Optional
+from enum import Enum
+
+class ToastType(Enum):
+    SUCCESS = "success"
+    INFO = "info" 
+    WARNING = "warning"
+    ERROR = "error"
+
+class Toast(QWidget):
+    """Individual toast notification widget"""
+    closed = pyqtSignal(object)  # Emits self when closing
+    
+    def __init__(self, message: str, toast_type: ToastType = ToastType.INFO, duration: int = 4000, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.message = message
+        self.toast_type = toast_type
+        self.duration = duration
+        self.created_time = time.time()
+        
+        self.setup_ui()
+        self.setup_animations()
+        self.setup_auto_dismiss()
+        
+    def setup_ui(self):
+        """Setup the toast UI"""
+        self.setFixedHeight(60)
+        self.setMinimumWidth(300)
+        self.setMaximumWidth(400)
+        
+        # Make the widget click-through for the background but clickable for the content
+        self.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_TranslucentBackground)
+        self.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowType.FramelessWindowHint | Qt.WindowType.WindowStaysOnTopHint)
+        
+        # Main layout
+        layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(12, 12, 12, 12)
+        layout.setSpacing(12)
+        
+        # Icon label
+        self.icon_label = QLabel()
+        self.icon_label.setFont(QFont("Segoe UI", 14))
+        self.icon_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
+        self.icon_label.setFixedSize(24, 24)
+        
+        # Message label
+        self.message_label = QLabel(self.message)
+        self.message_label.setFont(QFont("Segoe UI", 10))
+        self.message_label.setWordWrap(True)
+        self.message_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignVCenter)
+        
+        layout.addWidget(self.icon_label)
+        layout.addWidget(self.message_label, 1)
+        
+        # Apply styling based on toast type
+        self.apply_styling()
+        
+    def apply_styling(self):
+        """Apply styling based on toast type"""
+        if self.toast_type == ToastType.SUCCESS:
+            icon = "✅"
+            accent_color = "#1db954"  # Spotify green
+            bg_color = "rgba(29, 185, 84, 0.15)"
+            border_color = "rgba(29, 185, 84, 0.3)"
+        elif self.toast_type == ToastType.ERROR:
+            icon = "❌"
+            accent_color = "#f04747"
+            bg_color = "rgba(240, 71, 71, 0.15)"
+            border_color = "rgba(240, 71, 71, 0.3)"
+        elif self.toast_type == ToastType.WARNING:
+            icon = "⚠️"
+            accent_color = "#ffa500"
+            bg_color = "rgba(255, 165, 0, 0.15)"
+            border_color = "rgba(255, 165, 0, 0.3)"
+        else:  # INFO
+            icon = "ℹ️"
+            accent_color = "#5865f2"
+            bg_color = "rgba(88, 101, 242, 0.15)"
+            border_color = "rgba(88, 101, 242, 0.3)"
+            
+        self.icon_label.setText(icon)
+        
+        self.setStyleSheet(f"""
+            Toast {{
+                background: qlineargradient(x1:0, y1:0, x2:0, y2:1,
+                    stop:0 rgba(45, 45, 45, 0.95),
+                    stop:1 rgba(35, 35, 35, 0.95));
+                border: 1px solid {border_color};
+                border-left: 3px solid {accent_color};
+                border-radius: 8px;
+            }}
+        """)
+        
+        self.message_label.setStyleSheet(f"""
+            color: #ffffff;
+            background: transparent;
+        """)
+        
+    def setup_animations(self):
+        """Setup slide-in and fade-out animations"""
+        # Opacity effect for fade animations
+        self.opacity_effect = QGraphicsOpacityEffect()
+        self.setGraphicsEffect(self.opacity_effect)
+        
+        # Slide-in animation (from right)
+        self.slide_animation = QPropertyAnimation(self, b"geometry")
+        self.slide_animation.setDuration(300)
+        self.slide_animation.setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve.Type.OutCubic)
+        
+        # Fade-out animation
+        self.fade_animation = QPropertyAnimation(self.opacity_effect, b"opacity")
+        self.fade_animation.setDuration(200)
+        self.fade_animation.setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve.Type.OutQuad)
+        
+        # Connect fade animation to close
+        self.fade_animation.finished.connect(self._on_fade_complete)
+        
+    def setup_auto_dismiss(self):
+        """Setup auto-dismiss timer"""
+        if self.duration > 0:
+            self.dismiss_timer = QTimer()
+            self.dismiss_timer.setSingleShot(True)
+            self.dismiss_timer.timeout.connect(self.dismiss)
+            self.dismiss_timer.start(self.duration)
+    
+    def show_at_position(self, target_rect: QRect):
+        """Show the toast with slide-in animation at the specified position"""
+        # Start position (off-screen to the right)
+        start_rect = QRect(target_rect.x() + 50, target_rect.y(), target_rect.width(), target_rect.height())
+        
+        # Set initial position and show
+        self.setGeometry(start_rect)
+        self.show()
+        
+        # Animate to target position
+        self.slide_animation.setStartValue(start_rect)
+        self.slide_animation.setEndValue(target_rect)
+        self.slide_animation.start()
+    
+    def dismiss(self):
+        """Dismiss the toast with fade-out animation"""
+        if hasattr(self, 'dismiss_timer'):
+            self.dismiss_timer.stop()
+            
+        self.fade_animation.setStartValue(1.0)
+        self.fade_animation.setEndValue(0.0)
+        self.fade_animation.start()
+    
+    def _on_fade_complete(self):
+        """Called when fade animation completes"""
+        self.closed.emit(self)
+        self.hide()
+        self.deleteLater()
+    
+    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
+        """Handle click to dismiss"""
+        if event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton:
+            self.dismiss()
+        super().mousePressEvent(event)
+
+
+class ToastManager(QWidget):
+    """Manages multiple toast notifications"""
+    
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.parent_widget = parent
+        self.active_toasts: List[Toast] = []
+        self.toast_spacing = 10
+        self.margin_from_edge = 20
+        
+        # Make this widget transparent and non-interactive
+        self.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_TransparentForMouseEvents)
+        self.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_TranslucentBackground)
+        
+    def show_toast(self, message: str, toast_type: ToastType = ToastType.INFO, duration: int = 4000):
+        """Show a new toast notification"""
+        toast = Toast(message, toast_type, duration, self.parent_widget)
+        toast.closed.connect(self._on_toast_closed)
+        
+        # Calculate position for this toast
+        position = self._calculate_toast_position(len(self.active_toasts))
+        
+        # Add to active toasts list
+        self.active_toasts.append(toast)
+        
+        # Show the toast
+        toast.show_at_position(position)
+        
+        # Reposition existing toasts if needed
+        self._reposition_existing_toasts()
+        
+    def _calculate_toast_position(self, index: int) -> QRect:
+        """Calculate position for a toast at the given index"""
+        if not self.parent_widget:
+            return QRect(0, 0, 350, 60)
+            
+        parent_rect = self.parent_widget.rect()
+        toast_height = 60
+        toast_width = 350
+        
+        x = parent_rect.width() - toast_width - self.margin_from_edge
+        y = self.margin_from_edge + (index * (toast_height + self.toast_spacing))
+        
+        return QRect(x, y, toast_width, toast_height)
+    
+    def _reposition_existing_toasts(self):
+        """Reposition existing toasts to make room for new ones"""
+        for i, toast in enumerate(self.active_toasts[:-1]):  # Exclude the newest toast
+            new_position = self._calculate_toast_position(i)
+            
+            # Animate to new position if needed
+            current_geo = toast.geometry()
+            if current_geo.y() != new_position.y():
+                toast.slide_animation.stop()
+                toast.slide_animation.setStartValue(current_geo)
+                toast.slide_animation.setEndValue(new_position)
+                toast.slide_animation.start()
+    
+    def _on_toast_closed(self, toast: Toast):
+        """Handle when a toast is closed"""
+        if toast in self.active_toasts:
+            self.active_toasts.remove(toast)
+            
+        # Reposition remaining toasts
+        for i, remaining_toast in enumerate(self.active_toasts):
+            new_position = self._calculate_toast_position(i)
+            current_geo = remaining_toast.geometry()
+            
+            if current_geo != new_position:
+                remaining_toast.slide_animation.stop()
+                remaining_toast.slide_animation.setStartValue(current_geo)
+                remaining_toast.slide_animation.setEndValue(new_position)
+                remaining_toast.slide_animation.start()
+    
+    def clear_all_toasts(self):
+        """Dismiss all active toasts"""
+        for toast in self.active_toasts.copy():
+            toast.dismiss()
+    
+    # Convenience methods for different toast types
+    def success(self, message: str, duration: int = 4000):
+        """Show a success toast"""
+        self.show_toast(message, ToastType.SUCCESS, duration)
+    
+    def error(self, message: str, duration: int = 6000):
+        """Show an error toast (longer duration)"""
+        self.show_toast(message, ToastType.ERROR, duration)
+    
+    def warning(self, message: str, duration: int = 5000):
+        """Show a warning toast"""
+        self.show_toast(message, ToastType.WARNING, duration)
+    
+    def info(self, message: str, duration: int = 4000):
+        """Show an info toast"""
+        self.show_toast(message, ToastType.INFO, duration)
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diff --git a/ui/pages/__pycache__/downloads.cpython-312.pyc b/ui/pages/__pycache__/downloads.cpython-312.pyc
index aab23efd..28457d03 100644
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diff --git a/ui/pages/__pycache__/settings.cpython-312.pyc b/ui/pages/__pycache__/settings.cpython-312.pyc
index 2873d6c8..bbcbd768 100644
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diff --git a/ui/pages/__pycache__/sync.cpython-312.pyc b/ui/pages/__pycache__/sync.cpython-312.pyc
index d587bcb5..67f3a472 100644
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diff --git a/ui/pages/artists.py b/ui/pages/artists.py
index e766a782..3ea8e8dc 100644
--- a/ui/pages/artists.py
+++ b/ui/pages/artists.py
@@ -2378,6 +2378,10 @@ class ArtistsPage(QWidget):
         self.setup_ui()
         self.setup_clients()
     
+    def set_toast_manager(self, toast_manager):
+        """Set the toast manager for showing notifications"""
+        self.toast_manager = toast_manager
+    
     def setup_clients(self):
         """Initialize client connections"""
         try:
@@ -3004,6 +3008,10 @@ class ArtistsPage(QWidget):
             existing_session = self.active_album_sessions[album.id]
             existing_modal = existing_session.get('modal')
             
+            # Show toast notification for already active session
+            if hasattr(self, 'toast_manager') and self.toast_manager:
+                self.toast_manager.info(f"Downloads already in progress for '{album.name}'")
+            
             # Check if the modal still exists and is valid
             if existing_modal and not existing_modal.isVisible():
                 try:
diff --git a/ui/pages/dashboard.py b/ui/pages/dashboard.py
index 6294896b..5d766050 100644
--- a/ui/pages/dashboard.py
+++ b/ui/pages/dashboard.py
@@ -1206,6 +1206,10 @@ class DashboardPage(QWidget):
         """Called from main window to provide app start time for uptime calculation"""
         self.data_provider.set_app_start_time(start_time)
     
+    def set_toast_manager(self, toast_manager):
+        """Set the toast manager for showing notifications"""
+        self.toast_manager = toast_manager
+    
     def setup_ui(self):
         self.setStyleSheet("""
             DashboardPage {
@@ -1615,7 +1619,11 @@ class DashboardPage(QWidget):
         pass
     
     def add_activity_item(self, icon: str, title: str, subtitle: str, time_ago: str = "Now"):
-        """Add new activity item to the feed"""
+        """Add new activity item to the feed and potentially show a toast"""
+        # Show toast for immediate user actions (if toast manager is available)
+        if hasattr(self, 'toast_manager') and self.toast_manager:
+            self._maybe_show_toast(icon, title, subtitle)
+        
         # Remove placeholder if it exists
         if self.has_placeholder:
             # Clear the entire layout
@@ -1642,6 +1650,44 @@ class DashboardPage(QWidget):
             if item.widget():
                 item.widget().deleteLater()
     
+    def _maybe_show_toast(self, icon: str, title: str, subtitle: str):
+        """Determine if this activity should show a toast notification"""
+        from ui.components.toast_manager import ToastType
+        
+        # Success activities that deserve toasts
+        if icon == "✅" and any(keyword in title.lower() for keyword in ["download started", "sync completed", "complete"]):
+            self.toast_manager.success(f"{title}: {subtitle}")
+            return
+        
+        if icon == "📥" and "Download Started" in title:
+            self.toast_manager.success(f"{subtitle}")
+            return
+            
+        if icon == "🔍" and "Search Complete" in title:
+            self.toast_manager.info(f"{subtitle}")
+            return
+        
+        # Error activities that need immediate attention
+        if icon == "❌":
+            # Skip routine background errors
+            if any(skip_term in title.lower() for skip_term in ["metadata", "connection test", "routine"]):
+                return
+            
+            # Show errors for user-initiated actions
+            if any(keyword in title.lower() for keyword in ["download failed", "sync failed", "search failed"]):
+                self.toast_manager.error(f"{title}: {subtitle}")
+                return
+        
+        # Warning activities
+        if icon == "⚠️":
+            self.toast_manager.warning(f"{title}: {subtitle}")
+            return
+        
+        # Info activities for searches and connections
+        if icon == "🔍" and "Search Started" in title:
+            self.toast_manager.info(f"{subtitle}")
+            return
+    
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         """Clean up threads when dashboard is closed"""
         self.cleanup_threads()
diff --git a/ui/pages/downloads.py b/ui/pages/downloads.py
index ea09dced..435c917a 100644
--- a/ui/pages/downloads.py
+++ b/ui/pages/downloads.py
@@ -4922,6 +4922,10 @@ class DownloadsPage(QWidget):
         self.api_cleanup_finished.connect(self._handle_api_cleanup_completion)
         
         self.setup_ui()
+    
+    def set_toast_manager(self, toast_manager):
+        """Set the toast manager for showing notifications"""
+        self.toast_manager = toast_manager
 
 
 
diff --git a/ui/pages/settings.py b/ui/pages/settings.py
index e8eb911b..2d9d8682 100644
--- a/ui/pages/settings.py
+++ b/ui/pages/settings.py
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ class SettingsPage(QWidget):
         self.setup_ui()
         self.load_config_values()
     
+    def set_toast_manager(self, toast_manager):
+        """Set the toast manager for showing notifications"""
+        self.toast_manager = toast_manager
+    
     def on_test_completed(self, service, success, message):
         """Handle test completion from background thread"""
         # Re-enable the test button
diff --git a/ui/pages/sync.py b/ui/pages/sync.py
index 1e5eef0d..a1abd0f8 100644
--- a/ui/pages/sync.py
+++ b/ui/pages/sync.py
@@ -1973,6 +1973,10 @@ class SyncPage(QWidget):
         self.show_initial_state()
         self.playlists_loaded = False
     
+    def set_toast_manager(self, toast_manager):
+        """Set the toast manager for showing notifications"""
+        self.toast_manager = toast_manager
+    
 
     def _update_and_save_sync_status(self, playlist_id, result, snapshot_id):
         """Updates the sync status for a given playlist and saves to file."""