Code Amber Desktop Ticker — Instant Amber Alert Notifications is a lightweight Windows application that displays real-time AMBER Alert notifications on your desktop as a ticker or pop-up, ensuring you see urgent child-abduction alerts without relying on email or social media.
Key features
- Real-time alerts: Pulls AMBER Alert feeds and displays them immediately on-screen.
- Ticker and pop-up modes: Choose a scrolling ticker at the top/bottom of the screen or timed pop-up notifications.
- Custom filtering: Filter alerts by state/region or keyword to only show relevant items.
- Sound and visual cues: Play a sound and highlight alerts with color or icon for high visibility.
- Compact and lightweight: Low CPU/memory usage; runs in system tray.
- Auto-launch & run-in-background: Option to start with Windows and run silently in background.
- Snooze & history: Temporarily pause alerts and view a recent alert history log.
How it works
- The app subscribes to official AMBER Alert feeds (FBI, state/local feeds) or an aggregator API.
- New alerts are parsed and rendered as ticker text or pop-up cards with key details (child name, description, vehicle info, last-seen location, time).
- Clicking an alert can open a detailed view or the original source page for full information and official instructions.
Use cases
- Immediate public awareness in office lobbies, schools, hospitals.
- Home users who want passive, always-on alerting without checking apps.
- Community watch groups sharing local alert info quickly.
Privacy & safety
- Typically reads public alert feeds only; no personal data required to use.
- If location filtering is offered, it may request a region or allow manual selection; avoid sharing precise personal location if unnecessary.
Alternatives
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) alerts, FEMA app, local law-enforcement alert subscriptions, browser extensions, or RSS readers configured for AMBER feeds.
If you want, I can:
- Draft a concise product description for a download page.
- Create a short user guide (installation + basic settings).
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