diff --git a/bin/sway_brightness b/bin/sway_brightness
index 8b68f28..eaeed36 100755
--- a/bin/sway_brightness
+++ b/bin/sway_brightness
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 source $HOME/.config/sway/bin/sway_helpers
 DEVICE=sysfs/backlight/intel_backlight
-APP=light
+NOTIFY_APP="dunstify -a brightness -h string:x-dunst-stack-tag:brightness"
+ICON=$HOME/.local/share/icons/Tela-circle-dark/16/panel/xfpm-brightness-lcd.svg
+APP="/usr/bin/light -s $DEVICE"
+PRG1="●"
+PRG2="◌"
 
 ## main
 _log BRIGHTNESS INFO args: $*
@@ -9,13 +13,20 @@ _check_app $APP
 
 case $1 in
   d*)
-    light -s $DEVICE -U 10
+    $APP -U 10
+    BR=$($APP)
+    $NOTIFY_APP -i $ICON "$BR" "$(getProgressString 10 "$PRG1" "$PRG2" $BR)"
     ;;
   i*)
-    light -s $DEVICE -A 10
+    $APP -A 10
+    BR=$($APP)
+    $NOTIFY_APP -i $ICON "$BR" "$(getProgressString 10 "$PRG1" "$PRG2" $BR)"
     ;;
-  *)
-    echo "invalid argument: \"$1\""
+  "-h"|"--help")
     echo "arguments: [decrease|increase]"
     ;;
+  *)
+    BR=$($APP)
+    $NOTIFY_APP -i $ICON "$BR" "$(getProgressString 10 "$PRG1" "$PRG2" $BR)"
+    ;;
 esac
diff --git a/bin/sway_helpers b/bin/sway_helpers
index 3726909..353b44c 100644
--- a/bin/sway_helpers
+++ b/bin/sway_helpers
@@ -43,3 +43,20 @@ function _set_inhibit() {
       ;;
   esac
 }
+
+function getProgressString() {
+  ITEMS="$1" # The total number of items(the width of the bar)
+  FILLED_ITEM="$2" # The look of a filled item
+  NOT_FILLED_ITEM="$3" # The look of a not filled item
+  STATUS="$4" # The current progress status in percent
+
+  # calculate how many items need to be filled and not filled
+  FILLED_ITEMS=$(echo "((${ITEMS} * ${STATUS})/100 + 0.5) / 1" | bc)
+  NOT_FILLED_ITEMS=$(echo "$ITEMS - $FILLED_ITEMS" | bc)
+
+  # Assemble the bar string
+  msg=$(printf "%${FILLED_ITEMS}s" | sed "s| |${FILLED_ITEM}|g")
+  msg=${msg}$(printf "%${NOT_FILLED_ITEMS}s" | sed "s| |${NOT_FILLED_ITEM}|g")
+  echo "$msg"
+}
+
diff --git a/bin/sway_volume b/bin/sway_volume
index 5666eff..08b7b54 100755
--- a/bin/sway_volume
+++ b/bin/sway_volume
@@ -11,22 +11,6 @@ VOL1="●"
 # echo -e '\u25cc'
 VOL2="◌"
 
-function getProgressString() {
-  ITEMS="$1" # The total number of items(the width of the bar)
-  FILLED_ITEM="$2" # The look of a filled item
-  NOT_FILLED_ITEM="$3" # The look of a not filled item
-  STATUS="$4" # The current progress status in percent
-
-  # calculate how many items need to be filled and not filled
-  FILLED_ITEMS=$(echo "((${ITEMS} * ${STATUS})/100 + 0.5) / 1" | bc)
-  NOT_FILLED_ITEMS=$(echo "$ITEMS - $FILLED_ITEMS" | bc)
-
-  # Assemble the bar string
-  msg=$(printf "%${FILLED_ITEMS}s" | sed "s| |${FILLED_ITEM}|g")
-  msg=${msg}$(printf "%${NOT_FILLED_ITEMS}s" | sed "s| |${NOT_FILLED_ITEM}|g")
-  echo "$msg"
-}
-
 function notify() {
   VOLUME=$(pactl list sinks | grep "Name: $SINK" -A 8 | grep -oE '[0-9]*%' | head -n 1 | sed 's/%//')
   MUTE=$(pactl list sinks | grep "Name: $SINK" -A 8 | grep 'Mute:' | cut -d " " -f 2)