---
title: "Notifications"
description: "What BareLedger tells you about, from documents waiting for your approval to due dates, the difference between in-app and email alerts, and how to tune them."
url: "https://bareledger.app/guides/notifications"
category: "Account, billing & notifications"
updated: "2026-10-29"
publisher: "BareLedger (Syneria Technologies OPC)"
---

# Notifications

> See what BareLedger notifies you about, the difference between in-app and email alerts, and how to tune your preferences.

**What it's for**: letting you know when something needs your attention — items waiting for your review or approval, activity on invoices you sent, security events on your account, or billing updates.

**Who sees it**: everyone, but only their own notifications.

**Where to find it**: the notification bell/icon in the app.

## Viewing your notifications

Open **Notifications** to see your list, newest at the top. Unread ones are easy to spot — they'll look visually different from ones you've already seen.

## Marking things as read

- Click a notification to mark it as read (this usually also takes you straight to whatever it's about).
- Use **Mark all as read** to clear everything at once.

## What kinds of notifications you'll see

Every notification falls into one of these categories:

- **Approvals** — something is waiting for your review or approval, or something you submitted was reviewed, approved, or rejected.
- **Reminders** — the automatic nudges your administrator configured under Settings → Workflow reminders: a record has been pending too long, or a rejected draft hasn't been fixed and resubmitted yet.
- **Recurring transactions** — a scheduled invoice/bill/journal/expense was generated as a new draft, or a schedule failed to generate and needs attention.
- **Invoices** — activity on invoices you sent, like a customer opening one.
- **Security** — sign-ins, two-factor authentication being turned on or off, or a new way of signing in being linked to your account.
- **Subscription** — billing and plan updates.
- **System** — general announcements.

## Choosing what you get emailed about

Go to **Notifications** → **Preferences** (the same preferences also live under your [User Profile](https://bareledger.app/guides/profile)) to decide, category by category, whether you also want an email in addition to the in-app alert. In-app notifications always happen; email is the part you can turn on or off, per category.

## If something seems off

**Not getting emails you expect**: first check your preferences for that category. If those look right, the issue may be on the company's email setup — ask an administrator to look into it.