diff --git a/Modules/OSD/OSD.qml b/Modules/OSD/OSD.qml
index 24a40a772..e22fb63d1 100644
--- a/Modules/OSD/OSD.qml
+++ b/Modules/OSD/OSD.qml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ Variants {
     Volume,
     InputVolume,
     Brightness,
-    LockKey,
-    CustomText
+    LockKey
   }
 
   model: Quickshell.screens.filter(screen => (Settings.data.osd.monitors.includes(screen.name) || Settings.data.osd.monitors.length === 0) && Settings.data.osd.enabled)
@@ -36,8 +35,6 @@ Variants {
     property int currentOSDType: -1 // OSD.Type enum value, -1 means none
     property bool startupComplete: false
     property real currentBrightness: 0
-    property string customText: ""
-    property string customIcon: ""
 
     // Lock Key States
     property string lastLockKeyChanged: ""  // "caps", "num", "scroll", or ""
@@ -81,8 +78,6 @@ Variants {
         return currentBrightness <= 0.5 ? "brightness-low" : "brightness-high";
       case OSD.Type.LockKey:
         return "keyboard";
-      case OSD.Type.CustomText:
-        return root.customIcon || "info-circle";
       default:
         return "";
       }
@@ -98,8 +93,6 @@ Variants {
         return currentBrightness;
       case OSD.Type.LockKey:
         return 1.0; // Always show 100% when showing lock key status
-      case OSD.Type.CustomText:
-        return 1.0;
       default:
         return 0;
       }
@@ -117,9 +110,6 @@ Variants {
         // For lock keys, return the pre-determined status text
         return lastLockKeyChanged;
       }
-      if (currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText) {
-        return customText;
-      }
 
       const value = getCurrentValue();
       const max = getMaxValue();
@@ -154,9 +144,6 @@ Variants {
           return LockKeysService.scrollLockOn ? Color.mPrimary : Color.mOnSurfaceVariant;
         }
       }
-      if (currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText) {
-        return Color.mPrimary;
-      }
       return Color.mPrimary;
     }
 
@@ -241,25 +228,6 @@ Variants {
       }
     }
 
-    // Signal Connections
-    Connections {
-      target: OSDService
-
-      function onShowCustomText(text, icon) {
-        root.customText = text;
-
-        if (icon && root.validIcons.has(icon)) {
-          root.customIcon = icon;
-        } else {
-          if (icon) {
-            Logger.w("OSD", "Invalid custom icon name received: '" + icon + "'. Falling back to default.");
-          }
-          root.customIcon = "info-circle";
-        }
-        showOSD(OSD.Type.CustomText);
-      }
-    }
-
     // AudioService monitoring
     Connections {
       target: AudioService
@@ -372,19 +340,8 @@ Variants {
         wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
       }
 
-      NText {
-        id: customTextMetrics
-        visible: false
-        text: root.customText
-        pointSize: Style.fontSizeM
-        family: Settings.data.ui.fontFixed
-        font.weight: Style.fontWeightMedium
-        elide: Text.ElideNone
-        wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
-      }
-
       // Dimensions
-      readonly property bool isShortMode: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText
+      readonly property bool isShortMode: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey
       readonly property int longHWidth: Math.round(320 * Style.uiScaleRatio)
       readonly property int longHHeight: Math.round(72 * Style.uiScaleRatio)
       readonly property int shortHWidth: Math.round(180 * Style.uiScaleRatio)
@@ -392,25 +349,6 @@ Variants {
       readonly property int longVHeight: Math.round(280 * Style.uiScaleRatio)
       readonly property int shortVHeight: Math.round(180 * Style.uiScaleRatio)
 
-      // Dynamic width for horizontal custom text based on text length
-      readonly property int customTextHWidth: {
-        if (root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText || verticalMode) {
-          return shortHWidth;
-        }
-        const textWidth = Math.ceil(customTextMetrics.contentWidth || 0);
-        if (textWidth === 0) {
-          // Fallback if measurement not ready
-          return longHWidth;
-        }
-        const iconWidth = Style.fontSizeXL * Style.uiScaleRatio;
-        const margins = Style.marginL * 2; // Left and right content margins
-        const spacing = Style.marginM; // Spacing between icon and text
-        const bgMargins = Style.marginM * 1.5 * 2; // Background margins
-        const totalWidth = textWidth + iconWidth + margins + spacing + bgMargins;
-        // Ensure minimum width and add some buffer
-        return Math.max(shortHWidth, Math.round(totalWidth * 1.1));
-      }
-
       // Dynamic width for horizontal lock keys based on text length
       // Explicitly bind to contentWidth to ensure reactivity
       readonly property int lockKeyHWidth: {
@@ -472,27 +410,6 @@ Variants {
         return Math.max(shortVHeight, Math.round(totalHeight * 1.1));
       }
 
-      readonly property int customTextVHeight: {
-        if (root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText || !verticalMode) {
-          return shortVHeight;
-        }
-        const text = root.customText;
-        const charCount = text ? text.length : 0;
-        if (charCount === 0) {
-          return shortVHeight;
-        }
-        const fontSize = Style.fontSizeM * Settings.data.ui.fontFixedScale * Style.uiScaleRatio;
-        const charHeight = fontSize * 1.3;
-        const textHeight = charCount * charHeight;
-        const bgMargins = Style.marginM * 1.5 * 2;
-        const contentMargins = Style.marginL * 2;
-        const iconSize = Style.fontSizeXL * Style.uiScaleRatio * 1.8;
-        const textIconSpacing = Style.marginM;
-        const buffer = Style.marginL;
-        const totalHeight = textHeight + bgMargins + contentMargins + iconSize + textIconSpacing + buffer;
-        return Math.max(shortVHeight, Math.round(totalHeight * 1.1));
-      }
-
       readonly property int barThickness: {
         const base = Math.max(8, Math.round(8 * Style.uiScaleRatio));
         return base % 2 === 0 ? base : base + 1;
@@ -521,8 +438,8 @@ Variants {
       margins.left: calculateMargin(anchors.left, "left")
       margins.right: calculateMargin(anchors.right, "right")
 
-      implicitWidth: verticalMode ? longVWidth : (root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText ? customTextHWidth : (isShortMode ? lockKeyHWidth : longHWidth))
-      implicitHeight: verticalMode ? (root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText ? customTextVHeight : (isShortMode ? lockKeyVHeight : longVHeight)) : longHHeight
+      implicitWidth: verticalMode ? longVWidth : (isShortMode ? lockKeyHWidth : longHWidth)
+      implicitHeight: verticalMode ? (isShortMode ? lockKeyVHeight : longVHeight) : longHHeight
       color: "transparent"
 
       WlrLayershell.namespace: "noctalia-osd-" + (screen?.name || "unknown")
@@ -564,8 +481,6 @@ Variants {
             osdItem.visible = false;
             root.currentOSDType = -1;
             root.lastLockKeyChanged = "";
-            root.customText = "";
-            root.customIcon = "";
             root.active = false;
           }
         }
@@ -628,9 +543,9 @@ Variants {
               }
             }
 
-            // Lock Key or Custom Status Text (replaces progress bar)
+            // Lock Key Status Text (replaces progress bar)
             NText {
-              visible: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText
+              visible: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey
               text: root.getDisplayPercentage()
               color: root.getProgressColor()
               pointSize: Style.fontSizeM
@@ -644,7 +559,7 @@ Variants {
 
             // Progress Bar for Volume/Brightness
             Rectangle {
-              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey && root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText
+              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey
               Layout.fillWidth: true
               Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
               height: panel.barThickness
@@ -676,7 +591,7 @@ Variants {
 
             // Percentage Text for Volume/Brightness
             NText {
-              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey && root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText
+              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey
               text: root.getDisplayPercentage()
               color: Color.mOnSurface
               pointSize: Style.fontSizeS
@@ -698,12 +613,12 @@ Variants {
             anchors.fill: parent
             anchors.topMargin: Style.marginL
             anchors.bottomMargin: Style.marginL
-            spacing: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText ? Style.marginM : Style.marginS
-            clip: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey && root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText
+            spacing: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey ? Style.marginM : Style.marginS
+            clip: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey
 
             ColumnLayout {
               id: textVerticalLayout
-              visible: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText
+              visible: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey
               Layout.fillWidth: true
               Layout.fillHeight: false
               Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
@@ -729,13 +644,8 @@ Variants {
                     textVerticalLayout.updateVerticalTextChars();
                   }
                 }
-                function onCustomTextChanged() {
-                  if (root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText) {
-                    textVerticalLayout.updateVerticalTextChars();
-                  }
-                }
                 function onCurrentOSDTypeChanged() {
-                  if (root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText) {
+                  if (root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey) {
                     textVerticalLayout.updateVerticalTextChars();
                   }
                 }
@@ -763,7 +673,7 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             NText {
-              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey && root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText
+              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey
               text: root.getDisplayPercentage()
               color: Color.mOnSurface
               pointSize: Style.fontSizeS
@@ -777,9 +687,9 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             Item {
-              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey && root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText
+              visible: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey
               Layout.fillWidth: true
-              Layout.fillHeight: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey && root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.CustomText
+              Layout.fillHeight: root.currentOSDType !== OSD.Type.LockKey
 
               Rectangle {
                 anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
@@ -816,10 +726,10 @@ Variants {
             NIcon {
               icon: root.getIcon()
               color: root.getIconColor()
-              pointSize: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText ? Style.fontSizeXL : Style.fontSizeL
-              Layout.alignment: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText ? Qt.AlignHCenter : (Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignBottom)
-              Layout.preferredHeight: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText ? (Style.fontSizeXL * Style.uiScaleRatio * 1.5) : -1
-              Layout.minimumHeight: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey || root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.CustomText ? (Style.fontSizeXL * Style.uiScaleRatio) : 0
+              pointSize: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey ? Style.fontSizeXL : Style.fontSizeL
+              Layout.alignment: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey ? Qt.AlignHCenter : (Qt.AlignHCenter | Qt.AlignBottom)
+              Layout.preferredHeight: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey ? (Style.fontSizeXL * Style.uiScaleRatio * 1.5) : -1
+              Layout.minimumHeight: root.currentOSDType === OSD.Type.LockKey ? (Style.fontSizeXL * Style.uiScaleRatio) : 0
 
               Behavior on color {
                 ColorAnimation {
diff --git a/Services/Control/IPCService.qml b/Services/Control/IPCService.qml
index e0d3d4440..474c36fc3 100644
--- a/Services/Control/IPCService.qml
+++ b/Services/Control/IPCService.qml
@@ -467,15 +467,16 @@ Item {
     }
   }
 
+  // TODO REMOVE IN FEB. 2026
   IpcHandler {
     target: "osd"
 
     function showText(text: string) {
-      OSDService.showCustomText(text, "");
+      ToastService.showNotice(text, "This IPC call will be deprecated soon, use 'toast send' instead.");
     }
 
     function showTextWithIcon(text: string, icon: string) {
-      OSDService.showCustomText(text, icon);
+      ToastService.showNotice(text, "This IPC call will be deprecated soon, use 'toast send' instead.", icon);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/Services/UI/OSDService.qml b/Services/UI/OSDService.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0156b62eb..000000000
--- a/Services/UI/OSDService.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-pragma Singleton
-
-import QtQuick
-import Quickshell
-
-Singleton {
-  id: root
-
-  signal showCustomText(string text, string icon)
-}