diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.jsx b/packages/app/src/App.jsx
index ecb60553..352db103 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.jsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ String.prototype.toTitleCase = function () {
 	})
 }
 
+String.prototype.toBoolean = function () {
+	return this === "true"
+}
+
 Promise.tasked = function (promises) {
 	return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
 		let rejected = false
@@ -76,6 +80,8 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 	static async initialize() {
 		window.app.version = config.package.version
 
+		window.app.message = antd.message
+
 		// check if electron library is available
 		if (typeof window.electron !== "undefined") {
 			window.isElectron = true