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Detect default web browser of the current user, cross-platform (Win/Lin/Mac)
This cross-platform module finds out the default browser for current user.
Tested on Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows XP 32-bit, Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit (en-US locale), Mac OS X.
It requires nodejs and npm. If you don't have node, grab it at nodejs.org. Node installer bundles npm (node package manager)
HKCU\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet
xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/http
$ npm install x-default-browser
var defaultBrowser = require('x-default-browser');
defaultBrowser(function (err, res) {
// in case of error, `err` will be a string with error message; otherwise it's `null`.
console.dir(res);
// => {
// isIE: false,
// isFirefox: true,
// isChrome: false,
// isChromium: false,
// isOpera: false,
// isWebkit: false,
// identity: 'firefox.exe',
// commonName: 'firefox'
// }
});
commonName
is portable, it will be ie
, safari
, firefox
, chrome
, chromium
, opera
or unknown
isBlink
is true for Chrome, Chromium, OperaisWebkit
is true for Chrome, Chromium, Opera, Safariidentity
key is platform-specific.
HKLM\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\<prefix>
keys to find out details of the browser. It'll be one of iexplore.exe
, firefox.exe
, google chrome
,
chromium.<somerandomkeyhere>
, operastable
.firefox.desktop
, google-chrome.desktop
, chromium-browser.desktop
or opera.desktop
com.apple.Safari
, com.google.chrome
, com.operasoftware.Opera
, org.mozilla.firefox
etc$ npm install -g x-default-browser
$ x-default-browser
firefox
Command line version outputs the commonName
key, i.e. ie
, safari
, firefox
, chrome
, chromium
, opera
or unknown
.
This module was only tested on Ubuntu. Compatibility reports and fixes for other distros are more than welcome! Use GitHub issues or email: (jakub.g.opensource) (gmail)
MIT © Jakub Gieryluk
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Detect default web browser of the current user, cross-platform (Win/Lin/Mac)
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