
Product
Socket for Jira Is Now Available
Socket for Jira lets teams turn alerts into Jira tickets with manual creation, automated ticketing rules, and two-way sync.
electron-osx-prompt
Advanced tools
Electron macOS-style prompts. Intended for use on a mac.
Behaves like a modal that blocks other interaction.
$ npm install electron-osx-prompt
// From renderer or main process, doesn't matter
const userPrompt = require('electron-osx-prompt');
const icon = __dirname + '/icon.png';
userPrompt('Label text', 'Placeholder text', icon)
.then(input => {
console.log(input);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log(err);
});
You can change the label text and the textbox placeholder text.
You can also provide a PNG or JPEG image for the prompt icon. It's size should be about 60 x 60 px.
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
label | string | The label text of the input field. | 'Please enter a value' |
placeholder | string | The placeholder text inside the input field. | '' |
icon | string | Path to your custom (app) icon. | Electron's default icon. |
Returns a Promise with the user input. Clicking Cancel will return null.
MIT © Peter Freeman
Uses css from photon by @connors
FAQs
Electron macOS-style prompts.
We found that electron-osx-prompt demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Did you know?

Socket for GitHub automatically highlights issues in each pull request and monitors the health of all your open source dependencies. Discover the contents of your packages and block harmful activity before you install or update your dependencies.

Product
Socket for Jira lets teams turn alerts into Jira tickets with manual creation, automated ticketing rules, and two-way sync.

Company News
Socket won two 2026 Reppy Awards from RepVue, ranking in the top 5% of all sales orgs. AE Alexandra Lister shares what it's like to grow a sales career here.

Security News
NIST will stop enriching most CVEs under a new risk-based model, narrowing the NVD's scope as vulnerability submissions continue to surge.