macos-release

What is macos-release?

The macos-release npm package is used to get the macOS name and version from the Darwin version. It is useful for applications that need to display or log the macOS version in a human-readable format.

What are macos-release's main functionalities?

Get macOS release name and version

This feature allows you to get the macOS release name and version. The code sample demonstrates how to use the macos-release package to get the current macOS release information and log it to the console.

const macosRelease = require('macos-release');
const release = macosRelease();
console.log(release);

Get macOS release name and version from a specific Darwin version

This feature allows you to get the macOS release name and version from a specific Darwin version. The code sample demonstrates how to use the macos-release package to get the macOS release information for Darwin version '20.3.0' and log it to the console.

const macosRelease = require('macos-release');
const release = macosRelease('20.3.0');
console.log(release);

Other packages similar to macos-release

os-name

The os-name package provides the name of the operating system. It supports multiple platforms including macOS, Windows, and Linux. Compared to macos-release, os-name is more versatile as it can be used across different operating systems, but it may not provide as detailed information specifically for macOS.

os-release

The os-release package is used to get the operating system release information. It is similar to macos-release but is more general-purpose and can be used on various Unix-like operating systems. It may not provide the specific macOS release names but is useful for broader OS detection.

README

macos-release

Get the name and version of a macOS release from the Darwin version
Example: 13.2.0 → {name: 'Mavericks', version: '10.9'}

Install

$ npm install macos-release

Usage

const os = require('os');
const macosRelease = require('macos-release');

// On a macOS Sierra system

macosRelease();
//=> {name: 'Sierra', version: '10.12'}

os.release();
//=> 13.2.0
// This is the Darwin kernel version

macosRelease(os.release());
//=> {name: 'Sierra', version: '10.12'}

macosRelease('14.0.0');
//=> {name: 'Yosemite', version: '10.10'}

macosRelease('20.0.0');
//=> {name: 'Big Sur', version: '11'}

API

macosRelease(release?)

release

Type: string

By default, the current operating system is used, but you can supply a custom Darwin kernel version, which is the output of os.release().

Related

• os-name - Get the name of the current operating system. Example: macOS Sierra
• macos-version - Get the macOS version of the current system. Example: 10.9.3
• win-release - Get the name of a Windows version from the release number: 5.1.2600 → XP

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