os-name

What is os-name?

The os-name npm package is a simple utility that allows you to get the name of the operating system in a human-readable format. It is useful for logging, debugging, and displaying system information in a user-friendly way.

What are os-name's main functionalities?

Get OS Name

This feature allows you to get the name of the operating system. The code sample demonstrates how to use the os-name package to print the OS name to the console.

const osName = require('os-name');
console.log(osName());

Get OS Name with Version

This feature allows you to get the name of the operating system along with its version. The code sample shows how to use the os-name package to print the OS name and version to the console.

const osName = require('os-name');
console.log(osName(os.platform(), os.release()));

Other packages similar to os-name

os

The 'os' module is a built-in Node.js module that provides operating system-related utility methods and properties. Unlike os-name, it does not provide a human-readable OS name but offers more detailed system information such as CPU architecture, network interfaces, and more.

systeminformation

The 'systeminformation' package is a comprehensive library for retrieving detailed system and hardware information. It provides much more detailed information compared to os-name, including CPU, memory, disk, and network details. However, it is more complex to use and may be overkill if you only need the OS name.

node-os-utils

The 'node-os-utils' package provides a set of utilities to get various system information such as CPU usage, memory usage, and more. It offers more functionality than os-name but does not focus specifically on providing a human-readable OS name.

README

os-name

Get the name of the current operating system
Example: macOS Sierra

Useful for analytics and debugging.

Install

npm install os-name

Usage

import os from 'node:os';
import osName from 'os-name';

// On a macOS Sierra system

osName();
//=> 'macOS Sierra'

osName(os.platform(), os.release());
//=> 'macOS Sierra'

osName('darwin', '14.0.0');
//=> 'OS X Yosemite'

osName('linux', '3.13.0-24-generic');
//=> 'Linux 3.13'

osName('win32', '6.3.9600');
//=> 'Windows 8.1'

API

osName(platform?, release?)

By default, the name of the current operating system is returned.

You can optionally supply a custom os.platform() and os.release().

Check out getos if you need the Linux distribution name.

Related

• os-name-cli - CLI for this module