The operating system the browser is running on.
runtime.PlatformOs
Type
Values of this type are strings. Possible values are:
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"mac" -
The underlying operating system is macOS.
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"win" -
The underlying operating system is Windows.
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"android" -
The underlying operating system is Android.
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"cros" -
The underlying operating system is Chrome OS.
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"linux" -
The underlying operating system is Linux.
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"openbsd" -
The underlying operating system is Open/FreeBSD.
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"fuchsia" -
The underlying operating system is Fuchsia.
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
PlatformOs |
Yes | 79 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | 48 | ? | 15 | ? |
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json in the Chromium code.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/PlatformOs