Get the name and version of a macOS release from the Darwin version
Example:13.2.0→{name: 'Mavericks', version: '10.9'}
npm install macos-releaseimport os from 'node:os';
import macosRelease from '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'}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().
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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 -
windows-release - Get the name of a Windows version from the release number:
5.1.2600→XP