sindresorhus/default-browser

Get the default browser

63

stars

46

commits

JavaScript

primary language

Aug 16, 2026

updated

README

default-browser

Get the default browser

Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Install

npm install default-browser

Usage

import defaultBrowser from 'default-browser';

console.log(await defaultBrowser());
//=> {name: 'Safari', id: 'com.apple.Safari'}

default-browser-cli - CLI for this package

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Get the default browser

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README

default-browser

Get the default browser

Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Install

npm install default-browser

Usage

import defaultBrowser from 'default-browser';

console.log(await defaultBrowser());
//=> {name: 'Safari', id: 'com.apple.Safari'}

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Contributors

38 commits

4 commits

2 commits

1 commits

Languages

JavaScript

98.3%

TypeScript

1.7%