https://github.com/davidcann/node-mac-detect-browsers

Detect web browsers on macOS from Node.js or Electron via a native module
https://github.com/davidcann/node-mac-detect-browsers

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Detect web browsers on macOS from Node.js or Electron via a native module

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/davidcann/node-mac-detect-browsers
• Owner: davidcann
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-10-01T20:53:54.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-23T12:32:14.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-23T12:41:20.218Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: browser, electron, electronjs, macos, node, nodejs
• Language: Objective-C++
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• Size: 4.88 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# node-mac-detect-browsers

> Detect web browsers on macOS from Node.js or Electron via a native module

## Installing

    npm install node-mac-detect-browsers

## API

**detect([callback])** (macOS only)

- `callback` Receives an `error`, if any, and an array of `results` sorted by the `name` property.

Each `result` is an object with the following properties:

- `name` string

- `path` string – absolute path to executable

- `default` bool (optional) – indicates the default application

Note: an error occurs if no browsers were found.

## Usage

In main process:

    const { detect } = require("node-mac-detect-browsers");

    detect((err, results) => {

    	if (err) {

    		console.error(err);

    	}

    	console.log(results);

    });

or async:

    (async () => {

    	try {

    		const browsers = await detect();

    		console.log(browsers);

    	} catch (err) {

    		console.error(err);

    	}

    })();

Example output:

    [

    	{

    		"name": "Arc",

    		"path": "/Applications/Arc.app"

    	},

    	{

    		"name": "Brave Browser",

    		"path": "/Applications/Brave Browser.app"

    	},

    	{

    		"name": "Chromium",

    		"path": "/Applications/Chromium.app"

    	},

    	{

    		"name": "Firefox",

    		"path": "/Applications/Firefox.app"

    	},

    	{

    		"name": "Google Chrome",

    		"path": "/Applications/Google Chrome.app"

    	},

    	{

    		"default": true,

    		"name": "Safari",

    		"path": "/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/App/System/Applications/Safari.app"

    	},

    	{

    		"name": "Tor Browser",

    		"path": "/Applications/Tor Browser.app"

    	}

    ]

## License

MIT License

## Acknowledgements

- [RSWeb](https://github.com/Ranchero-Software/RSWeb), part of NetNewsWire