Is os-name safe to use?

os-name has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (7.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 79/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of os-name?

The latest version of os-name is 7.0.0, released 2026-02-02.

Does os-name have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of os-name.

Is os-name deprecated?

No, os-name is actively maintained. Latest release: 7.0.0 (2026-02-02).

What are alternatives to os-name?

Popular alternatives to os-name in npm include: semver, ansi-styles, debug, minimatch, brace-expansion.

os-name

npmv7.0.0

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

License MITpermissive19 versions1 maintainers2 deps3,556,689 weekly dl

sindresorhus/os-name

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 79/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

3.3 KBminified

1.7 KB gzipped

2 direct dependencies

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TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

macos-release windows-release

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