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runtime.PlatformOs

The operating system the browser is running on.

Type

Values of this type are strings. Possible values are:

"mac": The underlying operating system is Mac OS X.
"win": The underlying operating system is Windows.
"android": The underlying operating system is Android.
"cros": The underlying operating system is Chrome OS.
"linux": The underlying operating system is Linux.
"openbsd": The underlying operating system is Open/FreeBSD.

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	?	?	?

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