Navigator.appName
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The value of the Navigator.appName property is always "Netscape", in any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility purposes.
Note: Do not rely on this property to return a real browser name. All browsers return "Netscape" as the value of this property.
Syntax
appName = navigator.appName
Value
The string "Netscape".
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard (HTML) # dom-navigator-appname-dev |
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 | |
appName |
1 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
≤12.1 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
≤12.1 |
1 |
1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/appName