Glossary: Desktop Apps with Electron and Tauri

process.platform

Also written: darwin, win32, process.platform values

A Node.js value naming the operating system: `"darwin"` on macOS, `"win32"` on Windows (even 64-bit) and `"linux"` on Linux. Electron apps use it for per-system behavior.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 1: Why desktop apps, and Electron's two processes
Chapter 2: Windows and menus
Chapter 11: Project: KC Till, a point-of-sale app for the counter

Related terms

window-all-closed activate