Can I Tell If My Chrome Extension Is Running On Windows?

In my Google Chrome Extension I need to copy text onto the Clipboard, and I need to know if my extension is installed on Windows OS or not. Is it possible? PS. If it is Windows, th

Solution 1:

Two ways, at least

1. You can simply rely on navigator.platform

2. Better option is to use Chrome API: chrome.runtime.getPlatformInfo():

   chrome.runtime.getPlatformInfo(function callback)

   Returns information about the current platform.

   In the form of a PlatformInfo object.

   chrome.runtime.getPlatformInfo( function(info) {
     if(info.os == "win") { /* do stuff */ }
   });