SystemInfo.OSName
-----------------

Returns the name of the operating system.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SystemInfo](component_SystemInfo.md) | [1.5](newinversion15.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "SystemInfo.OSName" ) ### Parameters

none

### Description

Returns the name of the operating system.  
e.g. "Windows 2000", "Windows XP", "macOS", "Vista".  
  
Older versions used to return "Mac OS X" for macOS.  
### Examples

Shows OS Name:

 Show Custom Dialog \[MBS ( "SystemInfo.OSName" )\]  
### See also

- [SystemInfo.HostName](SystemInfoHostName.md)
- [SystemInfo.isTahoe](SystemInfoisTahoe.md)
- [SystemInfo.Time](SystemInfoTime.md)
- [SystemInfo.UserName](SystemInfoUserName.md)

### Blog Entries

- [Identify plugin version and platform](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2021-07-25/Identify_plugin_version_and_pl/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

This function is free to use.

Created 18th August 2014 , last changed 10th August 2020

  
[SystemInfo.NetworkStats](SystemInfoNetworkStats.md) - [SystemInfo.OSVersionString](SystemInfoOSVersionString.md)

[HTML Version](SystemInfoOSName.shtml)