Web/API/NavigatorID/appName

The value of the NavigatorID.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	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'NavigatorID.appName' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
appName Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See also

• NavigatorID.appCodeName
• NavigatorID.product

NavigatorID.appName by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.