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locate-app

npmv2.5.0TypeScript

Find apps installed on your system. This util will help to find executables of a known app like Chrome, Firefox,... on Windows, Linux, and macOS out of the box.

Adopt with care

locate-app is usable, with caveats. Last published 687 days ago. 4 releases in the last 2 years.

  • ?Adoption: grade ?, Not reported by this registry.

    No download data reported for this package yet.

  • CMaintenance: grade C, Fair — worth a look.

    Last published 687 days ago. 4 releases in the last 2 years.

  • AWeight: grade A, Excellent.

    Pulls in 4 transitive packages, about 1.2 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

  • BSupply chain: grade B, Good.

    This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).

  • ALicense: grade A, Excellent.

    Apache-2.0 — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding locate-app to a project.

3
Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

4
Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

1.2 MB
Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

2
Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Part of this dependency tree has not been crawled yet, so these figures are a lower bound rather than a final total.

Licenses in the dependency tree

(MIT OR CC0-1.0)MIT

Every license you inherit by installing locate-app, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.

Compatibility

Node.js
No constraint declared
Module format
CommonJS only
TypeScript
Types included
Install scripts
None

Quick start

A usage example from the locate-app README.

typescriptFull README ↗
import { locateChrome } from 'locate-app';

const executablePathOfFirefox = await locateFirefox();

locate-app vs the alternatives

Packages solving a similar problem in the npm ecosystem, compared on the signals that drive an adoption decision.

PackageWeekly downloadsDependentsLicenseLast release
locate-appthis page01Apache-2.01 year ago
type-fest337.8M6(MIT OR CC0-1.0)1 day ago
zod246.7M13MIT1 day ago
csstype142.8M2MIT1 day ago
@standard-schema/spec99.1M9MIT1 day ago
expect-type78.4M8Apache-2.01 day ago

Dependencies

Declared by locate-app v2.5.0. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Runtime (3)

@promptbook/utils 0.69.5type-fest 4.26.0userhome 1.0.1

Dev (9)

@types/jest 26.0.24glob-promise 4.2.0jest 27.0.6ts-jest 27.0.3ts-loader 8.2.0ts-node 10.8.1tslint 6.1.3typedoc 0.22.17typescript 4.7.3

Used by

Popular packages that depend on locate-app.

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A WDIO helper utility to provide several utility functions used across the project.

↓ 0/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MITTS

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of locate-app.

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Release history

No releases in the last two years, typically about 2 days apart.

Recent versions of locate-app
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2.5.0latest1 year ago617 KBApache-2.0
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Overview

locate-app is an npm package that find apps installed on your system. This util will help to find executables of a known app like Chrome, Firefox,... on Windows, Linux, and macOS out of the box. It has 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 2.5.0, released under the Apache-2.0 license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need find apps installed on your system. This util will help to find executables of a known app like Chrome, Firefox,... on Windows, Linux, and macOS out of the box and value a focused solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

  • Ships TypeScript type definitions.
  • Clear open-source license (Apache-2.0).

Cons

  • No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.

Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.

Maintainers

hejny

Keywords

helpertypescriptutils

Funding

Frequently asked questions

Should I use locate-app?

locate-app is usable, with caveats. Last published 687 days ago. 4 releases in the last 2 years.

How do I install locate-app?

Run `npm install locate-app` to add locate-app to your npm project.

How many dependencies does locate-app have?

locate-app declares 12 direct dependencies and pulls in 4 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 1.2 MB on disk.

What license is locate-app released under?

locate-app is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license. Its dependency tree also includes: (MIT OR CC0-1.0), MIT.

How popular is locate-app?

npm does not publish download counts. Within PackageGraph's crawl, 1 known packages depend on locate-app.

Is locate-app still maintained?

The most recent release of locate-app (v2.5.0) was published 1 year ago.

Does locate-app run install scripts?

No. locate-app does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.