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> Approximates the current location of the Opera browser across platforms.

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* By default checks only stable. Optionally can cascade to beta / developer.
* Supports macOS / Windows / Linux
* Works both as an ES module or CommonJS

Support table

This table lists the default locations where Opera is typically installed for each supported platform and channel. By default, only the Stable channel is checked. When fallback is enabled, the package checks these paths (in order) and returns the first one found.

Platform	Channel	Paths checked
macOS	Opera (Stable)	/Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera ~/Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera
	Opera Beta	/Applications/Opera Beta.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera Beta ~/Applications/Opera Beta.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera Beta
	Opera Developer	/Applications/Opera Developer.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera Developer ~/Applications/Opera Developer.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera Developer
Windows	Opera (Stable)	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Opera\opera.exe %PROGRAMFILES%\Opera\opera.exe %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Opera\opera.exe
	Opera Beta	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Opera Beta\opera.exe %PROGRAMFILES%\Opera Beta\opera.exe %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Opera Beta\opera.exe
	Opera Developer	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Opera developer\opera.exe %PROGRAMFILES%\Opera developer\opera.exe %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Opera developer\opera.exe
Linux/other	Opera (Stable)	opera (on $PATH)
	Opera Beta	opera-beta (on $PATH)
	Opera Developer	opera-developer (on $PATH)

Returns the first existing path found (given selected channels), or null if none are found.

Usage

Via Node.js (strict by default):

``js
import operaLocation from "opera-location2";
import {
locateOperaOrExplain,
getInstallGuidance,
getOperaVersion
} from "opera-location2";

// Strict (Stable only)
console.log(operaLocation());
// => "/Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera" or null

// Enable fallback (Stable / Beta / Developer)
console.log(operaLocation(true));
// => first found among Stable/Beta/Developer or null

// Throw with a friendly guide when not found
try {
const bin = locateOperaOrExplain({allowFallback: true});
console.log(bin);

// Cross-platform version (no exec by default)
console.log(getOperaVersion(bin)); // e.g. "114.0.5282.233" or null

// Opt-in: allow executing the binary (Linux/other)
console.log(getOperaVersion(bin, {allowExec: true}));
} catch (e) {
console.error(String(e));
// Or print getInstallGuidance() explicitly
}
`

Via CLI:

`bash
npx opera-location2


Strict (Stable only)

npx opera-location2 --fallback


Enable cascade (Stable / Beta / Developer)

Respect environment overrides

OPERA_BINARY=/custom/path/to/opera npx opera-location2

Print browser version (empty + exit code 2 if unavailable)

npx opera-location2 --opera-version
npx opera-location2 --browser-version

Opt-in: allow executing the binary to fetch version

npx opera-location2 --browser-version --allow-exec
`

$3

If this environment variable is set and points to an existing binary, it takes precedence:

- OPERA_BINARY

API

- default export locateOpera(allowFallback?: boolean): string | null
- locateOperaOrExplain(options?: boolean | { allowFallback?: boolean }): string
- getOperaVersion(bin: string, opts?: { allowExec?: boolean }): string | null
- getInstallGuidance(): string`

Related projects

* brave-location
* chrome-location2
* edge-location
* firefox-location2
* vivaldi-location2
* yandex-location
* librewolf-location
* waterfox-location

License

MIT (c) Cezar Augusto.