Library to share target browsers between different front-end tools.
It is used in:
package.json or browserslist will be supported in 7.0)Browserslist Example shows how every tool uses Browserslist.
All tools will find target browsers automatically,
when you add the following to package.json:
{
"browserslist": [
"> 1%",
"IE 10"
]
}
Or in .browserslistrc config:
# Browsers that we support
> 1%
IE 10 # sorry
Developers set browsers list in queries like last 2 version
to be free from updating browser versions manually.
Browserslist will use Can I Use data for this queries.
Browserslist will take browsers queries from tool option,browserslist config, .browserslistrc config,browserslist section in package.json or environment variables.
You can test Browserslist queries in online demo.
browserslist-ga downloads your website browsers statistics> 0.5% in my stats query.browserslist-useragent checks browser by user agent stringbrowserslist-useragent-ruby is a Ruby library to checks browsercaniuse-api returns browsers which support some specific feature.npx browserslist in your project directory to see project’sBrowserslist will use browsers query from one of this sources:
browsers option in Autoprefixer.BROWSERSLIST environment variable.browserslist config file in current or parent directories..browserslistrc config file in current or parent directories.browserslist key in package.json file in current or parent directories.> 0.5%, last 2 versions, Firefox ESR, not dead.last 2 Chrome versions) only if you are makinglast 1 version, not dead with > 0.2% (or > 1% in US,> 1% in my stats). Just last n versions adds to many dead browsers> 0.2% make popular browsers evenYou can specify the versions by queries (case insensitive):
> 5%: versions selected by global usage statistics.>=, < and <= work too.> 5% in US: uses USA usage statistics. It accepts two-letter country code.> 5% in alt-AS: uses Asia region usage statistics. List of all region codescaniuse-lite/data/regions.> 5% in my stats: uses custom usage data.cover 99.5%: most popular browsers that provide coverage.cover 99.5% in US: same as above, with two-letter country code.cover 99.5% in my stats: uses custom usage data.extends browserslist-config-mycompany: take queries frombrowserslist-config-mycompany npm package.ie 6-8: selects an inclusive range of versions.Firefox > 20: versions of Firefox newer than 20.>=, < and <= work too.iOS 7: the iOS browser version 7 directly.Firefox ESR: the latest [Firefox ESR] version.unreleased versions or unreleased Chrome versions:last 2 major versions or last 2 iOS major versions:since 2015 or last 2 years: all versions released since year 2015since 2015-03 and since 2015-03-10).dead: browsers from last 2 version query, but with less than 0.5%IE 10, IE_Mob 10, BlackBerry 10,BlackBerry 7, and OperaMobile 12.1.last 2 versions: the last 2 versions for each browser.last 2 Chrome versions: the last 2 versions of Chrome browser.defaults: Browserslist’s default browsers> 0.5%, last 2 versions, Firefox ESR, not dead).not ie <= 8: exclude browsers selected by previous queries.You can add not to any query.
Run npx browserslist in project directory to see what browsers was selected
by your queries.
$ npx browserslist
and_chr 61
and_ff 56
and_qq 1.2
and_uc 11.4
android 56
baidu 7.12
bb 10
chrome 62
edge 16
firefox 56
ios_saf 11
opera 48
safari 11
samsung 5
Browserslist works with separated versions of browsers.
You should avoid queries like Firefox > 0.
Multiple criteria are combined as a boolean OR. A browser version must match
at least one of the criteria to be selected.
All queries are based on the Can I Use support table,
e.g. last 3 iOS versions might select 8.4, 9.2, 9.3 (mixed major and minor),
whereas last 3 Chrome versions might select 50, 49, 48 (major only).
Names are case insensitive:
Android for Android WebView.Baidu for Baidu Browser.BlackBerry or bb for Blackberry browser.Chrome for Google Chrome.ChromeAndroid or and_chr for Chrome for AndroidEdge for Microsoft Edge.Electron for Electron framework. It will be converted to Chrome version.Explorer or ie for Internet Explorer.ExplorerMobile or ie_mob for Internet Explorer Mobile.Firefox or ff for Mozilla Firefox.FirefoxAndroid or and_ff for Firefox for Android.iOS or ios_saf for iOS Safari.Opera for Opera.OperaMini or op_mini for Opera Mini.OperaMobile or op_mob for Opera Mobile.QQAndroid or and_qq for QQ Browser for Android.Safari for desktop Safari.Samsung for Samsung Internet.UCAndroid or and_uc for UC Browser for Android.package.jsonIf you want to reduce config files in project root, you can specify
browsers in package.json with browserslist key:
{
"private": true,
"dependencies": {
"autoprefixer": "^6.5.4"
},
"browserslist": [
"> 1%",
"IE 10"
]
}
Browserslist config should be named .browserslistrc or browserslist
and have browsers queries split by a new line. Comments starts with # symbol:
# Browsers that we support
> 1%
IE 10 # sorry
Browserslist will check config in every directory in path.
So, if tool process app/styles/main.css, you can put config to root,app/ or app/styles.
You can specify direct path in BROWSERSLIST_CONFIG environment variables.
You can use the following query to reference an exported Browserslist config
from another package:
"browserslist": [
"extends browserslist-config-mycompany"
]
For security reasons, external configuration only supports packages that have
the browserslist-config- prefix. npm scoped packages are also supported, by
naming or prefixing the module with @scope/browserslist-config, such as@scope/browserslist-config or @scope/browserslist-config-mycompany.
If you don’t accept Browserslist queries from users, you can disable the
validation by using the dangerousExtend option:
browserslist(queries, { path, dangerousExtend: true })
Because this uses npm's resolution, you can also reference specific files
in a package:
"browserslist": [
"extends browserslist-config-mycompany/desktop",
"extends browserslist-config-mycompany/mobile"
]
When writing a shared Browserslist package, just export an array.browserslist-config-mycompany/index.js:
module.exports = [
'> 1%',
'ie 10'
]
If some tool use Browserslist inside, you can change browsers settings
by environment variables:
BROWSERSLIST with browsers queries.sh BROWSERSLIST="> 5%" gulp css
BROWSERSLIST_CONFIG with path to config file.sh BROWSERSLIST_CONFIG=./config/browserslist gulp css
BROWSERSLIST_ENV with environments string.sh BROWSERSLIST_ENV="development" gulp css
BROWSERSLIST_STATS with path to the custom usage data> 1% in my stats query.sh BROWSERSLIST_STATS=./config/usage_data.json gulp css
BROWSERSLIST_DISABLE_CACHE if you want to disable config reading cache.sh BROWSERSLIST_DISABLE_CACHE=1 gulp css
You can also specify different browser queries for various environments.
Browserslist will choose query according to BROWSERSLIST_ENV or NODE_ENV
variables. If none of them is declared, Browserslist will firstly look
for production queries and then use defaults.
In package.json:
"browserslist": {
"production": [
"> 1%",
"ie 10"
],
"development": [
"last 1 chrome version",
"last 1 firefox version"
]
}
In .browserslistrc config:
[production staging]
> 1%
ie 10
[development]
last 1 chrome version
last 1 firefox version
If you have a website, you can query against the usage statistics of your site.browserslist-ga will ask access to Google Analytics and then generatebrowserslist-stats.json:
npx browserslist-ga
Of course, you can generate usage statistics file by any other method.
File format should be like:
{
"ie": {
"6": 0.01,
"7": 0.4,
"8": 1.5
},
"chrome": {
…
},
…
}
Note that you can query against your custom usage data
while also querying against global or regional data.
For example, the query > 1% in my stats, > 5% in US, 10% is permitted.
var browserslist = require('browserslist');
// Your CSS/JS build tool code
var process = function (source, opts) {
var browsers = browserslist(opts.browsers, {
stats: opts.stats,
path: opts.file,
env: opts.env
});
// Your code to add features for selected browsers
}
Queries can be a string "> 1%, IE 10"
or an array ['> 1%', 'IE 10'].
If a query is missing, Browserslist will look for a config file.
You can provide a path option (that can be a file) to find the config file
relatively to it.
Options:
path: file or a directory path to look for config file. Default is ..env: what environment section use from config. Default is production.stats: custom usage statistics data.config: path to config if you want to set it manually.ignoreUnknownVersions: do not throw on direct query (like ie 12).false.dangerousExtend: Disable security checks for extend query.false.For non-JS environment and debug purpose you can use CLI tool:
browserslist "> 1%, IE 10"
You can get total users coverage for selected browsers by JS API:
browserslist.coverage(browserslist('> 1%'))
//=> 81.4
browserslist.coverage(browserslist('> 1% in US'), 'US')
//=> 83.1
browserslist.coverage(browserslist('> 1% in my stats'), 'my stats')
//=> 83.1
browserslist.coverage(browserslist('> 1% in my stats', { stats }), stats)
//=> 82.2
Or by CLI:
$ browserslist --coverage "> 1%"
These browsers account for 81.4% of all users globally
$ browserslist --coverage=US "> 1% in US"
These browsers account for 83.1% of all users in the US
$ browserslist --coverage "> 1% in my stats"
These browsers account for 83.1% of all users in custom statistics
$ browserslist --coverage "> 1% in my stats" --stats=./stats.json
These browsers account for 83.1% of all users in custom statistics
Browserslist caches the configuration it reads from package.json andbrowserslist files, as well as knowledge about the existence of files,
for the duration of the hosting process.
To clear these caches, use:
browserslist.clearCaches();
To disable the caching altogether, set the BROWSERSLIST_DISABLE_CACHE
environment variable.