As mentioned in https://stackoverflow.com/a/32556337/103396, <code>require('os').homedir()</code> is the way to get the user's home directory. In Windows the desktop path would be on <code>user_home_dir/Desktop</code>: <pre class="prettyprint"><code>require('path').join(require('os').homedir(), 'Desktop') </code></pre> Will this work on other platforms?

Node.js - How to cross-platform find the 'desktop' directory path?

As mentioned in https://stackoverflow.com/a/32556337/103396, require('os').homedir() is the way to get the user's home directory.

In Windows the desktop path would be on user_home_dir/Desktop:

require('path').join(require('os').homedir(), 'Desktop')

Will this work on other platforms?

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asked Apr 24 '17 20:04

Sorry for the late reply.

Yes, it does work cross-platform. So far, I've tested it on Windows 10 and Ubuntu, both have positive results.

See:

Windows 10 Screenshot

Ubuntu Screenshot

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answered Nov 15 '22 21:11

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