electron/docs/shell.md

Synopsis

The shell module provides functions related to desktop integration.

An example of opening a URL in default browser:

var shell = require('shell');
shell.openExternal('https://github.com');

shell.showItemInFolder(fullPath)

• fullPath String

Show the given file in a file manager. If possible, select the file.

shell.openItem(fullPath)

• fullPath String

Open the given file in the desktop's default manner.

shell.openExternal(url)

• url String

Open the given external protocol URL in the desktop's default manner. (For example, mailto: URLs in the default mail user agent.)

shell.moveItemToTrash(fullPath)

• fullPath String

Move the given file to trash.

shell.beep()

Play the beep sound.