# win-release [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/win-release.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/win-release) > Get the name of a Windows version from the release number: `5.1.2600` → `XP` ## Install ``` $ npm install --save win-release ``` ## Usage ```js var os = require('os'); var winRelease = require('win-release'); // on a Windows XP system winRelease(); //=> 'XP' os.release(); //=> '5.1.2600' winRelease(os.release()); //=> 'XP' winRelease('4.9.3000'); //=> 'ME' ``` ## API ### winRelease([release]) #### release Type: `string` By default the current OS is used, but you can supply a custom release number, which is the output of [`os.release()`](http://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_release). ## Related - [os-name](https://github.com/sindresorhus/os-name) - Get the name of the current operating system - [osx-release](https://github.com/sindresorhus/osx-release) - Get the name and version of a OS X release from the Darwin version ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)