---
title: Navigator.appName
slug: Web/API/Navigator/appName
tags:
  - API
  - Deprecated
  - HTML DOM
  - Navigator
  - Property
  - Reference
browser-compat: api.Navigator.appName
---
{{APIRef("HTML DOM")}} {{Deprecated_Header}}

The value of the **`Navigator.appName`** property is always
"`Netscape`", in any browser. This property is kept only for compatibility
purposes.

> **Note:** Do not rely on this property to return a real browser name. All browsers return "`Netscape`" as the value of this property.

## Syntax

```js
appName = navigator.appName
```

### Value

The string "`Netscape`".

## Specifications

{{Specifications}}

## Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

## See also

- {{domxref("Navigator.appCodeName")}}
- {{domxref("Navigator.product")}}
