---
title: operatingSystemVersionString
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/processinfo/operatingsystemversionstring
---

# operatingSystemVersionString

A string containing the version of the operating system on which the process is executing.

## Declaration

```swift
var operatingSystemVersionString: String { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The operating system version string is human readable, localized, and is appropriate for displaying to the user. This string is not appropriate for parsing.

## See Also

### Getting host information

- [hostName](foundation/processinfo/hostname.md)
- [operatingSystemVersion](foundation/processinfo/operatingsystemversion.md)
- [isOperatingSystemAtLeast(_:)](foundation/processinfo/isoperatingsystematleast(_:).md)
- [OperatingSystemVersion](foundation/operatingsystemversion.md)
- [operatingSystem()](foundation/processinfo/operatingsystem().md)
- [Anonymous](foundation/1552984-anonymous.md)
- [operatingSystemName()](foundation/processinfo/operatingsystemname().md)