# What changed in bowser

> 13 changes in bowser 2 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 breaking, 8 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/bowser/

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## bowser 2

### Breaking changes

- The addition of named exports was rolled back, so they are no longer available. (2.13.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.1)

### New APIs and options

- Adds support for detecting the DuckDuckGo browser. (2.14.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.14.0)
- Adds detection for the Line spider. (2.14.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.14.0)
- Adds detection for Slack bots. (2.14.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.14.0)
- Adds support for detecting AI crawl bots. (2.13.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.0)
- Adds support for more bot platforms. (2.13.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.0)
- Adds LibreWolf browser detection as a standalone type. (2.13.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.0)
- Adds named exports to support tree shaking with Vite and modern bundlers. (2.13.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.0)
- Adds Sogou browser support. (2.13.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.0)

### Behavior and default changes

- Adds support for detecting the Brave browser. (2.14.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.14.0)
- Adds detection for the Smart TV platform. (2.14.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.14.0)
- Adds support for HarmonyOS user-agent detection. (2.13.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.0)
- Adds support for detecting the latest macOS. (2.13.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/bowser-js/bowser/releases/tag/v2.13.0)