diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
index 8a471430..35bd72db 100644
--- a/packages/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -333,3 +333,28 @@ toPlatformPath('/foo/bar') // => \foo\bar
 // On a Linux runner.
 toPlatformPath('\\foo\\bar') // => /foo/bar
 ```
+
+#### Platform helper
+
+Provides shorthands for getting information about platform action is running on.
+
+```js
+import { platform } from '@actions/core'
+
+/* equals to a call of os.platform() */
+platform.platform // 'win32' | 'darwin' | 'linux' | 'freebsd' | 'openbsd' | 'android' | 'cygwin' | 'sunos'
+
+/* equals to a call of os.arch() */
+platform.arch // 'x64' | 'arm' | 'arm64' | 'ia32' | 'mips' | 'mipsel' | 'ppc' | 'ppc64' | 'riscv64' | 's390' | 's390x'
+
+/* common shorthands for platform-specific logic */
+platform.isWindows // true
+platform.isMacOS // false
+platform.isLinux // false
+
+/* run platform-specific script to get more details about the exact platform, works on Windows, MacOS and Linux */
+const {
+  name, // Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise
+  version, // 10.0.22621
+} = await platform.getDetails()
+```
diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/platform.test.ts b/packages/core/__tests__/platform.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c80be330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/platform.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import os from 'os'
+import {platform} from '../src/core'
+
+describe('getInfo', () => {
+  it('returns the platform info', async () => {
+    const info = await platform.getDetails()
+    expect(info).toEqual({
+      name: expect.any(String),
+      platform: expect.any(String),
+      arch: expect.any(String),
+      version: expect.any(String),
+      isWindows: expect.any(Boolean),
+      isMacOS: expect.any(Boolean),
+      isLinux: expect.any(Boolean)
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('returns the platform info with the correct name', async () => {
+    const isWindows = os.platform() === 'win32'
+    const isMacOS = os.platform() === 'darwin'
+    const isLinux = os.platform() === 'linux'
+
+    const info = await platform.getDetails()
+    expect(info.platform).toEqual(os.platform())
+    expect(info.isWindows).toEqual(isWindows)
+    expect(info.isMacOS).toEqual(isMacOS)
+    expect(info.isLinux).toEqual(isLinux)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/core/package-lock.json b/packages/core/package-lock.json
index d86f7ef0..7b1cf7bb 100644
--- a/packages/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/core/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.10.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
         "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2"
       },
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@actions/exec": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/exec/-/exec-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+sCcHHbVdk93a0XT19ECtO/gIXoxvdsgQLzb2fE2/5sIZmWQuluYyjPQtrtTHdU1YzTZ7bAPN4sITq2xi1679w==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@actions/io": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@actions/http-client": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -25,6 +34,11 @@
         "tunnel": "^0.0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@actions/io": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/io/-/io-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wi9JjgKLYS7U/z8PPbco+PvTb/nRWjeoFlJ1Qer83k/3C5PHQi28hiVdeE2kHXmIL99mQFawx8qt/JPjZilJ8Q=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "12.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.0.2.tgz",
@@ -55,6 +69,14 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@actions/exec": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/exec/-/exec-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+sCcHHbVdk93a0XT19ECtO/gIXoxvdsgQLzb2fE2/5sIZmWQuluYyjPQtrtTHdU1YzTZ7bAPN4sITq2xi1679w==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@actions/io": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "@actions/http-client": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -63,6 +85,11 @@
         "tunnel": "^0.0.6"
       }
     },
+    "@actions/io": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/io/-/io-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wi9JjgKLYS7U/z8PPbco+PvTb/nRWjeoFlJ1Qer83k/3C5PHQi28hiVdeE2kHXmIL99mQFawx8qt/JPjZilJ8Q=="
+    },
     "@types/node": {
       "version": "12.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 1558268c..2eda27b5 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/actions/toolkit/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core.ts b/packages/core/src/core.ts
index 1e8d940a..0a141693 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core.ts
@@ -386,3 +386,8 @@ export {markdownSummary} from './summary'
  * Path exports
  */
 export {toPosixPath, toWin32Path, toPlatformPath} from './path-utils'
+
+/**
+ * Platform utilities exports
+ */
+export * as platform from './platform'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/platform.ts b/packages/core/src/platform.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55fdee64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/platform.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import os from 'os'
+import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
+
+const getWindowsInfo = async (): Promise<{name: string; version: string}> => {
+  const {stdout: version} = await exec.getExecOutput(
+    'powershell -command "(Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).Version"',
+    undefined,
+    {
+      silent: true
+    }
+  )
+
+  const {stdout: name} = await exec.getExecOutput(
+    'powershell -command "(Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).Caption"',
+    undefined,
+    {
+      silent: true
+    }
+  )
+
+  return {
+    name: name.trim(),
+    version: version.trim()
+  }
+}
+
+const getMacOsInfo = async (): Promise<{
+  name: string
+  version: string
+}> => {
+  const {stdout} = await exec.getExecOutput('sw_vers', undefined, {
+    silent: true
+  })
+
+  const version = stdout.match(/ProductVersion:\s*(.+)/)?.[1] ?? ''
+  const name = stdout.match(/ProductName:\s*(.+)/)?.[1] ?? ''
+
+  return {
+    name,
+    version
+  }
+}
+
+const getLinuxInfo = async (): Promise<{
+  name: string
+  version: string
+}> => {
+  const {stdout} = await exec.getExecOutput('lsb_release', ['-i', '-r', '-s'], {
+    silent: true
+  })
+
+  const [name, version] = stdout.trim().split('\n')
+
+  return {
+    name,
+    version
+  }
+}
+
+export const platform = os.platform()
+export const arch = os.arch()
+export const isWindows = platform === 'win32'
+export const isMacOS = platform === 'darwin'
+export const isLinux = platform === 'linux'
+
+export async function getDetails(): Promise<{
+  name: string
+  platform: string
+  arch: string
+  version: string
+  isWindows: boolean
+  isMacOS: boolean
+  isLinux: boolean
+}> {
+  return {
+    ...(await (isWindows
+      ? getWindowsInfo()
+      : isMacOS
+      ? getMacOsInfo()
+      : getLinuxInfo())),
+    platform,
+    arch,
+    isWindows,
+    isMacOS,
+    isLinux
+  }
+}