diff --git a/src/Environment.ts b/src/Environment.ts
index b7973c31d..8fc76ec4e 100644
--- a/src/Environment.ts
+++ b/src/Environment.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import { Logger } from '@src/Logger';
 import { LeftHandTapEffectInfo } from './rendering/effects/LeftHandTapEffectInfo';
 import { CapellaImporter } from './importer/CapellaImporter';
 import { ResizeObserverPolyfill } from './platform/javascript/ResizeObserverPolyfill';
+import { WebPlatform } from './platform/javascript/WebPlatform';
 
 export class LayoutEngineFactory {
     public readonly vertical: boolean;
@@ -86,12 +87,12 @@ export class RenderEngineFactory {
  */
 export class Environment {
     /**
-     * The font size of the music font in pixel. 
+     * The font size of the music font in pixel.
      */
     public static readonly MusicFontSize = 34;
 
     /**
-     * The scaling factor to use when rending raster graphics for sharper rendering on high-dpi displays. 
+     * The scaling factor to use when rending raster graphics for sharper rendering on high-dpi displays.
      */
     public static HighDpiFactor = 1;
 
@@ -158,12 +159,15 @@ export class Environment {
             try {
                 Environment._globalThis = globalThis;
             } catch (e) {
-                // global this not available
+                // globalThis not available
             }
 
             if (typeof Environment._globalThis === 'undefined') {
                 Environment._globalThis = self;
             }
+            if (typeof Environment._globalThis === 'undefined') {
+                Environment._globalThis = global;
+            }
             if (typeof Environment._globalThis === 'undefined') {
                 Environment._globalThis = window;
             }
@@ -175,6 +179,11 @@ export class Environment {
         return this._globalThis;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @target web
+     */
+    public static webPlatform: WebPlatform = Environment.detectWebPlatform();
+
     /**
      * @target web
      */
@@ -183,9 +192,7 @@ export class Environment {
     /**
      * @target web
      */
-    public static bravuraFontChecker: FontLoadingChecker = new FontLoadingChecker(
-        'alphaTab'
-    );
+    public static bravuraFontChecker: FontLoadingChecker = new FontLoadingChecker('alphaTab');
 
     /**
      * @target web
@@ -200,8 +207,8 @@ export class Environment {
     public static throttle(action: () => void, delay: number): () => void {
         let timeoutId: number = 0;
         return () => {
-            window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-            timeoutId = window.setTimeout(action, delay);
+            Environment.globalThis.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+            timeoutId = Environment.globalThis.setTimeout(action, delay);
         };
     }
 
@@ -209,7 +216,7 @@ export class Environment {
      * @target web
      */
     private static detectScriptFile(): string | null {
-        if (Environment.isRunningInWorker) {
+        if (Environment.isRunningInWorker || Environment.webPlatform !== WebPlatform.Browser) {
             return null;
         }
         return (document.currentScript as HTMLScriptElement).src;
@@ -448,19 +455,39 @@ export class Environment {
      * @target web
      */
     public static platformInit(): void {
-        Environment.registerJQueryPlugin();
-        if (!Environment.isRunningInWorker) {
+        if (Environment.isRunningInWorker) {
+            AlphaTabWebWorker.init();
+            AlphaSynthWebWorker.init();
+        } else if (Environment.webPlatform === WebPlatform.Browser) {
+            Environment.registerJQueryPlugin();
             Environment.HighDpiFactor = window.devicePixelRatio;
             // ResizeObserver API does not yet exist so long on Safari (only start 2020 with iOS Safari 13.7 and Desktop 13.1)
-            // so we better add a polyfill for it 
-            if(!('ResizeObserver' in globalThis)) {
+            // so we better add a polyfill for it
+            if (!('ResizeObserver' in globalThis)) {
                 (globalThis as any).ResizeObserver = ResizeObserverPolyfill;
             }
-        } else {
-            AlphaTabWebWorker.init();
-            AlphaSynthWebWorker.init();
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @target web
+     */
+    private static detectWebPlatform(): WebPlatform {
+        try {
+            // Credit of the node.js detection goes to
+            // https://github.com/iliakan/detect-node
+            // MIT License
+            // Copyright (c) 2017 Ilya Kantor
+            // tslint:disable-next-line: strict-type-predicates
+            if (Object.prototype.toString.call(typeof process !== 'undefined' ? process : 0) === '[object process]') {
+                return WebPlatform.NodeJs;
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            // no node.js
+        }
+
+        return WebPlatform.Browser;
+    }
 }
 
-Environment.platformInit();
\ No newline at end of file
+Environment.platformInit();
diff --git a/src/platform/javascript/AlphaSynthWebAudioOutput.ts b/src/platform/javascript/AlphaSynthWebAudioOutput.ts
index c79a079a1..e8435b70d 100644
--- a/src/platform/javascript/AlphaSynthWebAudioOutput.ts
+++ b/src/platform/javascript/AlphaSynthWebAudioOutput.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class AlphaSynthWebAudioOutput implements ISynthOutput {
         if (ctx.state === 'suspended') {
             let resume = () => {
                 ctx.resume();
-                window.setTimeout(() => {
+                Environment.globalThis.setTimeout(() => {
                     if (ctx.state === 'running') {
                         document.body.removeEventListener('touchend', resume, false);
                         document.body.removeEventListener('click', resume, false);
diff --git a/src/platform/javascript/AlphaTabWebWorker.ts b/src/platform/javascript/AlphaTabWebWorker.ts
index 2942744bf..4fa6dfd46 100644
--- a/src/platform/javascript/AlphaTabWebWorker.ts
+++ b/src/platform/javascript/AlphaTabWebWorker.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class AlphaTabWebWorker {
     }
 
     public static init(): void {
-        Environment.globalThis.alphaTabWebWorker = new AlphaTabWebWorker(Environment.globalThis as IWorkerScope);
+        (Environment.globalThis as any).alphaTabWebWorker = new AlphaTabWebWorker(Environment.globalThis as IWorkerScope);
     }
 
     private handleMessage(e: MessageEvent): void {
diff --git a/src/platform/javascript/BrowserUiFacade.ts b/src/platform/javascript/BrowserUiFacade.ts
index f69ef7e3c..dc17a4175 100644
--- a/src/platform/javascript/BrowserUiFacade.ts
+++ b/src/platform/javascript/BrowserUiFacade.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import { BrowserMouseEventArgs } from '@src/platform/javascript/BrowserMouseEven
 import { Cursors } from '@src/platform/Cursors';
 import { JsonConverter } from '@src/model/JsonConverter';
 import { SettingsSerializer } from '@src/generated/SettingsSerializer';
+import { WebPlatform } from './WebPlatform';
+import { AlphaTabError } from '@src/AlphaTabError';
+import { AlphaTabErrorType } from '@src/alphatab';
 
 /**
  * @target web
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ export class BrowserUiFacade implements IUiFacade<unknown> {
     }
 
     public constructor(rootElement: HTMLElement) {
+        if(Environment.webPlatform !== WebPlatform.Browser) {
+           throw new AlphaTabError(AlphaTabErrorType.General,
+            'Usage of AlphaTabApi is only possible in browser environments. For usage in node use the Low Level APIs'
+           );    
+        }
         rootElement.classList.add('alphaTab');
         this.rootContainer = new HtmlElementContainer(rootElement);
         this.areWorkersSupported = 'Worker' in window;
diff --git a/src/platform/javascript/WebPlatform.ts b/src/platform/javascript/WebPlatform.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53155f6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/javascript/WebPlatform.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Lists all web specific platforms alphaTab might run in 
+ * like browser, nodejs. 
+ */
+export enum WebPlatform {
+    Browser,
+    NodeJs
+}