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MacUpdater

MacUpdater

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  • Latest Version

    MacUpdater 3.3.4 LATEST

  • Review by

    Marian Marinescu

  • Operating System

    macOS 13.0 Ventura or later

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  • Author / Product

    Corecode / External Link

  • Filename

    macupdater_latest.dmg

MacUpdater can automatically track the latest updates of all applications installed on your Mac. Launch MacUpdater to see at a glance which of your apps are out-of-date. And with a simple click you can update any outdated app. Don't waste any more time manually searching for updates, downloading, installing and cleaning up. Let the app take care of it all for you!

Scan your Apps - Maintain the Overview
Nothing could be more easy than finding out which of your apps are out-of-date with this product. Just launch it and let it scan your apps. You'll see a list of all your apps, and apps with updates are listed in red. There are convenient filter-options to display just those apps that are outdated. You can also ignore apps or updates you are not interested in.

No Registration Needed - Total Privacy
In contrast to competing services, you don't need to register to use MacUpdater. Just launch it, scan & update. Even more important, everything in the tool is designed with your privacy in mind. "We don't track you and we don't sell your data - because we don't even have it. In fact we have an industry-leading Privacy Policy that should keep you all warm & snug."

Stay Up-to-Date - Stay Secure
Updating apps could not be simpler - just click the "Update" button next to any outdated app and the app will update the app to the current version automatically. The tool can silently run in the back-ground, check your apps for updates every day and let you know about new updates with with notifications.

One-time Purchase – No Subscriptions
The app is an one-time-purchase – without any shady memberships, subscription crap or adhesion contracts. There is no need to sell your soul or to rob the piggy-bank to use the app. Its a simple, one-time purchase costing 9.99$/€. And if you just want to scan your apps without updating them, its even free!

MacUpdater Usage:

1.) Download MacUpdater from FileHorse and once it has finished downloading start it from Launchpad or your Applications folder.

2.) Upon launching the program, it will scan your Application folder. It will display all your apps in its window. Apps that have available updates are displayed in red and can be updated with a click on the 'Update' button next to them.

3.) The software is designed to be running all the time and to periodically check your apps for available updates so that it can inform you when those become available. Therefore the tool displays an icon in the menu-bar instead of the Dock by default, to save previous Dock-space. Similarly, the tool is launched by default when you start up your macOS. Both of these settings can be changed from the 'Settings'-tab of Mac Updater's window if you'd rather scan-on-demand. Other configurable preferences include additonal scan-folders, exclude lists, the scan-interval and notficiations settings.

Note: You can scan for updates for free, and update 10 apps for free. However, to update more than 10 apps, you need to pay 9.99$/€ to unlock the full version.

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What's new in this version:

MacUpdater 3.3.4
Added:
- support for macOS version specific homepages and releasenotes
- some smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps

Fixed:
- Fixes for the embedded tools 'macupdater_client' and 'macupdater_install'
- Fixed regression detecting the dates of installed apps


MacUpdater 3.3.3
- Ensure full compatibility with macOS 15 'Sequoia'
- Ensure clickability of hyperlinks in app-info panel
- Prevent split-second display of release-notes for previously selected app
- Added ability to detect TimeMachine backing up apps even without full disk access
- Added option to directly open release-notes from context menu (⌘-⌥-O)
- Fixed display of release-dates of apps with damaged filedates
- Added some smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.3.1
- Added some smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.3.0
- Add new option to update-all-apps-and-shutdown-your-Mac
- Completely redesigned "upgrade info" dialoge for major app upgrades
- Add hidden option to backup old apps to ZIPs instead of DMGs (see ReadMe)
- Finally start localising the 'Welcome Wizward'
- Warn when turning on backup-of-apps-before-update when TimeMachine is enabled
- Updated the Russian translation
- Improvements for the 'Apple Silicon Migration Assistant' available in the 'Help' menu


MacUpdater 3.2.6
- Added ability to sort app-list by the info-badges, via clicking on them
- Implement a fix for printing the app-list on newer macOS versions
- Improvements for the purchase process


MacUpdater 3.2.5
- Added an Ukrainian translation thanks to Oleksii Lysenko
- Fixed issue operating on multiple apps in the 'Apple Silicon Migration Assistant'


MacUpdater 3.2.4
- Added explanations about most recent Microsoft Office updates
- Fixed issue with pre-1.0 updates always being labeled as 'Upgrades'
- Experimental workaround for macOS bug that could cause crashes


MacUpdater 3.2.3
Fixed:
- stability issue related to the minus/remove buttons in the settings
- issue where the extended progress dialoge would not show download sizes
- issue where the app name would not show up when re-scanning
- wrong error when installing new apps that are already installed
- Resolved various issues, added smaller improvements and enhanced support for some apps


MacUpdater 3.2.2
Fixed:
- visual issue on macOS 14 'Sonoma' for apps with Finder-label
- issue where the menubar would be be inaccessible
- possible delay when opening an app-info window


MacUpdater 3.2.0
Added:
- new option to ignore apps for a limited time only
- option to select alternative-branches to track via right-click on apps (where available)
- options to easily enable ApplePay or PayPal when upgrading from Std=>Pro
- integration with Bartender 5
- localiations for previously untranslated help graphics

Fixed:
- issue with inability to quit some apps to update them
- issue with 'Update' button not showing in "update found" on-screen notifications
- issue where running apps would not be relaunched if they had updated themselves
- issue with ignored-apps-viewer not showing some installed software

- Improved support for iOS/iPadOS apps on AppleSilicon-based Macs
- Resolved minor issue on macOS 14 'Sonoma'
- Resolved various issues, added smaller improvements and enhanced support for some apps


MacUpdater 3.1.3
- Add hidden option to perform AutoUpdate even after manual scans (see ReadMe)
- Add support for launching Steam to update Games bought on Steam
- Resolved issues quitting '1Password'
- Ignore app-backups from Native-Instruments by default
- Fix issue with old-style menu (right-click on menubar item)
- Finally document specifying custom homepages and updater-apps for your software


MacUpdater 3.1.2
- Improved stability under some circumstances
- Resolved possible security issue reported by Erhad Husovic
- Note: this update requires re-installing the privilged helper (if installed)
- Added some smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.1.1
- Resolved various issues, added smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.1.0
- Added system to save and load custom filter presets in the advanced filter settings
- Added a new command-line tool 'macupdater_install' to install new apps from the Terminal
- Filter setting presets can be loaded from the filter bar, menu and via keyboard shortcuts
- Fixed issue where filtering apps based on their tags would not work as expected
- Enabled operating on multiple apps at once in the 'Apple Silicon Migration Assistant'
- Updated the Chinese localisation thanks to 'F1y Syn'
- Resolved various issues, added smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.0.4
- Resolved issues with alerts being hidden behind our menubar interface
- Fixed issue with TestFlight Beta apps not being ignored properly on the first scan
- Resolved various issues, added smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.0.3
- Fix regression where updating running apps fails with 'Please don't launch apps after queuing...'
- Enabled re-installing apps from the 'Apple Silicon Migration Assistant' via the context-menu
- Added hidden option to update running apps during zero-click AutoUpdates (see ReadMe) (PRO)
- Added some smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.0.2
- Improvements for displaying release notes directly in the menubar interface
- Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to 'BR Lingo'
- Updated the Spanish translation thanks to Álvaro Méndez Macías
- Column widths should now be properly saved and restored
- Improved detection of minimum system requirements for 'Universal' apps
- Scan and rescan options are now available via shortcuts / for automation
- Added option not to show the 'scan finished' notification when no updates are found
- Fixed some smaller bugs and improved support for various apps


MacUpdater 3.0.1
- Updated the French translation
- Updated the Russian translation
- Improved reliability of the 'Release Date' display
- Improved stability in some corner cases
- Minor improvements for layout issues and the purchase process

Fixed:
- issue with the alternative-branch selection feature
- issue with the connection-check window showing a failed connection
- issue with the command-line tool claiming the license is insufficient
- issue where failures installing PKGs could result in too-long error messages


MacUpdater 3.0.0
- Important: the minimum system requirements have been raised to macOS 13.0 'Ventura'
- Display comments as clickable links to support custom homepages or updater apps
- Support non-app-software (except audio-plugins) in the Standard-edition
- Directly install updates from packages (.PKG) by default
- Extended release-notes display in the menubar
- Improved detection of CPU architecture badges of some apps
- Implemented faster and more reliable disk-image decompression
- Dramatically reduced memory usage when downloading large updates
- Unified displayed 'Latest Version' value after ignoring updates
- Use a iOS-style square icon by default, real Mac icon still available as option

Added:
- option to automatically update all eligible apps after each scheduled scan (PRO)
- ability to track other supported branches instead of only the 'Latest Version'
- ability to attach and display (Finder compatible) 'tags' to apps
- ability to attach (Finder compatible) 'comments' to apps
- 'Apple-silicon migration assistant' to help move to new Macs
- option to reinstall your apps to help to move to a new Mac
- ability to select how apps should be updated (auto, updater, manual)


MacUpdater 2.3.1
Added:
- tooltip to the 'Update App' buttons to display download size and host
- support for macOS-version specific homepages and explanations
- hidden option to disable the new relative scan time labels (see ReadMe)

- Resolved an issue when relaunching apps that are running under 'translocation'
- Resolved an issue where VST&VST3 plugin installations would be considered 'duplicate'
- Various other bug-fixes and minor improvements


MacUpdater 2.3.0
- Improved support for macOS 13 'Ventura'
- Support for directly installing updates with packages (.pkg) without entering a password
- You can now directly update apps from the 'Update Found' notifications
- Reliability improvements when directly installing updates with packages (.pkg)
- Reliability improvements when installing updates with the privilged helper
- Resolved minor issues with our command-line client 'macupdater_client'
- Resolved issue where updates that are incompatible with your macOS version would show up
- Add support for the new (and more reliable) macOS 13 native 'Launch at Login' facility
- Add support for CLAP audio plugin format (PRO)
- Improved stability in some corner cases
- Improved support for 'Dark Mode' in the menubar interface
- Improved support for making backups on external disks that are not always connected
- Scan times are now relative dates that should be easier to read
- Minor performance improvements when scanning a large number of apps


MacUpdater 2.2.2
- Made some important internal changes to increase reliability and find more updates
- Improvements to correctly update apps with embedded internal components
- Improvements when updating apps that are currently running
- Fixed very rare reliability issues


MacUpdater 2.2.1
- Resolved issue with app-names showing up as '(null)'
- Added support for apps installed via the 'JetBrains Toolbox'
- Updated the Spanish translation thanks to Álvaro Méndez Macías
- Show diagnostic error messages when failing to launch updater-apps
- Ease mass-deployment with a new script to remotely install the helper tool


MacUpdater 2.1.3
- Add option to search and install new apps directly from the menubar
- Ensure compatibility with upcoming changes in our server backend
- You can now add folders which are scanned for non-app-software to the 'ignored folders' (PRO)
- Fixed issues related to installing some apps from macupdater.net
- The menubar interface now displays the next scan date in the tooltip of the last scan date
- Improved reliability in some cases
- Speaking Obj-C and interested in working on MacUpdater 3? We are hiring!


MacUpdater 2.1.2
- Extend the automatic-rescanning to pick up updates of apps updated at the same time
- Fix issue with automatic-rescanning after clicking the 'Open AppStore' button
- Fix issue with 'Apple Arcade' games showing up as unavailble in the Mac App Store
- Fix issue with the version numbers of apps that have been removed from the Mac App Store
- Some update-stats will be displayed in the menubar-interface starting on 1. January 2022
- Find apps that are not tracked because of a wrong installation with the Ignored Apps Viewer
- Add facility for apps to keep their license info after leaving the Mac App Store
- Significantly improved the scan-performance when launching MacUpdater for the first time


MacUpdater 2.1.1
- Increased performance of a full scan when a large number of apps is installed
- View release-notes directly in the menubar via a tooltip - available if the arrow is doubled
- Restore option to use custom icon for MacUpdater if you don't like our round or square icon
- Fix support for Aperture and InDesign plugins (PRO)
- MacUpdater now preserves custom icons for installed apps while updating them
- Fix rare issue when renaming apps to a path previously occupied by another app-installation
- Improved the command-line tool when updates have installers & add an auto-quit flag
- Improved support for Mac App Store apps by using workarounds to Apple's API bugs
- Fix rare issue with Advanced Scan Timing causing scans all the time (PRO) (build 12442)
- Fix displaying info from macupdater.net after adding ARM-info (build 12442)


MacUpdater 2.1.0
- MacUpdater is now available for purchased worldwide and via Apple Pay and PayPal
- Added support for scanning eight additional types of software (PRO)
- MacUpdater is now controllable with an 'Alfred' workflow that you can get here (PRO)
- Less annoyances: you can now change some alerts to notifications in the settings
- Added new preference option to use a Big-Sur style square icon for MacUpdater
- Updated system to display badges in the app-list: more than 3 badges are now possible
- Improved version number display to reduce discrepancies if there is no update
- Information about app homepages will now be refreshed more often
- The app-info window will now show release notes even for up-to-date apps
- The app-info window will let you know if there are ignored updates
- Added support for checking some apps in non-standard locations (PRO)
- Auto-hide some audio-plugins that are installed in different kinds (AU, VST, etc) (PRO)
- Fixed problem where 'Search for App' and 'Top Apps' wouldn't work
- Fixed issues related to installing some apps from macupdater.net
- Improved handling of Microsoft Office by detecting '365' licenses
- Display non-app software in the ignored apps viewer' for Free and Pro users
- Updated the Dutch translation thanks to Sander Goudswaard
- Updated the Russian
- Updated the Brazilian
- Improved performance, reliability and app support in some cases


MacUpdater 2.0.4
- Less distractions: Updates to MacUpdater are only checked when you use MacUpdater (build 11700)
- Bug fixes to support forthcoming update information improvements (build 11700)
- Various bug-fixes and minor improvements (build 11674)
- Improved support for Mac App Store apps (build 11667)
- Do not require quitting apps for update if they come with PKGs (build 11667)
- Resolved problem where 'Hide Mac App Store apps' would hide downloaded apps (build 11667)
- Fixed very rare issues with backups or first scans (build 11667)
- Fixed issue with some app installers like 'Amazon Music' (build 11630)
- Fixed problem where 'Scan Outdated' would not work correctly (build 11602)
- Improved support for various apps and more detailed requirement-checking (build 11602)
- Fixed regression related to audio plugins in subfolders (PRO) (build 11602)
- Improved reliability updating apps with some rare installers (build 11602)
- Resolved an appearance issues under 'Dark Mode' (build 11602)
- Resolved issues quitting 'Dropbox' and '1Password'
- Fixed localisations of the context-menu in the menubar interface
- Add missing filter options for iOS apps, Filesystems, MailBundles and Keyboard Layouts (PRO)
- Fixed issue with SetApp and MacPorts apps not being properly ignored
- Fixed issue with scanning Keyboard Layouts (PRO)
- Fixed issues related to installing some apps from macupdater.net
- Improved reliability in some cases


MacUpdater 2.0.3
- Finish translating MacUpdater into Chinese thanks to 'F1y Syn' (build 11500)
- Resolve issues when launching MacUpdater from the Disk Image (build 11500)
- Resolve issues with incorrect badges showing up for apps without proper binary (build 11500)
- Add support for launching Blizzard's Battle.net Updater (build 11500)
- Internal changes to support forthcoming update information improvements (build 11500)
- MacUpdater is now localized into Chinese thanks to 'F1y Syn'
- The menubar interface now also has the right-click contextual menu
- Add more explanations about major upgrades and 'staging' to the app-info window
- Added support for tracking Avid Audio Plugins and HAL Audio Drivers (PRO)
- Added support for tracking Filesystem Drivers, Mail Bundles & Keyboard Layouts (PRO)
- Updated the French translation thanks to Corentin Cras-Méneur
- Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to 'BR Lingo'


MacUpdater 2.0.2
- Improved stability and app support (build 11385)
- Fixed issue with important upgrade information not being visible for some apps (build 11350)
- Fixed issue where two clicks could be required after using menubar interface (build 11350)
- Priviledged Helper tool can now update apps in folders with special characters (build 11300)
- Fixed rare issue where downloaded apps could be handled as Mac App Store apps (build 11300)
- Improved reliability for decompressing updates in DMG format (build 11255)
- Better support for apps with separate downloads for the ARM version (build 11212)
- Fixed sort order in quick-update configuration sheet (build 11212)
- Improved support for various apps (build 11212)
- Added experimental support for iOS apps on 'Apple Silicon' Macs
- Enabled password-less pre-update backups on non-Admin accounts too
- Improvements to the scan button in the menubar interface
- Improved support for Audio Plugins (PRO)
- Fixed issues with columns not resizing with the window
- Correction for spelling and grammar


MacUpdater 2.0.1
- Improved stability and app support
- Improvements for apps that have separate downloads for the ARM ('Apple Silicon') version
- Improvements for the new menubar interface related to important updates
- Improvements for the new menubar interface when in 'Dark Mode'
- Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to 'BR Lingo'
- Updated the Dutch translation thanks to Sander Goudswaard
- Updated the French translation thanks to Corentin Cras-Méneur
- Updated the German translation
- Updated the Russian translation
- Updated the Spanish translation thanks to Álvaro Méndez Macías
- Improvements to the scan button in the main window
- Various improvements for the new purchase-process


MacUpdater 2.0.0
- IMPORTANT: the minimum system requirements have been raised to macOS 10.14
- Increased performance of scanning apps, especially with a large number of apps
- Expanded and re-designed interface to update apps directly from the menubar
- Added buttons to update multiple or all apps at once
- Added full compatibility with macOS 'Big Sur' and 'Apple Silicon' chips
- Added improved security and many additional security options
- Added a new window that shows all apps that are ignored or unsupported by MacUpdater
- Added support for displaying and updating (some) non-app software types (PRO)
- Added support for the 'TouchBar' to access the most common functions (PRO)
- Added advanced options to schedule the scan at a specific time or day(s) (PRO)
- Added support for more app-badging options including 'Apple Silicon' badges
- Added ability to install apps without entering the password on non-Admin accounts
- Added ability to select and use common options on multiple apps at once
- Added ability to view and install new apps through a new 'Discover' tab
- Added more information to the app-info window, including description, popularity and more
- Added option to rate and review apps directly from the app-info window
- Added option to filter apps by codesigning, sandbox & code-architecture
- Added option to automatically clean defunct ignored updates for better performance
- Added option to always quit running apps for updating without confirmation
- Overhauled release-notes viewer with better information for many apps
- Automatically detect problems with the network connection or firewalls
- Enabled use of re-scanning or ignoring while currently applying updates
- The 'extended progress' dialog for updates shows much more information
- Improved process of ignoring updates without additional options dialoge
- Improved release-notes viewer to show embedded release notes instead of a link
- Improved detection of correct Latest Version in some cases
- Updated the German translation thanks to Jörg Sievers
- Note: the modifier key to select alternate commands in the app-menu changed to alt/option


MacUpdater 1.5.14
- Ensure compatibility with upcoming changes in our server backend
- Fix issue with automatic-rescanning after clicking the 'Open AppStore' button
- Hide 'Apple Arcade' games which are only supported in MacUpdater 2
- Support improvements for various apps


MacUpdater 1.5.13
- Improved support for Mac App Store apps by implementing workarounds to Apple's API bugs
- MacUpdater now preserves custom icons for installed apps while updating them
- Support improvements for various apps


MacUpdater 1.5.12
- Improved support for macOS 12 'Monterey'
- Added special handling for the Microsoft Office 2021 upgrade
- Ignore some self-made apps that should never show up in MacUpdater
- Minor speedups and improvements for some apps


MacUpdater 1.5.11
- Bug fixes to support forthcoming update information improvements (build 9100)
- Resolved problem where 'Hide Mac App Store apps' would hide downloaded apps (build 9068)
- Improved support for Mac App Store apps (build 9068)
- Resolved rare problem where the config-file could not be downloaded (build 9068)
- Added support for some apps without 'bundle identifier'
- Added support for launching Blizzard's Battle.net Updater
- Fixed problems updating some apps like 'Onyx' on recent 'Big Sur' versions
- Support improvements for various apps


MacUpdater 1.5.10
- Internal changes to support forthcoming update information improvements (build 9000)
- Support improvements for various apps (build 9000)
- Support improvements for various apps (build 8980)
- Added support for frequently changed homepage URLs (build 8980)
- Support improvements for various apps (build 8975)
- Better support for apps with separate downloads for the ARM version (build 8963)
- Improved support for various apps (build 8963)
- Various bug fixes (in build 8942)
- Fixes for apps requiring macOS 11.1+ like 'Onyx' (build 8922)
- Support improvements for various apps
- Improved detection of minimum system requirements
- Improvements to handle changed macOS version number system


MacUpdater 1.5.9
- Emergency-update that uses a new database backend server


MacUpdater 1.5.8
- Further improved compatibility with the forthcoming macOS 'Big Sur'
- Improved compatibility with some apps


MacUpdater 1.5.7
- IMPORTANT: emergency-fix to resolve issues with 'Caskfiles' stored on GitHub
- Improved support for a handful of problematic apps
- Updated the French translation thanks to Etienne Fusz


MacUpdater 1.5.6
_ Already improved compatibility with the forthcoming macOS 'Big Sur'
_ Improved compatibility with some apps
_ Improved compatibility with 'VoiceOver'
_ Updated the Russian translation
_ Updated the German translation


MacUpdater 1.5.5
- Added ability to view & copy (right-click) file checksums in the app-info window
- Added ability to view & copy (right-click) the download URL from the progress-panel
- Update config-file more often to prevent possible update failures
- Fixed version display for some Mac App Store apps
- Disable 'Update App' button once an installer has been launched
- Improved reliability and performance in some cases
- Fixed issues with backup of downloaded updates and the 'per app' limit setting
- Fixed issues with display of 'expiry' dates of ignored updates
- Updated the Spanish translation thanks to Álvaro Méndez Macías


MacUpdater 1.5.4
- Added option to rescan all apps that are outdated
- Added option to rescan all apps that have been updated outside of MacUpdater
- Added option to automatically open MacUpdater after a scan found new updates
- Added 'connection check' feature to the menu to diagnose network connection issues
- Added capability to display better explanations for complicated updates
- Added capability to show more release-notes directly in MacUpdater
- Added option to the menu to reset MacUpdater to 'factory defaults'
- Warn when asking to quit MacUpdater while an update is extracted
- Fixed issue with some menu items not working or not being greyed out


MacUpdater 1.5.3
- Added command-line client and roadmap for corporate/enterprise/educational uses
- Improved reliability when displaying release-dates and release-notes
- Prevent window flickering on 'Catalina'
- MacUpdater now keeps a log-file which can be opened from the Help-menu
- Reduced stored and runtime memory consumption
- Fixed issues with on-screen notification text being cropped
- Printing the app list now also works without selecting the table
- Improved version comparison for some apps with letter suffixes
- Added option to update config-file before re-scanning a single app
- Added hidden option to open the main window after a scan


MacUpdater 1.5.2
- Fixed issue where some rare apps would not show the correct 'Latest Version'
- Added option to move apps to the 'Trash', see the 'Read Me' for details
- Added option so that MacUpdater won't send notifications for hidden apps
- Show truncated information in tooltips in the app-info window
- Show download URL when installing apps from macupdater.net
- Add option to install apps from macupdater.net to custom app directories
- Fixed issue where 'ignore updates' dialog could show up even if it was disabled
- Improved reliability when displaying release-dates


MacUpdater 1.5.1
- Fixed problem where app-info window would open delayed or not at all
- Prevent MacUpdater from being quit while installing updates
- Re-add option to always ignore updates with default options
- Finder tags will now be preserved when updating apps
- Added workaround for a bug in macOS 10.13 which could cause very rare crashes
- Improved reliability of displayed release-dates
- Reduced memory consumption

MacUpdater 1.5.0
- IMPORTANT: The minimum system requirements have been raised to macOS 10.13
- Added advanced filter options for displayed apps, e.g. hide all major upgrades
- Added ability to sort apps by any column, including the 'update type'
- Added options to show release dates of all updates directly in the app table
- Added options to ignore updates just for a specified time ('snooze')
- Added option to display an animated scan-arrow instead of the static arrow
- Added new all-new dialoge for management of all your ignored updates
- Added options to set reminders for clearing ignored apps and updates
- Added helping animation to explain that app-info buttons can be clicked
- Added ability to resize MacUpdater's window in width in addition to height
- Added option to skip scheduled scan when the Mac is on battery power
- Added options to change the fonts being used in the app-list
- Added options to change the red & green colors used in the app-list
- Added keyboard shortcuts for all possible operations, see 'Read Me' for details
- Added option to recover a lost license-code from the Documentation tab
- Added option to 'activate' with an existing license-code from the Documentation tab
- Added workaround to a bug in macOS 10.15 'Catalina' where the window would 'blink'
- Added workaround to a bug in macOS where the menubar would not be clickable
- Added option for the threshold after how many days scans are started immediately
- Display the current size of the backup folders contents in the preferences
- Display ignored apps and folders that don't exist anymore with red text color
- Display more information about apps and updates in the app-info window
- Fixed issue with updating apps that update themselves at the same time
- Fixed issue where some rare apps would not show the correct 'Latest Version'
- Fixed issue where the window would reset to its default height
- Fixed issue with VoiceOver and Accessibility support

MacUpdater 1.4.18
- Important: make sure you have build '6420' if you plan to upgrade to 'Catalina'
- Fixed possible crashes when activating your license on macOS 'Catalina' 10.15
- Fixed need to re-enter license key upon update to macOS 'Catalina' 10.15
- Fixed issue where failed updates would not properly update the menu icon
- Fixed issue where failed updates would not be saved upon quitting
- Improved cleanup after updating apps from APFS-formatted disk images


MacUpdater 1.4.17
- MacUpdater is now localized into French thanks to Corentin Cras-Méneur
- MacUpdater will now check free disk space before applying updates
- Add hidden option to define used colors to aid color-blind users (see ReadMe)
- Fix problem where MacUpdater would scan twice when used for the very first time
- Improve reliability and stability in some corner-cases


MacUpdater 1.4.16
- MacUpdater will now show the app icon in the update progress display sheet
- Implement workarounds for bugs in macOS 10.15 beta versions
- Implement more reliable algorithm to find updates in DMG/ZIP archives
- Improve reliability and stability in some corner-cases


MacUpdater 1.4.15
- Detect when the macOS 'Quarantine' could prevent MacUpdater from updating itself
- Improved reliability and performance in some cases
- Fix 'hang' after trying to decompress rare ZIP files like from 'Signal'
- Prevent possible problems with 'Version Expired' dialoge forcing a 'Quit'


MacUpdater 1.4.14
- Important: fixed bug in v1.4.13 where major upgrades could result in broken apps
- Fixed problem where MacUpdater could Quit with an 'Expired Copy' immediately


MacUpdater 1.4.13
- MacUpdater can now directly display the release-notes of many more apps
- Fixed problem where tryout-info could show up for a split-second in licensed copies
- Fixed problem where update-check dialog could show up when opening MacUpdater's window
- Fixed rare issue where MacUpdater could send 'scan deferred' notifications every second
- Fixed rare issue on older macOS where available updates would not be shown
- Fixed rare issue on older macOS where 'Update App' would be shown without functionality
- Fixed multiple minor localisation issues
- Improved stability and reliability in some corner cases


MacUpdater 1.4.12
- Added preliminary support for macOS 10.15 'Catalina'
- Made aborting scans more reliable and also accessible through a menu-item
- Changed keyboard shortcut for aborting scans to Command-Escape
- Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to 'BR Lingo'
- Fixed rare problem when updating apps with broken permissions through admin authorization
- Fixed an extremely rare crash


MacUpdater 1.4.11
- Improved reliability and app support
- Fixed possible problem where apps would have '.app' suffix in MacUpdater
- Fixed very rare issue where some apps would be hidden in MacUpdater
- Improved security through encrypted config-file
- Updated the Russian translation


MacUpdater 1.4.10
- Improved stability and reliability
- Improved the German translation
- Fixed a problem where some apps could mistakenly be detected as '32-bit'
- Fixed a problem where you couldn't use MacUpdater if you previously tried a 'pirated' copy
- Fixed a problem where MacUpdater's keyboard shortcuts would not work anymore
- Fixed a very rare crash while scanning damaged apps
- Fixed a possible issue where 'Setapp' apps would not be properly ignored
- Updated the Spanish translation thanks to Álvaro Méndez Macías


MacUpdater 1.4.9
- Support Mac App Store apps which have different version numbers in the store and in the app
- Support Mac App Store apps which are not actually available in the Mac App Store anymore
- Improved reliability obtaining update information especially with bad internet connections
- Apps will be automatically rescanned after launching a dedicated updater-app (e.g. Adobe)
- Displayed app-names should now always match the names that the Finder is displaying
- Fixed issue where some release-notes would not show up in the app-info window
- Fixed issue where some info in the app-info window would not have the right colors
- Fixed issue where some installed apps would not show up in MacUpdater
- Fixed a very very rare crash during scan
- Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to 'BR Lingo'
- Added link to the used version information source in the app-info window
- MacUpdater is now partly localized into German


MacUpdater 1.4.8
- Improved stability and reliability
- Improved support for 'Dark Mode' even in the app-info window and the documentation
- Improved reliability of the automatic rescanning for installers and manual updates
- Fixed issue where running apps would need to be quit twice to be updated
- Fixed issue where window height would be reset when switching to the settings-tab
- Fixed issue where 'even newer version' message would prevent updating apps
- Increased compatibility with rare old apps with broken file encodings


MacUpdater 1.4.7
- Improved stability
- Added option to show a Dock icon additionally when the window is open
- Added option to enable scheduled scan although the window is open
- On-screen notification settings can now be configured in detail


MacUpdater 1.4.6
- Improved stability and reliability
- Add option to make 'Ignore this update' for DB-supported apps work similar to others
- Fixed new problem where app homepages won't be opened (since 1.4.5)
- Properly handle more updates than fit onto the screen in the menu
- Updated the Spanish translation thanks to Álvaro Méndez Macías
- MacUpdater can now explain for more apps why they are not displayed on drag&drop


MacUpdater 1.4.5
- Add options to open the app-info or re-scan apps with a double-click
- Further improved detection of the system requirements of apps
- Improved ability to mark paid upgrades when major version did not change
- Improved support for scanning a number of problematic apps
- Improved support for updating a number of problematic apps
- Fixed a new issue with bringing installers to the foreground
- Fixed issue where wrong info could be displayed for some apps on the first scan
- Fixed issue where backups of update downloads would have no file extension
- Fixed issue where a wrong explanation would be displayed in the app-info sheet
- Fixed multiple issues due to macOS returning cached data for network requests
- Updated the Russian translation


MacUpdater 1.4.4
- Provide support for 'Microsoft Teams' despite its broken version numbering
- Fixed issue where text in the status menu would not adapt to changed filter settings
- Fixed issue where installers would not be brought to the foreground
- Fixed rare crash after scanning
- Fixed rare issue where some apps would fail to be updated automatically
- Fixed rare issue where an incorrect number of outdated apps would be reported
- Fixed rare issue where MacUpdater would update an app to the same version
- Fixed rare issue where the 'Cancel Update' button would be invisible
- Fixed rare issue where 'ERROR' would be displayed as 'Installed Version'
- More reliable detection of the system requirements of apps


MacUpdater 1.4.3
- The app-info icon is now red if an app has moved out of or into the Mac App Store
- You can now find out why an app is not supported by dragging it onto the app-list
- Adding apps via drag&drop will now show an explanatory alert on failure
- Fixed issue where explanation about store-changes could be missing from app-info
- Fixed problem where automatic updates would not be available in some cases
- Fixed typos and improved spelling & grammar in the app and the documentation
- Fixed extremely rare crash while trying to update MacUpdater
- Improved error messages in some cases to be more helpful
- Improved support for hiding updates that are incompatible with the current OS
- Improved accuracy of the 'Latest Version' of apps that had no stable release yet
- Improved accuracy of the 'Latest Version' of apps with some very rare problems
- MacUpdater is now able to bring update-installers to the foreground
- Completed the Russian translation
- Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to 'BR Lingo'


MacUpdater 1.4.2
- Prevent update failures due to the Mac going to sleep during an update
- MacUpdater is now localized into Russian
- MacUpdater is now localized into Dutch thanks to Sander Goudswaard
- Added option to launch the 'Bresink Auto Updater'
- Improved names of backups of downloaded updates in some cases
- Fixed multiple issues where update-installers would not be launched
- Fixed issue where an error updating an app could cause queued updates to fail too
- Fixed issue where an incorrect 'Latest Version' would be displayed
- Fixed a rare crash when downloading apps with damaged URLs
- Fixed problem where keyboard shortcuts would not work in app-info and feedback sheets
- Fixed 'Latest Version' display for Adobe Illustrator and InDesign
- Prevent the possibility of an infinite loop when loading a damaged config-file
- Reversed direction of disclosure buttons to the intended direction


MacUpdater 1.4.1
- Fixed possible crash when trying to upgrade apps with multiple installations
- Fixe rare crash when apps with missing information are installed


MacUpdater 1.4.0
- MacUpdater now has a queue so you can update multiple apps at once!
- Updates that are in-progress can now be cancelled
- You can now increase the height of MacUpdater's window to see more apps at once
- Most of the internals of MacUpdater have been rewritten for more accuracy and speed
- Show correct 'Latest Version' if your installed version is even newer (e.g. a beta)
- There are now keyboard shortcuts for all app-actions like 'Show App in Finder'
- Add option to configure the folders used for safety backups of apps or updates
- Add option to badge 'Mac App Store', '32-bit' and 'Discontinued' apps in the list
- Add option to control whether apps should be renamed during an update
- Add option to define what should happen when double-clicking an app in the list
- Add option to control whether MacUpdater should 'throttle' its scanning
- Add option to keep a specific number of backups per-app instead of in-total
- Add the ability to support apps that have not contained version numbers but now do
- MacUpdater is now fully localized into Brazilian Portuguese thanks to 'BR Lingo'
- MacUpdater is now fully localized into Spanish thanks to Álvaro Méndez Macías
- Correctly update apps like 'Thunderbird'/'OpenOffice' with localized download versions
- Improved cleanup of downloaded installer updates
- Fixed clipped 'Update App' buttons when scrollbars are set to be 'Always Visible'
- MacUpdater now changes its menubar icon while it is scanning
- Fixed problem where MacUpdater would launch the Uninstaller instead of the Installer
- Fixed problem where an installer would be launched twice
- Add hidden option (see ReadMe) not to show on-screen notifications when in front
- Fixed possible delay when trying to 'Report App Feedback'


MacUpdater 1.3.10
- Important: fix bugs related to the scheduled scan


MacUpdater 1.3.9
- Important: fix bug where scheduled scan would not be performed
- Improved support for a few apps


MacUpdater 1.3.8
- MacUpdater is now 'notarized' for increased security on 'Mojave'
- Add support for updating apps that would previously fail due to double-compression
- Fixed very rare crash when scanning some apps with broken version information
- Improved performance of scanning installed applications
- Reduced CPU-usage for scans performed in the background
- Show app-path in a tooltip when placing mouse above the app-name
- Don't offer 'Open app homepage' choice when no homepage is available
- Don't show 'All apps up-to-date' when they are just hidden due to a search-filter
- Don't perform a scheduled scan after each launch but use selected interval
- Fixed rare problem updating some apps


MacUpdater 1.3.7
- Added new FAQ entry about whether MacUpdater will re-name apps upon update
- The ReadMe has been expanded with more info about ignoring apps and updates
- When upgrading an app, use the filename of the new update and not of the old version
- When launching an installer, make sure it is brought to the foreground
- Show correct 'Latest Version' even for mislabeled versions with higher version numbers
- Fixed problem where some apps could not be updated but would show a 'download error'
- Show info in app-info-window when an app is installed multiple times
- Don't bring MacUpdater to the 'foreground' when updating an app has finished
- Prevent a rare possible crash due to system bugs in systems older than Mojave
- Prevent an extremely rare possible crash due to operating system bugs
- Fixed inability correctly show download sizes for updates larger than 2GB
- Fixed rare problem receiving from or submitting to the MacUpdater database
- Added new FAQ entry about the maximum possible manual re-scan frequency


MacUpdater 1.3.6
- Added possibility to open the homepage of many more apps
- If release-notes are unavailable, offer to view the homepage for convenience
- Fixed possible crash during the purchase of MacUpdater
- Fixed possible crash during the self-update of MacUpdater
- Fixed problem where homepage URL in app info-window cannot be clicked
- Scan the ~/Applications/ folder by default - can be turned off in the settings


MacUpdater 1.3.5
- Fixed issue where MacUpdater could not be used for free anymore
- Fixed issue where 'Mac App Store' updates could show up delayed
- Improved usability for free users by not opening the purchase window each start
- Improved stability while performing some updates
- Improved reliability for launching some 'Update Installers'
- Improved the explanations for updates that moved in, into or out of the Mac App Store
- Improved support for hiding updates that are incompatible with the current OS version
- Release notes of apps will now be displayed in the correct language (if available)
- Fixed cosmetic problems in 'Dark Mode'


MacUpdater 1.3.4
- Fixed issue where MacUpdater would not start scanning on the first launch
- Added explanation regarding the 'Microsoft Office 16.17' update
- Added full support for macOS 10.14 'Mojave' and the 'Dark Mode'
- Improved support for displaying correct version numbers for some apps
- Improved support for hiding updates that are incompatible with the current OS version
- Fixed multiple issues where it was impossible to send feedback for some apps
- Improved display of release notes of some apps


MacUpdater 1.3.3
- Fixed issue where updates could be missed due to caching by the operating system
- Add option to auto-relaunch apps that have been 'Quit' in order to apply the update
- Made 'Upgrades' easier distinguishable from normal 'Updates' through bold font
- If notifications are enabled, show a notification when scanning has finished
- Display info when launching installers for apps that are installed multiple times
- Reworded on-screen notifications so that they'll fit even when using the 'Alert' style
- Add the ability to detect the actual 'Norton Security' version despite its broken updater
- Fixed a problem where some URLs from the app-info would not be clickable for some apps
- Fixed issue where feedback that an update should be ignored couldn't be sent
- The folders-lists in the settings are middle-truncated now to differentiate long items


MacUpdater 1.3.2
- Improved support for some apps
- Prevent display of wrong version numbers due to temporary network or server failures
- Show 'app has been updated' dialog only as notification that doesn't need dismissal
- Re-scanning apps that have been uninstalled will now remove them from MacUpdater
- Improved feedback submission for apps with multiple installations or ignored updates


MacUpdater 1.3.1
- Improved support for some apps
- Fixed possible crash on older operating systems
- Fixed display of some update version numbers
- Ignored apps & updates have been reset, please re-evaluate them


MacUpdater 1.3.0
- Added all-new info-button that shows release-notes and info about the app and update
- Added or improved support for hundreds of apps
- Moved to a new database for improved accuracy and fewer beta-versions: please allow a week until the previous level of information is available
- Implemented a completely new feedback dialogue for problems regarding apps or updates:  if you've previously submitted feedback that has not been addressed, please try again
- Improved scan-performance to scan faster and use less memory
- When updating apps that are currently running, MacUpdater will now offer to quit them
- Offers to open app homepages instead of launching apps during a the ‘manual update’
- Don't fail cryptically when updating apps that have been updated outside MacUpdater
- Allow more frequent manual rescans
- Accept drag & drop of apps you’ve just installed, no need for a full re-scan


MacUpdater 1.2.10
- Move to a faster server for our database backend
- Improved version display accuracy for a number of apps
- Improved detection updates performed outside of MacUpdater
- Fixed wrong date of last scan in menu
- Less beta releases should show up in the future


MacUpdater 1.2.9
- Fixed problem in v1.2.8 where MacUpdater would depend on installed 'Developer Tools'


MacUpdater 1.2.8
- Added option to menu in menubar to start a manual scan of your apps
- Fixed problems with many some updates
- Fixed problem with Spotify beta versions showing up
- Fixed updates for Firefox ESR & Chrome's Beta or Dev variants
- Fixed updates of 'Onyx' on macOS 10.14 'Mojave'
- Correctly show upgrades to other apps in the Mac App Store with lower version numbers


MacUpdater 1.2.7
- Add support for Google Chrome's Beta, Dev & Canary variants
- Fixed inability to launch some installers
- Fixed problems with updating apps on systems older than 10.13
- Fixed problems on systems where 'ruby' complains about insecure folder permissions
- Improved update-detection for some apps
- Initial support for macOS 10.14 'Mojave'
- Clean up created temp-files better


MacUpdater 1.2.6
- Improved stability
- Fixes for updating some apps


MacUpdater 1.2.5
- Improved stability


MacUpdater 1.2.4
- Improved stability
- Fixes for installing updates
- Fixes for users that use the Mac App Store of another country than their system settings
- Fixed menu-icon for 3-digit update count as well as tight-fit 1-digit update count
- Fixed list of apps with updates in menubar to be alphabetically and not reversed
- Improved version display accuracy for a number of apps


MacUpdater 1.2.3
- Fixed problem where updating apps would often fail with an "extraction error" (since 1.2)


MacUpdater 1.2.2
- Added support for updating 'Audacity'
- Improved stability
- Fixed inability to update apps with direct .PKG download like MAMP/OneDrive (since 1.2)
- Fixed many possible problems when opening the main window during a running scan


MacUpdater 1.2.1
- Fixed problems on Mac OS X 10.11 'El Capitan' where MacUpdater never worked properly
- Fixed many cases where updating an app would fail
- Fixed a crash related to updating apps with Installers or the Mac App Store
- Add option to open the homepage of an app also to the (context) menu


MacUpdater 1.2.0
- Added support for updating many more apps like Sonos, Synology, etc
- Fixed errors while trying to update some apps
- Fixed version number display for some apps
- Show download URL while downloading updates
- You can now double-click an app in MacUpdater to open its homepage, if available
- Always display progress when downloading updates
- Made sure not to update non-english Firefox to an english version
- Fix problems related to unavailable config files
- Added support for tracking the Firefox ESR version
- Don't force a full re-scan when removing apps from the ignore-list
- Fixed a rare crash related to apps like 'Wacom Tablet Utility' or 'Pullover'
- Fixed a rare crash related to updating apps with Installers or the Mac App Store
- Ignore 'wineskin' apps, which have no comparable versions


MacUpdater 1.1.1
- Increased number of free app-updates from 5 to 10
- Updates installed through the MacAppStore are now detected, no need to re-scan anymore
- Change 'Update' button title to 'Upgrade' when we suspect updating might cost money
- Fix very rare crash
- Fix update check interval setting not working
- Fix scan interval setting not working
- Fix number of backups setting not working
- Fix version-display and updates of LibreOffice and Microsoft Teams
- Fix Adobe mixup
- Add new FAQ entry about why there is no 'Update-All' button
- Add new FAQ entry about the roadmap for future MacUpdater versions
- Add new FAQ entry about how MacUpdater protects from Paid Updates
- Add new FAQ entry about how MacUpdater protects from Incompatible Updates


MacUpdater 1.1.0
- Add option to make backups of downloaded installers
- Add option to make backups of replaced old apps
- Fix updating apps that have a direct .PKG download like MAMP or OneDrive
- Add information about updates to menu when displaying icon in the menubars
- Add option to launch apps via context-menu
- Fixes for crashes related to having misconfigured version 1.0
- Prevent infinite loops during scanning
- Prevent scanning of troublesome folders


MacUpdater 1.0.1
- Fix crash when trying to update some apps
- Fix crash when subfolders of scanned folders are added for scanning too
- Fix updating some apps with installers
- Made ability to launch Microsoft or Adobe updater apps more obvious
- Fix display of app-icon in the documentation window


MacUpdater 1.0.0
- First offical stable release