MacUpdater History:
2.3.16 (Aug 2024):
• Resolved incompatibility with the newest Sequoia & Xcode 16 beta versions
• Improved support for various apps
2.3.15 (May 2024):
• Fixed some smaller bugs and improved support for various apps
2.3.14 (Apr 2024):
• Fixed some smaller bugs and improved support for various apps
2.3.12 (Dec 2023):
• Fixed issue with pre-1.0 updates always being labeled as 'Upgrades'
• Fixed some smaller bugs and improved support for various apps
2.3.11 (Nov 2023):
• Added explanations about most recent Microsoft Office updates (build 14390)
• Experimental workaround for macOS bug that could cause crashes (build 14390)
• Added some smaller improvements, bug-fixes and enhanced support for various apps
2.3.10 (Oct 2023):
• Resolved minor issue on macOS 14 'Sonoma'
• Improved support for iOS/iPadOS apps on AppleSilicon-based Macs
• Automatically detect connection issues due to 'Qustodio' or 'NetFree'
• Resolved various issues, added smaller improvements and enhanced support for some apps
2.3.9 (Sep 2023):
• Improved detection of CPU architecture badges of some apps
• Resolved issues quitting '1Password'
• Improved support for various apps
2.3.8 (Aug 2023):
• Added some smaller improvements, bug-fixes and enhanced support for various apps
• Resolved possible security issue CVE-2023-41902 reported by Erhad Husovic
• Note: this update requires re-installing the privilged helper (if installed)
2.3.6 (Jun 2023):
• Improved support for various apps
• Fixed an extremely rare crash
2.3.5 (May 2023):
• Fixed issue with TestFlight Beta apps not being ignored properly
• Added some smaller improvements and enhanced support for various apps
• Fixed an extremely rare crash
2.3.4 (Apr 2023):
• Improved support for various apps
• Fixed an extremely rare crash
• Improvements for option to upgrade to MacUpdater 3 via the 'Help' menu
2.3.3 (Mar 2023):
• Minor improvements when directly installing PKGs
• Improved detection of minimum system requirements for 'Fat' apps
• Added option to upgrade to MacUpdater 3 to the 'Help' menu
• Fixed some smaller bugs and improved support for various apps
2.3.2 (Feb 2023):
• Resolved issue updating apps with broken installers on 'Apple Silicon' Macs (Amazon Music)
• Resolved a regression bug related to on-screen notification text
• Improved support for various apps
2.3.1 (Oct 2022):
• Added tooltip to the 'Update App' buttons to display download size and host
• Added support for macOS-version specific homepages and explanations
• Added 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
• Fixed some smaller bugs and improved support for some apps (build 14195)
2.3.0 (Sep 2022):
• 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
2.2.2 (Jun 2022):
• 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
• Ease mass-deployment with a new script to remotely install the helper tool
• Fixed very rare reliability issues
• Display release-notes for many more apps (build 13733)
• Support macupdater-license://unregister URL for automatic license deactivation (build 13733)
• Add option to force PayPal support when purchasing a Std=>Pro license upgrade (build 13733)
• Resolve minor issues in the "report app feedback" panel (build 13733)
• Improve support for a few apps (build 13733)
• Performance improvements for the full scan (build 13795)
• Fixes for the automated connection problem discovery (build 13795)
• Minor improvements for the backup function (build 13795)
• Add workarounds for bugs in macOS 13 'Ventura' beta #4 (build 13795)
• Add workarounds macOS 13 'Ventura' permission issues affecting PKGs (build 13812)
2.2.1 (May 2022):
• Improved compatibility with macOS 13 'Ventura' (build 13510)
• 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
• Updated the Russian translation thanks to Куклин Юрий
• Fixed issues related to installing some apps from macupdater.net
• Improved reliability in some cases
2.2.0 (Apr 2022):
• Updates with PKGs can now be installed directly without having to click through the Installer
NOTE: this is not enabled by default just yet, but can be turned on in the settings
NOTE: at the moment installing PKGs directly will require the password each time
• Added option to hide minor Mac App Store updates, while still showing major upgrades
NOTE: if you want alerts about minor MAS app updates, uncheck this in Settings=>Scanning
NOTE: due to this option the default is now 'Show all Apps' and not 'Hide MAS apps'
• Added support for automatically updating software that has changed its 'type' (PRO)
• Added support for installing non-app software from macupdater.net
• You can now double-click updates in the menubar-interface to view the update-info
• Option to sort your apps by manufacturer by clicking on the icon column header (best effort)
• Fixed issue with release-notes in the tooltip in the menubar interface
• Improved reliability when updating non-app software and when displaying iOS apps
• Updated the French translation thanks to Corentin Cras-Méneur and 'batmac'
• Fixed issue where MacUpdater could mistakenly think an app is updating itself
• Ignored apps can now be sorted by name, sorting by path by clicking the icon column header
• Fixed issues with umlauts in some cases in the app-info window
2.1.3 (Feb 2022):
• 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
2.1.2 (Dec 2021):
• 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
2.1.1 (Nov 2021):
• 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)
2.1.0 (Oct 2021):
• 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' (⌘-F) and 'Top Apps' (⌘-T) 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 translation thanks to Куклин Юрий
• Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to 'BR Lingo'
• Improved performance, reliability and app support in some cases
2.0.4 (May 2021):
• Less distractions: Updates to MacUpdater are only checked when when in use (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
2.0.3 (Apr 2021):
• 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'
2.0.2 (Feb 2021):
• 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 seen 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
2.0.1 (Feb 2021):
• 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
2.0.0 (Jan 2021):
• 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 (⌥)
1.x releases are listed here