CVE-2023-41902: MacUpdater Version History

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 (⌥)

1.5.9 (Dec 2020):

• Emergency-update that uses a new database backend server

1.5.8 (Oct 2020):

• Further improved compatibility with the forthcoming macOS ‘Big Sur’

• Include preprations for transitioning to MacUpdater 2

• Fixed issues related to installing apps from macupdater.net

• Improved compatibility with some apps

1.5.7 (Jul 2020):

• 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

1.5.6 (Jun 2020):

• Already improved compatibility with the forthcoming macOS ‘Big Sur’

• Improved compatibility with some apps

• Improved compatibility with ‘VoiceOver’

• Updated the Russian translation thanks to Куклин Юрий

• Updated the German translation

1.5.5 (May 2020):

• 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

1.5.4 (Apr 2020):

• 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

1.5.3 (Mar 2020):

• 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’

• Fixed issues related to installing apps from macupdater.net

• 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 (see ReadMe)

• Added hidden option to open the main window after a scan (see ReadMe)

1.5.2 (Jan 2020):

• 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

1.5.1 (Dec 2019):

• 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 when displaying release-dates

• Reduced memory consumption

1.5.0 (Dec 2019):

• 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

• Announcement: visit MacUpdater’s companion site macupdater.net for fresh apps every day!

1.4.18 (Oct 2019):

• 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

1.4.17 (Aug 2019):

• 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

1.4.16 (Aug 2019):

• 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

1.4.15 (Jul 2019):

• 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’

1.4.14 (Jun 2019):

• 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

1.4.13 (Jun 2019):

• 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

1.4.12 (Jun 2019):

• 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

1.4.11 (May 2019):

• 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 thanks to Куклин Юрий

1.4.10 (May 2019):

• 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

1.4.9 (May 2019):

• 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

1.4.8 (Mar 2019):

• 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

1.4.7 (Mar 2019):

• 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

1.4.6 (Mar 2019):

• 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

1.4.5 (Feb 2019):

• 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 thanks to Куклин Юрий

1.4.4 (Jan 2019):

• 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

1.4.3 (Jan 2019):

• 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 thanks to Куклин Юрий

• Updated the Brazilian Portuguese translation thanks to ‘BR Lingo’

1.4.2 (Jan 2019):

• Prevent update failures due to the Mac going to sleep during an update

• MacUpdater is now localized into Russian thanks to Куклин Юрий

• 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

1.4.1 (Dec 2018):

• Fixed possible crash when trying to upgrade apps with multiple installations

• Fixe rare crash when apps with missing information are installed

1.4.0 (Dec 2018):

• 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’

1.3.10 (Nov 2018):

• IMPORTANT: fix bugs related to the scheduled scan

1.3.9 (Nov 2018):

• IMPORTANT: fix bug where scheduled scan would not be performed

• Improved support for a few apps

1.3.8 (Nov 2018):

• 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

1.3.7 (Nov 2018):

• 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

1.3.6 (Oct 2018):

• 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

1.3.5 (Oct 2018):

• 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’

1.3.4 (Sep 2018):

• 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

1.3.3 (Sep 2018):

• 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

1.3.2 (Aug 2018):

• 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

1.3.1 (Aug 2018):

• 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

1.3.0 (Aug 2018):

• 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 dialog 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 ‘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

1.2.10 (Jul 2018):

• 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 the last scan in the menu

• Fewer beta releases should show up in the future

1.2.9 (Jun 2018):

• Fixed problem in v1.2.8 where MacUpdater would depend on installed ‘Developer Tools’

1.2.8 (Jun 2018):

• Added option to the menu in the 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

1.2.7 (Jun 2018):

• 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

1.2.6 (Jun 2018):

• Improved stability

• Fixes for updating some apps

1.2.5 (Jun 2018):

• Improved stability

1.2.4 (May 2018):

• 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 the menubar to be alphabetically and not reversed

• Improved version display accuracy for a number of apps

1.2.3 (May 2018):

• Fixed problem where updating apps would often fail with an ‘extraction error’ (since 1.2)

1.2.2 (May 2018):

• 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

1.2.1 (May 2018):

• 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

1.2.0 (May 2018):

• 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

1.1.1 (May 2018):

• 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 the 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

1.1.0 (Apr 2018):

• 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 the menu when displaying an icon in the menubar

• 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

1.0.1 (Apr 2018):

• 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

1.0.0 (Apr 2018):

• First official stable release

1.0rc (Apr 2018):

• Major changes to always ignore beta versions

• Improvements for displaying newest version information for some apps

• Badge icons now really take into account current filter settings

• Properly update summary info text after re-scanning single apps

• Add in-app option to check for updates of MacUpdater itself even when menubar is hidden

• Make sure exceptions don’t silently freeze the app but are properly reported

• Add preferences menu item

• Changed ‘reset to defaults’ button icon and ask before resetting

• Fix ‘Show notifications’ preference setting

• Fix crash when using some menu-items

• Fix refresh button changing style on every click

1.0b6 (Apr 2018):

• Add support for many apps that changed their ‘bundle identifier’

• Improvements for updating some apps

• Hide ‘Chrome’ apps

• Fix problem with ‘ignore-folders’

• Fix problem with MacAppStore apps that are not available in the US store

1.0b5 (Apr 2018):

• Badge-icons will live-update during scanning

• Improvements for scanning or updating some apps

• The summary info text about the app-count will now take into account current filter settings

• Properly ignore MacAppStore updates that require a newer OS version

• Fixed problem where MacUpdater could not be quit

• Open window after launch, if auto-launch is disabled and Dock icon is shown

1.0b4 (Apr 2018):

• Improvements for scanning some apps

• Fixed crash trying to update some apps

• Fixed MacAppStore apps sometimes showing an older version as newest

• Fixed problems updating some apps

• Fixed rare crash

• Disabled context menu during the scan to prevent problems

• MacUpdater remembers and restores its window position now

1.0b3 (Mar 2018):

• Major changes to ignore beta versions

• Added support for updating additional apps

• Added support for re-scanning single apps

• Added support for ignoring specific updates

• Fixed possible crashes during the scan

• Fixed possible problems with some apps

1.0b2 (Feb 2018):

• Remember the current filter settings across re-launch

• Update the icon badges after ignoring additional apps

• Fix app-beta versions being offered for update

• Fix scan timer to run at the specified interval

• Fix crash while trying to update some apps

• Fix wrong update info for some Mac App Store apps

• Fix handling of apps with extra long version numbers

1.0b1 (Feb 2018):

• Initial public beta release