Free beta · macOS 15+ Apple Silicon

Know which Mac app updates are safe to install.

macCurrent builds one reviewable inventory across App Store, Homebrew, Sparkle, vendor updaters, and direct downloads. It labels what is safe, backs up eligible apps before replacement, and remembers what happened for each app.

Built for developers, power users, and small teams with apps from more than the App Store.

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Safe to update vs review first Back up + restore direct updates Per-app version history Free through June 30, 2026

macCurrent — Checking for updates

1PasswordDirect download · backup ready Safe to update

Docker DesktopHomebrew cask Handoff

LM StudioDirect download · history tracked Up to date

Adobe PhotoshopUse Adobe updater Vendor

In motion

Watch the safer update routine.

A product demo showing the full loop: find an update, verify it, back up the installed app, update, and keep app-specific backup and history records.

macCurrent recognizes apps from every corner of your Mac

Google Chrome

Brave

Firefox

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Word

Docker

Postman

Visual Studio Code

Homebrew

Electron apps

The problem

Your apps do not all update from one place.

Real Macs have App Store apps, Homebrew tools, browser updaters, vendor launchers, direct downloads, and apps that only expose updates inside their own menus.

The usual way is scattered

Open the App Store for some apps.
Run Homebrew for others.
Launch browsers, creative tools, and chat apps one by one.
Search vendor websites when an app can't be updated safely.
Lose track of what changed after the update is done.

macCurrent gives you one reviewable workflow

See every app with its source and status.
Review update availability before taking action.
Back up apps before direct replacement updates.
Keep per-app history for scans, backups, updates, and failures.
Open the app page when manual updating is the safer choice.

Update judgment

A default updater should explain the next move.

macCurrent does not stop at "newer version exists." It turns source, signing, changelog, install path, and recent activity into a decision you can trust.

Install

Safe to update

The source is verified, the replacement matches the installed app's identity, and macCurrent can back up before changing anything.

Best for direct, verified updates

Pause

Review first

The update may be missing changelog, signing, source, or install evidence. macCurrent keeps the app visible without pretending it is safe.

Best when confidence is incomplete

Route

Vendor handoff

Some apps should use App Store, Homebrew, Microsoft, Adobe, Google, Docker, or their own updater. macCurrent sends you to the supported path.

Best for vendor-managed apps

Capabilities

More than a list of version numbers.

macCurrent decides what it can safely update, what to route to a trusted updater, and what to leave to you — and records every step.

Updates across every source

App Store, Homebrew casks and formulae, Sparkle, Electron, Mozilla, Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Docker, and direct downloads — tracked in one inventory.

Verifies before it replaces

Checks EdDSA signatures, matching bundle IDs, and signing teams, and rejects downgrades or tampered packages. If it can't verify, it won't auto-replace.

Automatic, handoff, or manual

Three clearly labeled tiers. macCurrent updates what it can complete in-app, opens the right updater for the rest, and tells you when manual is safest.

Back up and restore per app

Eligible direct replacements can save a backup first. Each backup stays tied to the app path it came from, and Restore is available from the app's context menu.

Scheduled scans & notifications

Scan daily, weekly, monthly, at startup, or on a custom interval — with macOS notifications, a menu-bar app, and a Dock badge when updates appear.

Private by design

Analytics is opt-in and never includes your app list, names, paths, or identifiers. Catalog lookups send bundle IDs only, separately from analytics.

Per-app history and stats

Each app detail view shows its own update history, backup count, latest backup version, and activity trail, instead of mixing records from every app.

Backup & history

Protect the app before you replace it.

macCurrent now treats backups and history as part of the update workflow, not a hidden log. The detail view is app-specific: backups, restores, versions, and history belong to the selected app.

Backup before update Turn on automatic backup in Settings so eligible direct updates save a copy before the app is replaced.

Maximum three backups Choose how many app backups to keep, up to three, so rollback protection does not become a storage problem.

Right-click Backup and Restore Use the app row context menu to create a backup or restore a previous version without hunting through folders.

Path-aware records Backups stay tied to the original app path and identity, so two copies of the same app do not share one confusing history.

macCurrent demo screenshot showing per-app backups, restore availability, and update history for 1Password. — Backup count, latest backup version, restore availability, and per-app history are visible in the app detail view.

Trust boundary

It verifies what it's about to install.

Updating apps means replacing software in your Applications folder. macCurrent treats that as a security boundary, not a convenience — and refuses to guess about it.

EdDSA signaturesSparkle update archives are verified against the installed app's own public key before anything is installed.

Signing-team matchA replacement must share the installed app's bundle ID and verified signing team — or macCurrent won't auto-replace it.

No downgrades, no cleartextOlder or tampered replacements are rejected. All update metadata must be HTTPS; non-HTTPS redirects are refused.

Untrusted packages, opened not runInstaller packages macCurrent can't verify are opened for your review instead of being run silently.

The routine

From scan to history in five steps.

A repeatable update routine is what makes a large Mac app library manageable.

Scan

Use Check for Updates or scheduled scans to refresh your catalog.

Review

Filter by source, status, search, or app details to see what matters.

Protect

Create a backup before eligible direct replacement updates.

Update

Run the right updater, open the vendor page, or leave it alone.

Remember

Keep a timeline of scans, backups, installs, failures, diagnostics.

Coverage

Built for the messy app library you actually have.

macCurrent recognizes the places Mac apps really come from and presents them in one inventory, even when the right next step is a manual update.

App Store appsSee App Store-managed apps alongside everything else.

Homebrew apps and toolsTrack formulae, GUI casks, and non-app casks in the same inventory.

Direct downloadsReview apps installed from vendor websites and download pages.

BrowsersKeep tabs on Chrome, Brave, Firefox, and browser update channels.

Microsoft appsSurface apps that use Microsoft AutoUpdate or EdgeUpdater.

Adobe appsHand off to Adobe's supported updater path when required.

Developer toolsTrack Docker Desktop, Postman, editors, and CLI tools.

Electron appsRecognize common desktop apps built on Electron update metadata.

Self-managed appsUnderstand when an app controls its own update flow.

Manual appsOpen the app page when automation is not the right answer.

Also in the app

Built for living with a big app library.

Menu-bar app Dock badge with update count Scheduled background scans macOS update notifications Bulk "update all" Snooze & ignore apps CSV inventory export Power-source aware Updates itself Clean, scoped uninstall

Peace of mind

Know what happened last time.

Backups you can find

When backups are enabled, macCurrent records the backup event, original app path, version, and backup location for that app.

Restore when an update is wrong

If a replacement causes trouble, use the app's Restore action to put a saved version back in place.

History you can review

Installed versions, backups, restores, update results, and failures stay visible in that app's own history.

1PasswordBackup & history

Restore ready

Updated successfullyBackup saved before the app was replaced.

8.12.21 → 8.12.22

1 backup 3 max kept 8.12.21 latest backup

Updated to 8.12.22macCurrent installed the new version and recorded the result.

Today
10:42 AM

Backup created1Password 8.12.21 was saved from /Applications.

Today
10:41 AM

Restore availableRight-click 1Password to restore this saved version.

Today
10:41 AM

Update available1Password 8.12.22 was found during Check for Updates.

Today
10:39 AM

Every app keeps its own backup and version trail. Restore backup

Automation where it is safe. Guidance where it is not.

macCurrent is designed to avoid false confidence. Some apps should be updated by the Mac App Store, Homebrew, Adobe, Microsoft, Google, Docker, or the app's own updater. When that is the right answer, macCurrent tells you and helps you get there.

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Use macCurrent as the review desk for your real app library, then send feedback when an update is missing, confusing, or needs better judgment.

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Free beta Signed & notarized macOS 15+ Apple Silicon Expires June 30, 2026