macCurrent

The safer way to update every Mac app.

macCurrent finds updates across App Store, Homebrew, Sparkle, vendor updaters, and direct downloads, then tells you what is safe to install, what needs review, and what changed before you click update.

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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.

Popular apps

Updates for the apps you already use.

macCurrent recognizes common Mac update paths across browsers, developer tools, creative apps, vendor updaters, Homebrew packages, and direct downloads.

Google Chrome Google Software Update
Word AutoUpdate
Acrobat Adobe RUM
Docker CLI update
Firefox Mozilla feed
VS Code Direct/Homebrew
Brave Browser update
App Store apps Homebrew formulae and casks Direct downloads Electron apps

How macCurrent helps

One workflow: find, judge, protect.

macCurrent keeps the promise simple. It finds updates across the places Mac apps really come from, explains the safest next step, and records what happened for each app.

Daily catalog refresh

A Mac app catalog that gets smarter every day.

macCurrent refreshes its known app catalog daily, adding newly recognized apps, vendors, update sources, and safer install guidance over time.

Find

Every source in one inventory

App Store apps, Homebrew casks and formulae, Sparkle, Electron, browser updaters, vendor tools, and direct downloads appear in one reviewable list.

Unified inventory
Judge

Safe, review, or handoff

Source, signing, bundle identity, version direction, changelog, and updater type become clear labels instead of a vague "newer version exists."

Confidence labels
Protect

Backups and history per app

Eligible direct updates can back up first, restore from the app's context menu, and keep update, backup, restore, and failure history tied to that app.

Backup + restore

Product demo

See the safer update workflow in action.

Watch macCurrent scan real apps, explain update safety, back up before replacing, and keep the app-specific record.

Trust boundary

Verified before it replaces anything.

Updating a Mac app means replacing software in your Applications folder. macCurrent checks the source, signature, app identity, and version direction first, then chooses the safest path.

SourceTrusted update channel IdentityBundle and team match VersionNo downgrade or tamper ActionInstall, review, or handoff
Cryptographic update checksSparkle updates are verified against the installed app's EdDSA public key before macCurrent trusts the archive.
Same app, same teamAutomatic replacement requires the expected bundle ID and a verified signing team match, so lookalike apps do not slip through.
Risky paths slow downDowngrades, tampered downloads, cleartext redirects, and unknown installer packages are blocked or opened for review.
Proof stays with the appBackup readiness, update history, restore activity, and install outcomes stay attached to the app you are reviewing.

Make app updates easier to trust.

Use macCurrent with your real app library, review what it finds, and help shape the update judgment that makes each release safer.

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