Every Mac app update. Every source. One safe sweep.
macCurrent finds updates across the App Store, Homebrew, Sparkle, vendor updaters, and direct downloads — then tells you what's safe to install, what needs review, and what changed before you click update.
Universal appOne download for Apple silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 15 or later.
The problem
Your apps don't all update from one place.
Real Macs run App Store apps, Homebrew tools, browser updaters, vendor launchers, direct downloads, and apps that only expose updates inside their own menus.
The usual way SCATTERED
- Open the App Store for some apps.
- Run Homebrew for others.
- Launch browsers, creative tools, and chat apps one by one.
- Search vendor sites when an app can't update itself.
- Lose track of what changed after the update is done.
With macCurrent ONE SWEEP
- 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's 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.
Backup & history
Know what changed, and keep a way back.
macCurrent does more than find updates. Before a direct replacement update, it can save the current app, keep that backup tied to the original path, and build a timeline of what happened for each app.
Back up before replacing
When backup protection is enabled, macCurrent makes a copy before replacing an app directly so you are not left guessing if a release goes sideways.
Open the backup you need
Backups stay attached to the selected app and original install path, with a per-app retention limit and a Finder handoff when you need to inspect one.
Review the app's timeline
Scans, backups, installs, restores, failures, and manual handoffs stay in the app history so support and troubleshooting start with evidence.
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.
Trusted update channel — App Store receipt, signed appcast, known vendor feed, or Homebrew tap.
Bundle ID and signing-team match — the update must be the same app from the same developer.
No downgrade, no tamper — version direction and archive integrity verified before anything moves.
Install, review, or handoff — the safest path is chosen, never a blind replace.
Sparkle updates are verified against the installed app's EdDSA public key before macCurrent trusts the archive.
Automatic replacement requires the expected bundle ID and a verified signing-team match, so lookalike apps don't slip through.
Downgrades, tampered downloads, cleartext redirects, and unknown installer packages are blocked or opened for review.
Backup readiness, update history, restore activity, and install outcomes stay attached to the app you're 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. Need install steps? See the installation guide and checksums.
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