MacUpdater Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to MacUpdater for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to MacUpdater and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to MacUpdater are Latest, Applite, MacUpdate and MacUpdate Desktop.

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MacUpdater alternatives are mainly Package Managers, but if you're looking for Software Installers or App Discovery Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to MacUpdater.
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    Homebrew

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    Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.

    60 Homebrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Comments about Homebrew as an Alternative to MacUpdater
    GadgetComa
    Negative
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    I like Homebrew, but it doesn't provide a comprehensive scanning capability to identify installed apps that need updates. It only manages updates for Homebrew-installed apps.

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    • Homebrew is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to MacUpdater.

    • Homebrew is the most popular Open Source alternative to MacUpdater.

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceMacUpdater is Paid and Proprietary
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    Latest

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    Latest is a free and open source app for macOS that checks if all your apps are up to date. Get a quick overview of which apps changed and what changed and update them right away.

    4 Latest alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about Latest as an Alternative to MacUpdater
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It misses too much apps compared to the MacUpdater

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    AlphaCharlie
    Positive
    0

    Great little application however there are a lot of Apps that are not supported.

    Bombino
    Positive
    0

    free, open source, functional

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    • Almost everyone thinks Latest is a great MacUpdater alternative.

    • Latest is Free and Open SourceMacUpdater is Paid and Proprietary
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    MacUpdate

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    MacUpdate is the most complete resource to find and download free software for Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPad. Read and post software reviews with the brightest Mac minds from around the world. Find alternatives to the apps you already use.

    27 MacUpdate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    MacUpdate Desktop

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    MacUpdate Desktop makes managing and updating your applications easy and automatic. It helps you organize your favorite applications and keep track of them when new versions become available. Download and install new updates. Find out whats new. Stay up to date like never before.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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