

MacUpdater
MacUpdater is an application that can scan your Mac and display which of the apps that you have installed are not up-to-date. MacUpdater can also update those outdated apps to their newest versions with a simple click.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
Features
- Update Notifier
- Auto Update
- No Subscription
- Software Installer
- Ad-free
- Software Download
- Package Manager
- Dark Mode
- No Tracking
- No registration required
Tags
- updater
- update-checker
MacUpdater News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about MacUpdater
MacUpdater to be discontinued in January 2026, code and technology up for saleCoreCode has announced that MacUpdater, the app relied on by Mac users for managing and updating so...
Recent activities
- IMRANtv reviewed MacUpdater
Everything MacUpdate Desktop failed to become, and this one keeps improving. I would hate to see it discontinued.
- thqnnvc9jn reviewed MacUpdater
Seamless, and rarely inaccurate. Makes keeping up with software updates so much easier. Very sorry to see it discontinued, and certainly hope it gets picked up.
- 2h952gmz5j reviewed MacUpdater
MacUpdater saves me hours of time each month by automating the task of checking my apps for updates and then installing them for me instead of me having to manually do this app by app. I really do hope some company will purchase the code and technology and keep this wonderful product going.
- vicker rated MacUpdater
- c-g-wagner reviewed MacUpdater
For me this is the indispensible Mac app for keeping my applications up to date. I have too many to do this manually. PLEASE I hope someone respectable buys it and supports it by January
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- POX updated MacUpdater
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What is MacUpdater?
MacUpdater is an application that can scan your Mac and display which of the apps that you have installed are not up-to-date. MacUpdater can also update those outdated apps to their newest versions with a simple click. MacUpdater takes care of updating all those apps that you've obtained outside of the 'Mac App Store'. MacUpdater can silently run in the background and check your apps for updates every day and let you know with notifications once a new update is available. The Free trial version let you scan for updates. However, updating more than 10 apps requires a paid license.








Comments and Reviews
This app is GREAT and it does the same thing for a very, very low one time purchase price. What is not to love here?
I used AppFresh until it went kaput. Then started using MacUpdate Desktop and was paying the annual fee, then they upped it to only a 6 month cover for a price that used to before 12 months. It's just crazy. MacUpdate Desktop was also slowing down my computer and using large resources once I stopped paying the pro fee. Pretty sure they are trying to force you to pay the subscription. I am very happy that I got this to replace that junk. Now if only I can get MacUpdate Desktop off my computer. Won't let me delete it, says it's running, even though I turned off start on start up, quit the app and the menu app. It's making me mad. I had read they had started putting adware in their downloads if you use the free version. That is sneaky and just wrong.
Everything MacUpdate Desktop failed to become, and this one keeps improving. I would hate to see it discontinued.
Seamless, and rarely inaccurate. Makes keeping up with software updates so much easier. Very sorry to see it discontinued, and certainly hope it gets picked up.
MacUpdater saves me hours of time each month by automating the task of checking my apps for updates and then installing them for me instead of me having to manually do this app by app. I really do hope some company will purchase the code and technology and keep this wonderful product going.
For me this is the indispensible Mac app for keeping my applications up to date. I have too many to do this manually. PLEASE I hope someone respectable buys it and supports it by January
I'm using this app every day. It is quite a convenient and effective app, helping me to keep my apps up to date.
When I first purchased MacUpdater about a year ago, I honestly didn't expect it to become one of my most valuable utilities. I was wrong—it has proven to be incredibly useful in ways I hadn't anticipated. The primary advantage is proactive app management. Instead of the familiar frustration of opening an application only to be greeted with an update prompt, Mac Updater handles all updates automatically in the background. This eliminates those constant interruptions and ensures my software stays current without any effort on my part. MacUpdater has become such an integral part of my workflow that I'm genuinely saddened about reports the developers will discontinue it in 2026. This would be a significant loss for the Mac community, and I hope more users discover and support this excellent tool to ensure its continued development. If the MacUpdater team is reading this, please don't discontinue this amazing application!!