The best utility to automatically update applications on your Mac

If installed on your Mac apps from sources other than the Mac App Store, over time, their update may be your real problem. Yes, the app will remind you that the latest version came out and offered to install it, but it will happen only when you start, moreover, check for updates can be disabled. All these nuances are consuming a lot of time, so it is worth considering about any universal solutions. As you can imagine, they exist, and in this article I will be happy for them to tell.

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Almost all modern applications support auto-check for updates. Most of them use for this special Cocoa-framework called Sparkle. You've probably seen vsplyvaeyuschee notification window on the new version of the application with the buttons "Skip this version of" "Remind me later", "Install Updates". This is the same Sparkle.

The problem, as I said, is that you need to run the application (the automatic check feature must be enabled) to inquire about the availability of a new version. Since updates often contain bug fixes and adding new features - you'd better update the application immediately after the update release, instead of spending time on it when you need to work with application.

AppFresh

AppFresh help keep up to date not only your applications but also widgets, plug-ins and custom settings panel. This utility works with updates Mac App Store, support Sparkle, upgrade system based on RSS, Microsoft AutoUpdate and more.

AppFresh is connected to the service osx.iusethis.comWhere you can use different profiles to specify the applications that you are working with (this can be done on the site, as well as directly from the app). Fill out your profile you can share information about installed applications with your friends. This function is very useful if you need to reinstall all of your applications on the new computer. Using a list of your applications osx.iusethis.com, AppFresh load all applications and automatically install them.

Price AppFresh not the most democratic and is $ 15, but the developers have provided fully functional trial version for 14 days, so you can try the utility, before parting with their money.

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Buy $ 14.99

MacUpdate Desktop

I've been using MacUpdate, to support applications and other software on your poppy is always updated. In conjunction with the native update utility - a great tool. Service tracks more than 40,000 different applications, offering users with useful information. For example, application ratings, detailed description of free and paid updates and more.

She MacUpdate Desktop tool is a desktop companion sersisa MacUpdate.com. Once installed on your Mac, it will scan all installed applications and find the available updates for them. After that you can easily install them.

Recently, the utility has been radically updated and now works much better than in previous versions. On the menu bar icon is a utility that will let you know about available updates, thanks to a background check.

Previously MacUpdate Desktop has been paid, but now the developers have changed the distribution model to the "freemium". Basic functionality is free, but there is a paid subscription, which removes ads and unlocks all functions (no longer be restricted update only 5 applications per month), as well as providing a loan that you can use when buying a set of applications and other promotions MacUpdate.

Free download

Native updates Mac App Store

Native updates available from the system menu , automatically open Mac App Store on the "Updates" tab. The utility will check versions of all applications installed on your computer and displays any available updates. In addition, to keep the system up to date, they will also be tested and OS updates.

For many this will sound rather trite, but it is also worth mentioning, as a situation where users ignore notification system about a particular upgrade or install fresh, and sometimes critical updates for OS X - are quite often.

Always try to keep your Mac up to date and install all available updates. If you doubt the usefulness of the next update, it's better to spend a couple of minutes to search for detailed information on the web and read reviews from users. Yet, in the main, updates fix bugs and make positive changes, so do not be afraid of them.

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