Updatest is a Mac app that unifies updates from Homebrew, Mac App Store, Sparkle, Electron, and GitHub Releases into one clean dashboard. Discover outdated apps, adopt manual installs into Homebrew, get security details, and bulk‑update with confidence—no sketchy update databases, your data stays local.
I’m Jared, an indie macOS developer and the creator of Updatest.
Updatest is your new home for Mac updates. It unifies updates from Homebrew, Mac App Store, Sparkle, Electron, and GitHub Releases into one clean dashboard.
Updatest started as a small tool I built for myself to bring manually installed apps under Homebrew, making it easier to keep everything up to date without spending time in the terminal. Over time it grew into a single place to keep all my apps updated, regardless of how they update.
The response showed this was a problem a lot of macOS users were running into, which helped drive the direction of the app. I’m excited to finally share it here now that it’s officially out of beta.
How it fits together macOS apps update through many different systems, and some apps you install manually can also be managed by Homebrew later on. Updatest was the first updater to surface this capability in a clear, guided way, long before it became a common pattern.
What’s included? - Automatic detection of supported update sources per app - Clear, guided Homebrew adoption for apps installed outside of Homebrew - Homebrew formulae updates alongside app updates - Source aware update checks that reflect how each app updates - A fully native macOS experience with no tracking and no telemetry
The goal is simple: make macOS updates understandable without compromising privacy.
Would love to hear what you think, especially now that it’s out of beta.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I’m Jared, an indie macOS developer and the creator of Updatest.
Updatest is your new home for Mac updates. It unifies updates from Homebrew, Mac App Store, Sparkle, Electron, and GitHub Releases into one clean dashboard.
Updatest started as a small tool I built for myself to bring manually installed apps under Homebrew, making it easier to keep everything up to date without spending time in the terminal. Over time it grew into a single place to keep all my apps updated, regardless of how they update.
I shared the first version of Reddit, got more feedback, and most recently felt I really hit a nerve. We can even go all the way back in time to when Updatest was called Caskly.
The response showed this was a problem a lot of macOS users were running into, which helped drive the direction of the app. I’m excited to finally share it here now that it’s officially out of beta.
How it fits together
macOS apps update through many different systems, and some apps you install manually can also be managed by Homebrew later on. Updatest was the first updater to surface this capability in a clear, guided way, long before it became a common pattern.
What’s included?
- Automatic detection of supported update sources per app
- Clear, guided Homebrew adoption for apps installed outside of Homebrew
- Homebrew formulae updates alongside app updates
- Source aware update checks that reflect how each app updates
- A fully native macOS experience with no tracking and no telemetry
The goal is simple: make macOS updates understandable without compromising privacy.
Would love to hear what you think, especially now that it’s out of beta.