What's new in Version Tracker

Version 1.1.4 — 2026-07-16

Fixes

• Near-zero CPU at rest. The Dashboard's animated waveform now only moves while a scan or an update is actually running, and switching back to the app no longer re-reads every installed app each time. Background CPU usage drops from a constant 15-20% to almost nothing.

Version 1.1.3 — 2026-07-15

Fixes

• Much lower CPU usage. Fixed heavy processor usage that could make the app unresponsive while its window was open — most visible on Macs with many apps and packages, or while an App Store download was running.
• Accurate Tauri detection. Some apps (such as Zed) were wrongly listed as Tauri apps and checked for Tauri updates; detection now requires Tauri-specific signatures.

Version 1.1.2 — 2026-07-14

Fixes

• Scan reliability. Fixed a crash that could interrupt every scan when the Mac App Store reports the same app twice — for example a game installed both as a Mac app and as an iPhone/iPad app.
• Feedback window. Fixed a crash when opening the Feedback window on some Intel-based Macs.

Version 1.1.1 — 2026-07-14

Fixes

• Licence activation. Activations could fail with "This key does not belong to Version Tracker" and silently consume an activation seat. A rejected activation now releases its seat automatically, so retrying never locks you out.
• App updates for everyone. Updating Version Tracker itself no longer requires an activated licence, so every user always receives the latest fixes. Installing updates for your other apps still requires a licence.
• Better diagnostics. If a licence is ever refused, the app now logs the exact reason, making support faster.

Version 1.1.0 — 2026-07-03

New

• Tauri apps. New category that detects applications built with Tauri and checks their built-in updater endpoint for available versions.
• Electron apps. New category that identifies applications built with Electron.

Improvements

• Adobe Creative Cloud. The category now groups every Adobe app — the Creative Cloud desktop app and its helpers alongside the design products.
• Microsoft & Android. Microsoft Edge now appears with the other Microsoft AutoUpdate apps, and Android Studio is grouped under Android SDK.
• Cleaner Applications list. An app already shown by a dedicated source — Mac App Store, Sparkle, Tauri, Electron, Adobe, Microsoft, GitHub, Alternative Updaters, or Xcode — no longer appears a second time under Applications.
• Inventory persistence. Scan results for Adobe, Tauri, Electron, Qt and Android SDK now survive between launches instead of resetting on each start.
• All updates. Available Tauri updates now surface in the aggregated “All updates” view.
• Interface refresh. A lighter, more consistent layout across category tables and inspectors.

Fixes

• Fewer false positives. Numerous bug fixes and more precise detection, so apps are less likely to be reported as needing an update when they don't.

Version 1.0.25 — 2026-06-25

Fixes

• Update detection. Refines application update discovery and keeps the aggregate update list closer to the visible scan results.
• Update routing. Improves handling for apps that need to be opened or updated manually instead of being treated as automatic updates.
• Release reliability. Includes stabilization work for the public Sparkle update channel.

Version 1.0.24 — 2026-06-18

Fixes

• Update detection. Improves application update detection, especially for apps discovered through Sparkle-style metadata.
• Manual fallback. Routes updates that cannot be safely automated toward the appropriate manual action instead of reporting a false success.
• Batch reliability. Keeps failed or unverifiable updates visible after batch operations so they can be reviewed, retried, or opened manually.