July 2024

The latest improvements and fixes for the App Catalog

✨ New

Show installed apps without an app bundle: Some apps are not regular app bundles (like Google Chrome.app) but instead files like a driver, extension, plugin or other utility. Some of those apps will now also show in Installed Apps in the Catalog App and more apps are added over time. Those apps can be recognized by a disabled "Open" button and a label in the install sheet:

Expected time automatic update: The user will now be informed when the next expected automatic update schedule will run. This is visible when Updates in the Catalog App sidebar is selected and is set to 1 or higher. This addition is intended to make the user aware that apps are automatically updated. Updating apps manually is purely for users to update an app sooner, at a more convenient time or when is not configured for full manual control over updates by the user.

Check available updates command: A new Catalog Agent argument is available to check available updates from the command line. This command can be used like this: catalog --check-updates :