Update apps

Outdated apps can be slow, unstable, or exposed to security issues, and checking each one for updates by hand takes time. CleanMyMac finds available updates for your apps in one place and installs them for you.

To review available updates and update apps:

1. In CleanMyMac, click Applications in the sidebar, then click Scan.

   

   After scanning, CleanMyMac shows you the scan summary.

2. In the scan summary, choose how to continue:

   • Click Manage My Applications to open the Applications Manager with all app categories, including Updater.

     In Updater, CleanMyMac lists all available updates, including the App Store apps and macOS if your edition detects them.

   • If updates are available, you can also use the tile that appears:

     • Click Review to open Updater directly. Here, CleanMyMac lists only the updates it can install.

     • Click Update to start installing all updates CleanMyMac can install, without reviewing them.

   

   If you clicked Manage My Applications or Review, CleanMyMac opens the Applications Manager.

   Tip

   To start a new scan, click Start Over in the upper-left and confirm, then click Scan.

3. In the Updater category, browse and review apps and details about available updates for them.

   You can search for specific apps and sort them by size, name, last opened date, or last updated date in ascending or descending order.

   Right-click an app to:

   • Open it
   • Select it for update
   • Reveal it in Finder
   • Get its info
   • Add it to the ignore list

   

   If you're unsure about an app, click the Smart Insights icon next to it to get more details. This works in macOS Tahoe 26 or later and if you have Apple Intelligence turned on.

   

4. Select apps to update, then click Update.

   • To select all apps at once, click Select above the list of apps, then choose Select All. CleanMyMac skips updates it can't install.

   • To select an app, select the checkbox next to it or right-click it, then choose "Select [app]".

   If an app has an info icon instead of a checkbox, CleanMyMac can't install its update. Click the icon to find out where to install it.

   

5. Review the results.

   • To review the details, click View Log.

   • To keep reviewing other categories, click Manage More Items to return to the Applications Manager.

   • To go back to the scan summary, click Done.