I built macCurrent to make Mac app updates less scattered

Hey Product Hunt,

I’m building macCurrent, a Mac app that finds updates across the App Store, Homebrew, Sparkle, vendor updaters, and direct downloads, then helps you decide what’s safe to install before you click update. The inspiration was to pick up the mantle from MacUpdater which is no longer being developed and I wanted the ability to have that functionality and a bit more.

While developing. the problem I kept running into: real Macs don’t have one update system. Some apps live in the App Store, some in Homebrew, some self-update, some hide updates in menus, and some require checking a vendor site. It gets messy fast.

macCurrent gives you one reviewable sweep:

• See apps by source and update status

• Check whether an update looks safe, risky, or needs manual review

• Back up apps before direct replacement updates

• Keep per-app history for scans, backups, updates, and failures

• Hand off to the safer update path when automation is not appropriate

It’s a free beta right now, Apple notarized, and built for Apple Silicon Macs on macOS 15+.

I’d love feedback from Mac users, especially people who have a messy mix of App Store apps, Homebrew tools, browsers, creative tools, and direct-download apps.

Site: https://maccurrent.com
Download: https://maccurrent.com/download
YouTube: https://youtu.be/CwnfGqyV3Rc

What would make you trust a Mac updater enough to use it regularly?