Update Atlas by Alperen Alan

A clearer view of your Mac

Your software.
In context.
At a glance.

Apps, games, packages, and the things they bring with them. Update Atlas maps what it finds, who owns each update, and where the evidence ends.

Explore Update Atlas Free · Currently in private testing

Native macOS app · Apple silicon · macOS 14+

An illustration of how Atlas connects your software and its update sources.

01 Local-first inventory 02 Source-aware checks 03 Honest uncertainty 04 Your confirmation to update

THE PROBLEM

Installed is easy to see.
Understood is harder.

Software on a Mac lives in more places than the Applications folder. A version number alone rarely tells you who manages it or whether a newer version can be trusted.

01 / SEE THE WHOLE SYSTEM

One inventory, meaningful layers.

See apps, game clients, command-line tools, packages, and managed components without flattening them into one misleading list.

02 / FOLLOW THE SOURCE

Know who owns the update.

Atlas separates an app's own updater from App Store, Homebrew, Microsoft AutoUpdate, and other release sources.

✓ Source identified ↗
03 / TRUST THE RESULT

Unknown means unknown.

When a reliable comparison is missing or a check fails, Atlas says so. It never turns a lack of evidence into “Up to Date.”

? Source pending —

A QUIETER KIND OF UPDATE TOOL

Check broadly.
Act deliberately.

Inventory scans are read-only. Update checks can contact configured sources to compare versions. Where a supported update action is available, Atlas asks before it changes anything.

  1. 01
    Discover

    Find software and the components managed beneath it.

  2. 02
    Verify

    Compare against supported sources, with missing evidence left visible.

  3. 03
    Choose

    Open the right destination or confirm an eligible update yourself.

Installation support is still being tested. Atlas does not automatically install third-party updates during a scan.

UPDATE SIGNALSEXAMPLE STATES
↗ Newer version foundUpdate available
✓ Source checkedUp to date
? No trusted comparisonSource pending
· Managed elsewhereExternal owner
Each state tells you what Atlas actually knows.

FOR YOUR WORKFLOW

A good map is useful
outside the window, too.

The bundled command-line tool gives you structured, versioned JSON for Terminal, scripts, and AI assistants. Read-only inventory and checks, with a real offline mode when you want local facts only.

update-atlas — terminalmacOS / arm64

❯ update-atlas scan --offline --no-progress 

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "checkPerformed": false,
  "items": [… local inventory …],
  "diagnostics": [… explicit omissions …]
}
SCHEMA-VERSIONED JSONPATH-FREE BY DEFAULTLOCAL-ONLY OPTION

Illustrative excerpt. The exact fields and results depend on the installed version and your Mac.

COMING INTO FOCUS

Built for the Mac you actually use.

Update Atlas is free and currently in private testing. A public download is not available yet. It is designed for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later.

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