Coverage chart / fre:ac
Keep fre:ac up to date on your Mac
fre:ac is covered by Floodtide. It shows up in your update list the moment a newer version ships, and updates in one click along with everything else on this Mac.
How fre:ac gets updated
Floodtide reads the Homebrew catalog, a community-maintained index of Mac software, to learn which version of fre:ac is current. When yours is behind, the row appears under Updates with the version it will move to and the download size. Pressing Update, or Update All, does the rest:
- The vendor’s own build is downloaded, several apps at a time, with real progress.
- The download is verified against the checksum the catalogue publishes.
- fre:ac is asked to quit politely if it is open, and never forced.
- The bundle is swapped and the old version kept for seven days, so Undo Last Update always works.
- The replacement’s code signature is checked; a build signed worse than the one you had is rolled back automatically.
If fre:ac lives in a folder macOS protects, the swap asks for your administrator password once for the whole batch, exactly as the Finder does when you install anything by hand.
Questions about fre:ac
Does Floodtide update fre:ac?
Yes. fre:ac is in the Homebrew catalog that Floodtide reads, so it appears in your update list automatically when a newer version is published, with no configuration.
How does Floodtide install a new version of fre:ac?
It downloads the vendor's official build, verifies it against the checksum the catalogue publishes, quits fre:ac if it is running, swaps the bundle, and keeps the previous version for seven days so the update can be undone.
Will updating fre:ac lose my settings?
No. Floodtide replaces the application bundle only. Preferences, licences and documents live outside it and are untouched.