Coverage chart / GitDesktop
Keep GitDesktop up to date on your Mac
GitDesktop 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. GitDesktop can also update itself, but only once you open it, and only itself.
How GitDesktop gets updated
Floodtide's own signed catalog lists where GitDesktop's developer publishes each release, and Floodtide reads that source directly to learn which version is current. When yours is behind, the row appears under Updates with the version that is out.
- The developer's own build is downloaded, with real progress.
- It is checked against a checksum where the source publishes one, otherwise against the developer signature of the copy already installed, and Gatekeeper has to accept it before anything is replaced.
- GitDesktop is asked to quit politely if it is open, and never forced.
Questions about GitDesktop
Does Floodtide update GitDesktop?
Yes. GitDesktop also ships its own updater, so it can keep itself current when you launch it. Floodtide covers it anyway, because a self-updating app only updates when you happen to open it, and it tells you nothing about the other apps on the Mac. Floodtide shows GitDesktop beside everything else and updates the whole set in one pass.
How does Floodtide install a new version of GitDesktop?
It downloads the developer's own build and checks it before anything on your Mac changes: against a checksum where the source publishes one, otherwise by requiring the same developer signature as the copy already installed, and Gatekeeper has to accept it. Then it quits GitDesktop if it is running and puts the new version in place.
Will updating GitDesktop lose my settings?
No. Floodtide replaces the application only. Preferences, licences and documents live outside it and are untouched.