Coverage chart / JHelioviewer
Keep JHelioviewer up to date on your Mac
JHelioviewer is covered by Floodtide. It shows up in your update list the moment a newer version ships.
How JHelioviewer gets updated
Floodtide's own signed catalog lists where JHelioviewer'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 publishes the version but no download Floodtide can check, so Floodtide does not install this one itself. The update comes from JHelioviewer's own updater, or from the developer's site.
Questions about JHelioviewer
Does Floodtide update JHelioviewer?
Floodtide tells you when JHelioviewer has an update. JHelioviewer is in Floodtide's signed catalog, which reads the version its developer publishes, so a new release appears in your update list with no configuration. The developer publishes no download Floodtide can check, so the update itself comes from JHelioviewer's own updater or the developer's site.
How does Floodtide install a new version of JHelioviewer?
It does not install this one itself. It shows you the new version as soon as JHelioviewer's developer publishes it, and you update from JHelioviewer's own updater or the developer's site.