Coverage chart / refern
Keep refern up to date on your Mac
refern is covered by Floodtide. It shows up in your update list the moment a newer version ships.
How refern gets updated
Floodtide's own signed catalog lists where refern'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 refern's own updater, or from the developer's site.
Questions about refern
Does Floodtide update refern?
Floodtide tells you when refern has an update. refern 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 refern's own updater or the developer's site.
How does Floodtide install a new version of refern?
It does not install this one itself. It shows you the new version as soon as refern's developer publishes it, and you update from refern's own updater or the developer's site.