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