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