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