Updates
Appenda keeps itself up to date. It finds a new version in the background, gets it ready while you work, and installs it the next time you restart the app.
How updates work
- Appenda checks for a new version when it starts, then every 4 hours while it's open. If a check fails, for example because you're offline, it tries again a few minutes later.
- When there's a newer version, Appenda downloads it in the background. The sidebar shows the progress above the account menu.
- Before keeping the download, Appenda checks that it's signed by Appenda and that it matches the published release exactly. A download that doesn't match is deleted and never installed.
- When the update is ready, the sidebar offers Restart. If you choose Later, it installs the next time you open Appenda.
Your tables, settings and sign-ins carry over. Updating doesn't change your data.
Check for updates now
You don't have to wait for the next check. Either of these checks right away:
- Choose Help > Check for Updates… in the menu bar. Appenda tells you whether you're up to date or a new version is ready.
- Click the refresh button next to the version number in the sidebar, above the account menu.
Find your version
| Where | What you see |
|---|---|
| Sidebar, above the account menu | Your version, such as v0.1.30, and the update status: Up to date, Downloading, or the version that installs on restart |
| Appenda > About Appenda | Your version number |
Update required
Appenda Cloud sometimes needs a newer version of the app, for example after a change to how sync works. When yours is too old, the workspace menu shows Update required to use cloud workspaces and your cloud workspaces don't open until you update.
Your local tables keep working in the meantime. To fix it, check for updates, then restart when the new version is ready.
Safety
- Appenda only installs a version newer than yours. It never moves you back to an older one.
- If an agent is replying or an enrichment run is still going when you restart, Appenda asks first. Results that already came back are kept.
- The update installs as Appenda starts, before any workspace opens.
- An update that fails its signature check is refused, and you keep the version you have.
Platforms
Automatic updates are available on macOS for now, on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Download the app from the download page.
Release notes
See what changed in each version in the release notes. In the app, choose Help > What's New.
FAQs
Can I go back to an older version?
Not through the updater, which only moves forward. If a new version causes trouble, contact support and tell us which version you're on.
Do I need to be signed in to get updates?
No. Updates work the same with or without an Appenda account.
What if the update says "No update installed"?
The message gives the reason. Most often Appenda couldn't reach the internet. Check your connection and choose Help > Check for Updates… again.