Update and removal App

[cazzie98]

I am looking for an awesome app that will help me keep all my application up to date. I am also looking for an application that when I remove an application it will removed all the bits and pieces that with it, it would be great if it could also find abandoned remains of applications delete.

Please send me all your cool suggestions

Thanks

 

[Weaselboy]

AppCleaner

AppCleaner for app removal.

MacUpdater – keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly

mac app to update applications

www.corecode.io

MacUpdater for app updates.

 

[Fishrrman]

When I need to "get rid of" an app, I use the free "AppCleaner".
Get it here:

AppCleaner

Then, do this:
1. Open AppCleaner
2. Open your Applications folder (in the finder)
3. Grab the app you want to delete, and "drag and drop" it into AppCleaner's window.
4. AppCleaner will "look around" and gather up all the files related to the app.
5. If any are "unchecked", put a check into them.
6. Click the "remove" button, and they're ALL moved to the trash.
7. Close AppCleaner and empty the trash.
8. Gone!

I'm guessing there might be a few applications that AppCleaner can't "clean out" (perhaps Adobe stuff, Microsoft stuff, etc.). Those software publishers usually make available a standalone "uninstall" utility to get rid of them.

 

[shanewtravel]

I have been happy with TrashMe 3 (Mac App Store link).

It is not free (I paid $12.99USD for it earlier this year), but it covers both updates and uninstalls (along with a bunch of other features like cleaning startup items, managing duplicate files, etc.)

 

[macintoshmac]

AppCleaner

AppCleaner for app removal.

MacUpdater – keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly

mac app to update applications

www.corecode.io

MacUpdater for app updates.

Been using it ever since I was using a Hackintosh with 10.4, about 15-16 years ago ! Love this app. Even runs natively on Apple Silicon!

If anyone needs a more modern app icon for it, here is the one I love: (source)

This is how it looks:

 

[AZhappyjack]

I am looking for an awesome app that will help me keep all my application up to date. I am also looking for an application that when I remove an application it will removed all the bits and pieces that with it, it would be great if it could also find abandoned remains of applications delete.

Please send me all your cool suggestions

Thanks

@Weaselboy beat me to the punch...

I cannot recommend MacUpdater highly enough. It regularly scans your installed apps looking for updates, and notifies you when there are updates available. For most apps, you can install the updates right from the MacUpdater interface, though some require you to launch the actual app update process... It was relatively cheap - $15 USD (perpetual license, NOT a subscription), and runs in the Menu bar.

MacUpdater – keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly

mac app to update applications

www.corecode.io

DO NOT confuse this app (MacUpdater) with the MacUpdate website...

I also use AppCleaner to remove apps, as suggested by @Weaselboy, @Fishrrman and others.

 

[gilby101]

For removing apps, lots of choice. I used to use AppCleaner, but now prefer either:

Remove-It which is very like AppCleaner, or
App Cleaner & Uninstaller which does more than just remove apps.

As others have said there is one, and only one, awesome updating tool: MacUpdater.

 

[HDFan]

App Cleaner & MacUpdater.