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Install app updates

The current desktop app checks shortly after opening and every six hours while running. It downloads a newer compatible version in the background. Keep using Cropped while it downloads.

#Restart to update

When the update is ready, click Restart to update in the Studio banner or Preferences › App. Cropped's native updater replaces the installed app and relaunches it. You do not need to find a download in your browser or drag another copy into Applications.

Restart waits for recording, capture, imports, saves and exports to finish. Save and close any annotation editor, then save your work and clear the Studio queue. The button explains what is still keeping it unavailable. Cropped never automatically restarts in the middle of your work.

Check for updates checks immediately. If downloading fails, reconnect and choose Try again. The installed version remains usable. Leave enough disk space for the downloaded package, extraction and replacement app.

#Alpha and stable

Cropped Alpha receives Alpha updates only. Regular Cropped receives stable updates only. Their app identities and feeds stay separate, and automatic updates do not switch editions or offer an older version.

#Updating from an older version

Older releases that only show Download, including the Legacy Mac edition, still use their installer workflow. Install the first release with native updates once; subsequent releases use the background download and restart flow. This capability is not added retroactively to apps already installed.

Your settings and license stay with the same edition. The Updates page lists release notes.

#If Settings or Drop Zone stopped responding in 0.3.10

Version 0.3.10 has been withdrawn because a Mac regression could stall the app's native connection, hiding Capture preferences and stopping shortcuts and Drop Zone actions. Install 0.3.11 or later. Your saved settings and license are retained.

The stall can also stop 0.3.10 from checking for updates, so use the latest installer for this recovery. Quit Cropped, open the DMG and replace the same edition in Applications, then open that installed copy. Regular Cropped and Cropped Alpha have separate settings; keep using the same edition. Run one edition at a time when they share capture shortcuts.

Still stuck? Click the ? button at the bottom left of the Cropped Studio to ask, send us a message, or request a feature.