MacUpdate
Encyclopedia
MacUpdate is an Apple Macintosh and iPhone
software download website, started in the late-1990s. As of summer 2009, it is the 114th fastest growing privately owned company in the USA, according to Inc. Magazine, which lists MacUpdate as the #1 fastest growing company in Michigan
, and the 5th fastest growing retail company in the United States. It has been featured in several magazines and newspapers including The New York Times
, USA Today
, Detroit News & Free Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer
, Macworld
and MacLife.
MacUpdate is updated every day, listing the newest updates and releases of Macintosh software for the Mac OS X
and iPhone operating system
s. It does not list Microsoft Windows
or Linux
software, although it does list some software that has been ported from Linux and requires Apple's X11
environment. The website is free to use. A membership service is also available that offers users expanded services such as email notifications, watch lists, daily email newsletters, and the ability to rate and review software, and discounts on software sales through their MacUpdate Promo website.
In 2007, MacUpdate launched the MacUpdate Promo website which provides a deal a day on Macintosh software; often 40% off. Most deals are offered for only 24-hours. MacUpdate Promo also sells software bundles three or four times a year, which include 10 or more Mac applications for one low price usually around 90% off.
In October 2009 MacUpdate launched a new version of its MacUpdate Desktop application which enables members to automatically update all of the software on their Mac, leveraging the large MacUpdate software database.
Additionally, software may be filtered by license:
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
software download website, started in the late-1990s. As of summer 2009, it is the 114th fastest growing privately owned company in the USA, according to Inc. Magazine, which lists MacUpdate as the #1 fastest growing company in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, and the 5th fastest growing retail company in the United States. It has been featured in several magazines and newspapers including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Detroit News & Free Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
, Macworld
Macworld
Macworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California...
and MacLife.
MacUpdate is updated every day, listing the newest updates and releases of Macintosh software for the Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
and iPhone operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
s. It does not list Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
or Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
software, although it does list some software that has been ported from Linux and requires Apple's X11
X11.app
XQuartz is Apple Inc.'s version of the X server, a component of the X Window System, for Mac OS X. The current version of XQuartz is a DDX included in the X.Org Server and implements support for hardware-accelerated 2D graphics , hardware OpenGL acceleration and integration with Aqua, the Mac OS...
environment. The website is free to use. A membership service is also available that offers users expanded services such as email notifications, watch lists, daily email newsletters, and the ability to rate and review software, and discounts on software sales through their MacUpdate Promo website.
In 2007, MacUpdate launched the MacUpdate Promo website which provides a deal a day on Macintosh software; often 40% off. Most deals are offered for only 24-hours. MacUpdate Promo also sells software bundles three or four times a year, which include 10 or more Mac applications for one low price usually around 90% off.
In October 2009 MacUpdate launched a new version of its MacUpdate Desktop application which enables members to automatically update all of the software on their Mac, leveraging the large MacUpdate software database.
Categories
All of the software on MacUpdate is organized into ten categories, each with additional sub-categories:- Business
- Dashboard
- Development
- Drivers
- Education
- Games
- Home & Personal
- Internet
- Multimedia & Design
- Utilities
Additionally, software may be filtered by license:
- Free
- Shareware
- Demo
- Updater
- Commercial