Why is rectangle updating so often?

[mtzfox]

I've been using Rectangle and enjoying it for some time, but it's felt like in the last 6 months it requires constant updates - it feels like every week or so, more than any program on my Mac. The updates I see here don't seem to match with how often I'm being asked to approve updates, though.

Are there security updates being made for the newer MacOS? Or something else? Or maybe it's an issue with my installation?

Thanks

[rxhanson]

Glad to hear you've been enjoying Rectangle. The update cadence is typically once every 1-2 months. It uses the Sparkle library to manage updates, and depending on some factors, the updates could appear to be a little closer together or farther apart. Sparkle is commonly used for most Mac apps, and has been for years, so it seems unlikely that there would be a bug that would cause updates every week (but I never rule out anything). If you do find that it is updating and the updates do not correspond to the releases on GitHub then let me know.

If desired you can configure how often Rectangle checks for updates with this Terminal command:

defaults write com.knollsoft.Rectangle SUScheduledCheckInterval -int 2629800

That sets it to check once a month; IIRC the default setting is two days.

Here's the Sparkle Reference: https://sparkle-project.org/documentation/customization/

[mtzfox]

Thanks, I appreciate the help. I'll try this.