ProductSparkle Framework
Sparkle
A widely used open-source framework on macOS for automatic updates of third-party applications. It checks for new versions via appcast.xml and completes download and installation, mainly serving independent software distributed outside the App Store.
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Oct 16
App update channels on Mac are highly fragmented, with the App Store, Sparkle, manual downloads from official websites, and Homebrew being the four major distribution channels, none of which are aware of the others.
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