Alectrona Patch 3.6.1498 focuses on improving notification reliability, icon management, and the accuracy of application updates. This release introduces better control and automation for Notification Center icons, adds detection when the Patch Menu Bar app has been hidden (with a notification prompting users to re-enable it), and further strengthens the overall update experience.
Alectrona Patch 3.5 introduces Patch Extend (Beta), a powerful new feature that lets you curate and manage custom software feeds alongside the built-in Alectrona Patch Catalog. With Patch Extend, you can bring internal or line-of-business applications into the same streamlined Patch workflows you use for third-party software—complete with automated updates, deferral logic, and user notifications.
Additionally, this release adds new Global Allow/Blackout Windows settings for controlling when updates can or cannot be installed, giving you greater flexibility to minimize disruptions during critical business hours.
This release also improves Patch Reports with Shadow App detection, enhances update reliability, and includes several bug fixes for DDM deadlines, the Patch Menu Bar app, and the Classic Update Dialog.
Alectrona Patch 3.2 introduces new features and enhancements to the Patch Menu Bar app, making it easier for your users to access key system information and stay informed about their Mac's health.
If you’ve been using Patch to update third-party apps but relying on other tools to notify users about macOS updates, uptime, or storage issues, Alectrona Patch 3.2 now consolidates these notifications and insights into a single solution.
The new System tab in the Patch Menu Bar app provides quick access to critical system details and warnings, including macOS update status, uptime alerts, and storage usage information. New preferences also allow you to control if macOS updates or system health warnings are visible to users, enabling a more customized deployment.
With the release of Alectrona Patch 3.0, we introduced the Patch Menu Bar app, transforming how end-users interact with Patch. Now, we're excited to announce Patch Desktop 2.0—a purpose-built tool that makes it easy to configure every aspect of Alectrona Patch, redesigned to include all of the settings for the Patch Menu Bar app.