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The latest news are listed first.
November 17, 2025:
We are releasing System Monitor
Plus version 2.8:
- Added support for monitoring selected sensors of MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5, 2025).
System Monitor Plus is a free add-on for System Monitor. After simply copying it to your computer, many additional features become available which are not permitted to be directly included in Apps from the Mac App Store.
November 11, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5323 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 089-33638)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5323 for macOS Catalina and later (Update Product ID: 089-33636)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
November 11, 2025:
We are releasing System
Monitor version 6.4 through the Mac App Store:
- The line widths used by the graphical elements of monitor items in the menu bar have been unified and carefully reduced. History graphs now use slightly rounded corners. Some designs were still optimized for the previous Lucida Grande typeface of macOS and have been revised.
- Unmonitored hard disks and network interfaces are now automatically sorted in the settings tables for easier handling.
- Added a workaround for an operating system failure where a monitor item in the menu bar may not always shrink to the correct width when removing sub-items.
- The VoiceOver support was enhanced for some elements in the preferences window.
- The Release Notes have been revised for up-to-date versions of macOS.
System Monitor is an application for the menu bar of macOS, designed to inform you unobtrusively about the activity of your computer. A Trial Version is available as free download.
November 5, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5322 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 089-06172)
- Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5322 for macOS Catalina and later (Update Product ID: 089-06170)
- Apple XProtect Payloads version 156 (Update Product
ID: 089-06171)
XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Preferences (or App Store in older versions of the operating system). macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security-related files.
November 4, 2025:
We are releasing TinkerTool System
9 version 9.84:
- Added new pane to modify the system-wide parameters of the SMB client of macOS. There are 39 settings in total, grouped into the areas general, security, performance, and data compression.
- Added new system setting to enable the legacy SMB 1 protocol for access to the SMB server of macOS (macOS 26 Tahoe only).
- Added new system setting to allow the SMB server of macOS to register its name via NetBIOS (macOS 26 Tahoe only).
- Added new diagnostic feature in Operational Safety to determine the list of Apple devices which have full access to iCloud Passwords & Keychain, and which are still known but inactive.
- Added new compatibility check for applications, detecting their minimally supported operating system, SDK, user interface support, background components, legacy App Store receipts, and the use of third-party frameworks like Electron, Sparkle, and Squirrel. For macOS 26 Tahoe, possible conflicts between Electron and the operating system are indicated. This feature is provided for free, even in demo mode.
- If users have selected “history mode” for navigating between panes, the sub-features of panes are now included in the history. This often causes backwards and upwards navigation to be equivalent, and better matches the behavior of Apple’s System Settings application.
- Fixes an issue where the category “Network Volumes” was not visible under all circumstances in the table of privacy settings that can be reset.
TinkerTool System 9 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.
November 4, 2025:
We are releasing TinkerTool
version 11.3:
- Added full support for macOS 26.1 Tahoe.
- Re-added full support for the Italian user interface. Thanks to Giuseppe Costa for continuing the work of Gianfranco Astolfi.
- Fixed a problem where some of the error messages for advanced features of the application could be shown in English instead of the preferred language.
TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into macOS. This allows to activate hidden features in the operating system and in some of the applications delivered with the system.
November 3, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- macOS 26.1 Tahoe
- macOS 26.1 Tahoe Update (Update Product ID: 089-04325)
- BridgeOS Customer Update 26.1 (Update Product ID: 089-04191)
- macOS 15.7.2 Sequoia (Update Product ID: 093-99065)
- macOS 14.8.2 Sonoma (Update Product ID: 093-92756)
The updates address critical security issues in the operating systems. In addition:
- Liquid Glass setting gives you the option to choose between the default clear look or a new tinted look which increases opacity of the material in apps
- Apple Music AutoMix support over AirPlay
- Improved FaceTime audio quality in low-bandwidth conditions
- Communication Safety and Web content filters to limit adult websites are enabled by default for existing child accounts for ages 13–17 (age varies by country or region)
November 3, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Safari 26.1 for macOS Sequoia (Update Product ID: 093-27777)
- Safari 26.1 for macOS Sonoma (Update Product ID: 093-27129)
These updates provide important bug fixes and security updates.
November 3, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:
- Command Line Tools for Xcode 26.1 (Update Product ID: 093-00219)
The Command Line Tools enable UNIX-style development via Terminal by installing command line developer tools, as well as macOS SDK frameworks and headers. Many useful tools are included, such as the Apple LLVM compiler, linker, and Make. If you use Xcode, these tools are also embedded within the Xcode IDE.