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Mac App Store

February 7, 2025:
Apple has successfully fixed the issues with the Mac App Store. All features have become available again for users of OS X 10.8 to macOS 10.14. Apps can also be launched and re-downloaded again.

Apple hat die Problem mit dem Mac App Store erfolgreich behoben. Alle Funktionen sind für Nutzer von OS X 10.8 bis macOS 10.14 wieder verfügbar. Apps können auch wieder gestartet und erneut heruntergeladen werden.

Mac App Store

February 6, 2025:
Our quality assurance tests indicate that important services of the Mac App Store are currently inaccessible for users still running one of the following operating systems:

  • OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra
  • macOS 10.14 Mojave

This can have one or all of the following consequences:

  • You cannot sign in to the App Store.
  • You can no longer download apps you have purchased in the past.
  • Specific interactions with the App Store result in error messages similar to “plist could not be parsed” or “server response: 500”.
  • The App Store may indicate that paid apps are allegedly “damaged” and need to be downloaded again.

At the moment, it is unclear whether this is a temporary failure or a planned shutdown. Apple had discontinued support of the App Store for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion in February 2023 already.

Please note that we are technically unable to help you if your old macOS installation refuses to launch App Store apps from us or other vendors. You need to contact Apple for further support.

Mac App Store

6. Februar 2025:
Unsere Tests zur Qualitätssicherung deuten darauf hin, dass wichtige Dienste des Mac App Store im Moment für Nutzer unerreichbar sind, die noch immer eines der folgenden Betriebssysteme verwenden:

  • OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • macOS 10.13 High Sierra
  • macOS 10.14 Mojave

Dies kann eine oder alle der folgenden Wirkungen haben:

  • Sie können sich nicht im App Store anmelden.
  • Sie können keine Apps mehr herunterladen, die Sie in der Vergangenheit gekauft haben.
  • Bestimmte Aktionen im App Store führen zu Fehlermeldungen ähnlich wie „plist could not be parsed“ oder „server response: 500“.
  • Der App Store gibt manchmal an, dass bezahlte Apps angeblich „beschädigt“ sind und erneut heruntergeladen werden müssen.

Im Moment ist es unklar, ob es sich um einen vorübergehenden Ausfall oder eine geplante Abschaltung handelt. Apple hatte bereits die Unterstützung des App Store für Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard und Mac OS X 10.7 Lion im Februar 2023 eingestellt.

Bitte beachten Sie, dass wir technisch nicht in der Lage sind, Ihnen weiterzuhelfen, falls Ihre alte macOS-Installation sich weigert, unsere Apps oder die anderer Anbieter aus dem App Store zu starten. Sie müssen sich für weitere Unterstützung an Apple wenden.

Apple
                  Software Update

February 5, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

  • Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5287 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 072-80189)
  • Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5287 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 072-80190)

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.

Apple
                  Software Update

February 3, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

  • macOS Installer Notification 2.0 (Update Product ID: 072-56999)

Installer Notification forces older macOS systems to automatically download installers for the latest compatible versions of macOS if this is permitted by the user. 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.

TinkerTool
                System 9

February 3, 2025:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 9 version 9.4:

  • Adds new pane to control the automatic power-on feature of portable Macs with Apple Silicon. Autostart by opening the lid or connecting power can be prevented (macOS 15.3 or higher required).
  • The layout of panes that don’t have submenus has been modified slightly.

TinkerTool System 9 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

System Monitor

January 31, 2025:
We are releasing System Monitor version 6.2 through the Mac App Store:

  • Integrity and license checks have been modernized to remain compatible with the latest versions of macOS. For this reason, support for macOS 11 and 12 had to be removed. The minimum required operating system version is now 13.5.
  • Modernized organization of language support files.
  • The reference manual adds information about temperature sensor selection on Macs with M4 processors. (For installations together with System Monitor Plus.)

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.

Apple
                  Software Update

January 29, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

  • Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5286 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 072-70369)
  • Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5286 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 072-70368)

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.

Apple
                  Software Update

January 27, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

  • macOS 15.3 Sequoia
  • macOS 15.3 Sequoia Update for macOS 10.12 and later (Update Product ID: 072-08251)
  • macOS 14.7.3 Sonoma (Update Product ID: 072-61299)
  • macOS 13.7.3 Ventura (Update Product ID: 072-61270)
  • Safari 18.3 for macOS Sonoma (Update Product ID: 072-37131)
  • Safari 18.3 for macOS Ventura (Update Product ID: 072-37121)
  • BridgeOS Customer Update 15.3 (Update Product ID: 072-08253)

The updates address critical security issues in the operating systems and web browsers.

TinkerTool 8

January 27, 2025:
We are re-releasing TinkerTool version 10.1:

  • Added new setting to change the spacing between Status Items in the menu bar (icons indicating state information at the top right-hand side). The setting is shown on the Desktop pane.

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.

TinkerTool
                System 9

January 22, 2025:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 9 version 9.3:

  • The list of Macintosh model series shown when downloading components to create macOS installation media has been updated.
  • The interface of the control pane to protect user data against iCloud access has been slightly redesigned. This should prevent users from mistakenly locking iCloud features in the active (“on”) state.
  • This versions adds a workaround for an issue in some versions of macOS where flash storage and SSD health supervision mistakenly monitor the magnetic disk parts of Fusion Drives.
  • Some technical details have been updated in the reference manuals.

TinkerTool System 9 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

TinkerTool
                System 8

January 22, 2025:
We are releasing TinkerTool System 8 version 8.98:

  • The list of Macintosh model series shown when downloading components to create macOS installation media has been updated.
  • The interface of the control pane to protect user data against iCloud access has been slightly redesigned. This should prevent users from mistakenly locking iCloud features in the active (“on”) state.
  • This versions adds a workaround for an issue in some versions of macOS where flash storage and SSD health supervision mistakenly monitor the magnetic disk parts of Fusion Drives.
  • Some technical details have been updated in the reference manuals.

TinkerTool System 8 is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers.

PropEdit

January 21, 2025:
We are releasing PropEdit version 1.1:

  • This version is capable of preserving the sort order of keys in JSON objects (dictionaries).
  • When trying to open invalid JSON files, the first detected syntax error will now be shown in detail.
  • The strict limitation not to support “JSON fragments” (files that have a scalar value, not embedded in an array or dictionary at the top) has been lifted.
  • The application can now open JSON5 files that use the “\x” escape notation to specify Latin characters via two hexadecimal digits.
  • The application can now open JSON5 files where specific notations for floating point numbers use more leading zeros than necessary.
  • Fixes a problem where specific warning dialogs may have been suppressed when opening invalid files.
  • This version adds an optimization to detect whether started edit operations actually change a property list value or not. This detection can avoid that macOS triggers aggressive autosave operations when users perform a non-modifying edit operation, just as copying a value to the pasteboard, for example.

PropEdit is a viewer and editor for Apple property list files (“plist”) and JSON files (JavaScript Object Notation). It is aimed to both software developers and end-users who want easy access to these standard file types.

Apple
                  Software Update

January 14, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

  • Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5285 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 072-60141)
  • Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5285 for macOS Catalina (Update Product ID: 072-60142)

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.

Mac Power
                Monitor

January 6, 2025:
We are releasing Mac Power Monitor version 2.81:

  • This version has been made more robust against issues with specific versions of macOS, where the power metric features of the operating system could return strange error messages although the measurement worked correctly. The likelihood for such problems was particularly high when collecting one-shot measurements on Intel-based Macs with only the power overview selected.
  • Small corrections for the German user interface.
  • Internal diagnostics have been optimized.

Mac Power Monitor is a graphical, easy-to-use interface for the energy and power measuring features of macOS.

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