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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.

October 29, 2025:
We are releasing Battery Monitor version 5.7 through the Mac App Store:

• This version further addresses cases where the menu-bar icon appears to activate itself against the user’s will in macOS 26

Battery Monitor is a powerful App to display the charge state of portable Macs in the Dock, to display internal battery information, to capture charge and discharge curves, to keep logs of the aging process of the battery, and to add notifications via Notification Center or speech output.

October 28, 2025:
We are releasing PrefEdit version 5.8:

• By user request, this version adds a new feature to copy domain names from the table of preference domains to the pasteboard.
• Fixes a problem when editing integer values greater than 999. In some regions, the values could be clipped after the first thousands separator.

PrefEdit is an application to manage nearly all aspects of the preference system contained in every macOS installation. The program consists of two components which are tightly integrated with each other: (1) An entry point to the preferences database of macOS, with access to all settings which are effective for your user account, (2) a browser and editor for macOS property list files (plists).

October 28, 2025:
We are releasing PropEdit version 1.3:

• The application icon has slightly changed to support the new design features of macOS 26 Tahoe.
• This version fixes a problem when editing integer values greater than 999. In some regions, the values could be clipped after the first thousands separator.

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.

October 27, 2025:
We are releasing Battery Monitor version 5.6 through the Mac App Store:

• This version addresses a minor compatibility issue with macOS 26 Tahoe where the operating system could send menu-bar change notifications suggesting that the user allegedly likes to add a battery icon to the menu bar. This could permanently enable the app’s menu-bar icon when it was not intended. The new version ignores such events.

Battery Monitor is a powerful App to display the charge state of portable Macs in the Dock, to display internal battery information, to capture charge and discharge curves, to keep logs of the aging process of the battery, and to add notifications via Notification Center or speech output.

October 24, 2025:
We are releasing Bresink Software Updater, version 1.92. This is a backported version that implements the new capabilities of release 2.1, for users of older operating systems between macOS 11.0 and macOS 14.8.1:

• Added new feature to handle updates even in cases where it is additionally necessary to switch from the main distribution branch to a legacy release still available for older operating system versions.

A rapidly growing number of users are avoiding using up-to-date versions of macOS, as this is often associated with technical issues, feature drops, and poor product quality. The new version of the Updater accommodates this recent trend.

Version 1.92 of the updater is a legacy release itself, because it has been superseded by version 2 for macOS 15 and later. For reasons of logic, earlier versions in old operating systems cannot notify users about this update. The application must be downloaded from our legacy software page, replacing the old copy manually.

If you use many of our software products on your Mac, it can become tedious to keep all of them up-to-date. Bresink Software Updater facilitates the maintenance of our applications considerably. At a glance you can see if all programs are at their latest versions. You will be notified about available updates and can decide to either trigger the update procedure for a single product or for all of them automatically.

October 23, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5321 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 093-89940)
• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5321 for macOS Catalina and later (Update Product ID: 093-89941)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Settings. macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security responses.

October 22, 2025:
We are releasing Bresink Software Updater, version 2.1:

• Added new feature to handle updates even in cases where it is additionally necessary to switch from the main distribution branch to a legacy release still available for older operating system versions.

A rapidly growing number of users are avoiding using up-to-date versions of macOS, as this is often associated with technical issues, feature drops, and poor product quality. The new version of the Updater accommodates this recent trend.

If you use many of our software products on your Mac, it can become tedious to keep all of them up-to-date. Bresink Software Updater facilitates the maintenance of our applications considerably. At a glance you can see if all programs are at their latest versions. You will be notified about available updates and can decide to either trigger the update procedure for a single product or for all of them automatically.

October 21, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5320 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 093-89718)
• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5320 for macOS Catalina and later (Update Product ID: 093-89717)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Settings. macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security responses.

October 21, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Apple SafeView version 10.8.1 (Update Product ID: 093-46601)

This version fixes several bugs, in particular an issue that caused a “Sharing Failed“ notification.

SafeView is an internal utility that macOS customers can use to share their screens via Internet with service representatives from Apple or AppleCare. It allows remote access for support purposes. This software is not available to the general public.

October 18, 2025:
Apple re-releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• macOS 26.0 Tahoe Update (Update Product ID: 082-71738)

This is a different build of the same version that was released on September 15. The reasons for the re-release are unclear at the moment. This version may add missing support for the Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 2025).

October 16, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• macOS 26.0.1 Tahoe Update (Update Product ID: 093-49299)

The update addresses critical security issues in the operating system. It is a different build of the same version that was released on September 29. The new build adds support for new Macintosh models released by Apple in October 2025.

October 15, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5319 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 093-87432)
• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5319 for macOS Catalina and later (Update Product ID: 093-87433)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Settings. macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security responses.

October 10, 2025:
Users of Bresink Software Updater 2.0 can now switch to a re-released version which has a better application icon. The software itself and its version number did not change. This version can be identified by its new icon and build number 251010.

If you use many of our software products on your Mac, it can become tedious to keep all of them up-to-date. Bresink Software Updater facilitates the maintenance of our applications considerably. At a glance you can see if all programs are at their latest versions. You will be notified about available updates and can decide to either trigger the update procedure for a single product or for all of them automatically.

October 8, 2025:
Apple releases new software via macOS Software Update:

• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5318 for OS X 10.11 to macOS 10.14 (Update Product ID: 093-58060)
• Apple XProtect Configuration Data version 5318 for macOS Catalina and later (Update Product ID: 093-58058)

XProtect is part of the built-in antivirus software of macOS. The package does not appear in the Software Update section of System Settings. macOS is updating the software automatically in the background if you have granted the system permission to download system data files and security responses.

October 6, 2025:
We are releasing TinkerTool version 11.2:

• Added new setting to disable Liquid Glass, switching back to the appearance of macOS 15.
• Added new setting to re-enable display of bookmarks as a hierarchical list in the sidebar of Safari.
• The setting to enable or disable the temporary preview after taking a screenshot now uses the same wording as Apple's Screenshot application.
• Added workaround for a known defect of macOS 26 Tahoe when enabling the floating thumbnail option together with choosing PDF format for screenshots could cause the screenshot feature to fail. This conflict is now visualized and avoided.
• Fixed a problem where the control window kept its position but not its size when relaunching the application.

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.