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Keep Wardlume up to date, or remove it cleanly.

Update

Since 1.7.4, Wardlume updates itself.

  • Checking: Menu bar → Check for Updates… shows what’s new. Click Install Update, and Wardlume relaunches on the new version.
  • Your choice: the second time you open Wardlume, it asks once whether to check for updates automatically. The update window also has a box to download and install future updates automatically. Change both any time in Settings → Advanced → Updates.
  • Admin password: Homebrew and .pkg installs live in /Applications owned by the system, so installing an update asks for your Mac password.
  • Never while warded: Wardlume never checks or installs while the ward is up.

Updating from 1.7.3 or earlier: those versions have no in-app updater, so update once by hand. After that, updates arrive in the app.

brew upgrade --cask wardlume

brew upgrade keeps working too, if you prefer Homebrew.

Your settings and permissions carry over between versions.

Uninstall

  1. Turn off Settings → Automation → Launch at login (or remove Wardlume in System Settings → General → Login Items).
  2. Quit Wardlume from its menu.
  3. Remove the app:
brew uninstall --cask wardlume

Or drag Wardlume from Applications to the Trash.

Optionally, remove Wardlume from System Settings → Privacy & Security (Screen Recording, Accessibility, Input Monitoring).

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