Open Settings → Updates to check for new versions. The official update-enabled app uses Sparkle and needs an internet connection.
Check manually
- Choose Check now.
- Read the result: a new version, no update, or an error.
- If an update is available, review its version and release notes before choosing to download or install.
Automatic checks do not automatically install updates. Installation stays under your control.
Notice an available update
The TessFlo menu and Updates settings can show an available version. Choose the menu’s update action or Review update… to open the update prompt.
Dismissing or skipping the prompt clears the current indicator. Future reminders follow the updater’s schedule and your choices. The offered build must be newer than your installed one.
Install while a recording is active
If you request installation during dictation or processing, TessFlo may show Update ready to install and Waiting for current work….
Finish recording with Stop, or use Cancel to discard it. Installation waits for transcription, cleanup, delivery, history saving, and cancellation to finish.
An installation you already requested can then proceed and restart TessFlo. Wait for TessFlo to reopen before recording again. Do not force-quit during installation.
Change automatic checks
Use Automatically check for updates in Settings. Daily checks start on after a fresh install with no saved preference. A previous choice to turn them off stays off.
Checks run while TessFlo is open. Restarting does not guarantee a new check each time. You can always check manually, and your preference is kept across relaunches and updates.
If Settings says Updates are not configured in this local build, get the official installer from the TessFlo website. A disabled setting cannot configure that build’s update feed.
An update fails or keeps waiting
Check your connection and follow the updater’s error guidance. If it is waiting for active work, finish or cancel dictation and let processing end.
If you dismissed the prompt, use Check now or Review update…. A release with the same build number is not a new update.
If the error repeats, contact support with your installed version, offered version, exact error, and whether TessFlo was recording. Do not delete history or models to fix an update.