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#  autoUpdater

> Enable apps to automatically update themselves.

Process: [ Main ](/docs/latest/glossary#main-process)

**See also:[ A detailed guide about how to implement updates in your
application ](/docs/latest/tutorial/updates) . **

` autoUpdater ` is an [ EventEmitter
](https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_eventemitter) .

##  Platform Notices  â

Currently, only macOS and Windows are supported. There is no built-in support
for auto-updater on Linux, so it is recommended to use the distribution's
package manager to update your app.

In addition, there are some subtle differences on each platform:

###  macOS  â

On macOS, the ` autoUpdater ` module is built upon [ Squirrel.Mac
](https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel