1. [Clacky](https://clacky.app/) 2. › 3. [A–Z](https://clacky.app/features/#a-z) 4. › 5. [Answers](https://clacky.app/answers/) 6. › 7. How does Clacky update, and do updates cost extra? Answer # How does Clacky update, and do updates cost extra? Clacky updates itself: it checks clacky.app for a new version, downloads it in the background and installs it while you are away from your Mac. Updates never cost extra, because every update is included in the one-time $4.99 price. An update never interrupts a recording, a screen share or a call. If it can't install yet, a dot on Clacky's icon waits until you are ready. [Try free for 3 days](https://clacky.app/try/)[Pricing](https://clacky.app/#pricing) ![Clacky's notch after an update: Boop says Updated to 2.7, Something new to show you, with a What's new button](https://clacky.app/features27/quiet-updates-light.webp)![Clacky's notch after an update: Boop says Updated to 2.7, Something new to show you, with a What's new button](https://clacky.app/features27/quiet-updates-dark.webp) ## What happens when there is a new version 1. Clacky checks clacky.app about every hour, soon after you open it and soon after your Mac wakes up. Nothing about you is sent, only a plain request with Clacky's version. 2. When there is a new version, Clacky downloads it in the background. 3. After 2 minutes away from your Mac, with nothing recording, shared or in a call, Clacky restarts into the new version. 4. Otherwise the menu shows **Update ready · Restart to update**. Click it whenever you like. 5. After the update, the notch says so, with a **What's new** button. ## Update settings Turn off the idle install if you would rather always click Restart to update yourself. Your settings, sounds, Blip and licence stay as they are through every update. Setting Where Starts Automatic updates Settings → About On. Checks every hour, with Check Now beside it Install updates automatically when my Mac is idle Settings → About On Check for Updates… Menu-bar menu → More Checks right away What's New… Settings → About, or the menu Every change in each version ## Are updates safe? Clacky uses Sparkle, the update system many Mac apps use outside the App Store. Every update has to be signed with Clacky's own private key, or Sparkle refuses to install it. Clacky itself is signed and notarized by Apple. ## What updates cost Nothing. Clacky is $4.99 once, for 1 Mac, and every update is included. There is no subscription and no paid upgrade to a new version. If you bought Clacky before, your licence keeps working with every update. ## Seeing what changed Every version is listed on the [updates page](https://clacky.app/changelog/), the same notes you see in the app under What's New. Some pages around the web still describe old versions of Clacky. The changelog is always the current one. ## Questions ### Do I need to download Clacky again for a new version? No. Clacky downloads and installs updates by itself. You can also choose Check for Updates… in its menu. ### Will an update stop my screen recording? No. Clacky installs only when nothing is recording, shared or in a call, after 2 minutes away. ### Can I turn off automatic updates? Yes. Turn off Automatic updates in Settings → About. Check Now still works whenever you want. ### Is Clacky in the Mac App Store? No. Clacky is sold only at clacky.app, and it updates itself instead of through the App Store. Facts checked on 5 November 2026. ## Related - [Quiet updatesUpdates download in the background and install when you’ve been away and nothing is recording, shared or in a call.](https://clacky.app/features/quiet-updates/) - [UpdatesWhat is new in each version of Clacky.](https://clacky.app/changelog/) - [Is Clacky a subscription?No. Clacky is $4.99 once for 1 Mac, with every update included and no subscription. Try it free for 3 days first, no card.](https://clacky.app/answers/is-clacky-a-subscription/) - [I bought Clacky before. Do I pay again?No. If you bought Clacky before, your licence keeps working with every update, and older keys keep the Macs they came with.](https://clacky.app/answers/bought-clacky-before/) - [Why isn’t Clacky on the Mac App Store?Clacky is sold directly at clacky.app through Polar. It is still signed and notarized by Apple, and it updates itself inside the app.](https://clacky.app/answers/why-not-mac-app-store/) - [What does Clacky send over the internet?A daily anonymous check-in, update and licence checks, a one-time trial ID and, only if you agree, anonymous usage stats. Never your keys or screen.](https://clacky.app/answers/what-clacky-sends-online/) [A–Z](https://clacky.app/features/#a-z)[Pricing](https://clacky.app/#pricing)[Every feature](https://clacky.app/features/) ## Make something on your Mac today. 3 days free, every feature. Then $4.99 once. [Try free for 3 days](https://clacky.app/try/)