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Leo Lamprecht
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@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ Process: [Main](../glossary.md#main-process)
**You can find a detailed guide about how to implement updates into your application [here](../tutorial/updates.md).**
## Platform notices
## Platform Notices
Although `autoUpdater` provides a uniform API for different platforms, there are
still some subtle differences on each platform:
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
@@ -38,15 +41,6 @@ The installer generated with Squirrel will create a shortcut icon with an
same ID for your app with `app.setAppUserModelId` API, otherwise Windows will
not be able to pin your app properly in task bar.
Unlike Squirrel.Mac, Windows can host updates on S3 or any other static file host.
You can read the documents of [Squirrel.Windows][squirrel-windows] to get more details
about how Squirrel.Windows works.
### Linux
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.
## Events
The `autoUpdater` object emits the following events: