How to Update StraightText

We are continuously improving StraightText, and the way we get those improvements to you is via App Updates. (The version number is displayed at the bottom left of the StraightText App window.)

🤖 Getting Updates Automatically

If you opened StraightText the correct way from your Applications Folder and have StraightText Notifications enabled, when a new update is available you will see a “Ready to Install” Notification. Once you’re done with your work, fully Quit StraightText (by either pressing the ⌘Q keyboard shortcut or clicking StraightText > Quit StraightText from the menu at the top-left of the screen), open it again, and you will be running the latest version.

NOTE: Simply closing the StraightText window (via clicking the red top-right button) and opening again does not suffice.

🔍 Checking for Updates Manually

If you opened StraightText the correct way from your Applications Folder, you can also check if an update is available at any time via clicking StraightText > Check for Updates at the menu at the top-left of the screen. If there is one available and you have StraightText Notifications enabled you will see a “Ready to Install” notification.

Once you’re done with your work, just fully Quit StraightText (by either pressing the ⌘Q keyboard shortcut or clicking StraightText > Quit StraightText from the menu at the top-left of the screen), open it again, and you will be running the latest version.

⚠️ Note: StraightText can not update when not started from the Applications Folder

If you don’t see an “update available” notification even several minutes after checking, or if StraightText doesn’t update to the newer version after a full restart, you likely have opened StraightText directly from the installer instead of from your Applications folder. Updates cannot be installed when you open StraightText this way.

When installing StraightText, make sure to drag the App icon into the Applications folder as shown by the arrow. Do NOT double click it. 

After that, launch StraightText from your Applications Folder.

Opening StraightText from the Applications Folder

There are multiple ways you can open StraightText the proper way from your Applications Folder. Here are some of them:

Click the Launchpad icon in your Dock, find the StraightText icon in the Launchpad, then click to open. 

OR, Click the Finder icon in your Dock, click Applications in the left-sidebar of the Finder window, find the StraightText icon on the right-side, then double-click to open the app.