> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://enercalc.com/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://enercalc.com/docs/installation-activation/software-updates/auto-update.md).

# Updating ENERCALC

How to check your installed version, check for a newer build, and let ENERCALC install updates automatically.

At **ENERCALC** we are continually improving and enhancing our software. The installed Windows and Mac builds check for a newer build each time you launch them, and you choose whether they install it for you.

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**NOTE:** The web version at <https://enercalc.app/> is always current. There is nothing to update and nothing to configure. Everything on this page applies only to the installed Windows and Mac builds, which behave the same as each other.
{% endhint %}

## Open the update settings

Select the dropdown arrow next to your organization name at the top of the window, then select **Settings**.

<figure><img src="https://3955293234-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo0Hz1rmQ42N26pw3zzDH%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ea3433d59a7c3208541b054a370f538c8a618483%2Fupdate-organization-settings.png?alt=media" alt="The organization name at the top of the ENERCALC window with its menu open on the Settings item"><figcaption><p>Select the dropdown arrow next to your organization name, then Settings.</p></figcaption></figure>

You can also get there from the main menu with **Settings > Organization Settings**.

Once the **Settings** screen opens, select **Updates** under **User** in the left-hand list. The **Application Updates** pane manages how ENERCALC updates itself on this computer.

## Check your installed version

**Installed Version** shows the build running on this computer, for example `1.26.10.20`. Quote this number when you contact support.

## Check for a newer build

**Update Status** shows a badge such as **UP TO DATE** and when ENERCALC last looked, for example "Last checked 4 hours ago". To look again right away, select **Check for Updates**.

<figure><img src="https://3955293234-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo0Hz1rmQ42N26pw3zzDH%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-970173122c57db4432738123f5642475020ca633%2Fupdate-check-for-updates.png?alt=media" alt="The Application Updates pane showing Installed Version, an UP TO DATE badge, and the Check for Updates button"><figcaption><p>Select Check for Updates to look for a newer build straight away.</p></figcaption></figure>

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**NOTE:** When you choose to install an update, ENERCALC closes and relaunches itself to finish. Save your work first.
{% endhint %}

## Install updates automatically

Under **Preferences**, turn on **Install Updates Automatically** and ENERCALC installs a new build for you when it finds one.

Leaving it off does not stop ENERCALC looking. It still checks on launch and tells you when an update is waiting, so you decide when to install it.

<figure><img src="https://3955293234-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo0Hz1rmQ42N26pw3zzDH%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-fbbb9eeb10e91f9726e8f882a3caedcbee292ba4%2Fupdate-auto-update.png?alt=media" alt="The Install Updates Automatically toggle switched on in the Preferences section"><figcaption><p>Install Updates Automatically switched on.</p></figcaption></figure>

This preference belongs to the installation it is set on, so you choose it separately on each computer you install ENERCALC on. There is no organization-wide setting, and an administrator cannot turn it on or off for everyone.

## Install from the download links instead

You can always skip the in-app route and install the newest build over the top of your current one. The download links always provide the most recent build.

<a href="https://install.enercalc.app/win/ENERCALC-Setup.exe" class="button primary" data-icon="download">Download for Windows</a>

<a href="https://install.enercalc.app/mac/ENERCALC-mac-arm64.dmg" class="button primary" data-icon="download">Download for Mac</a>

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**WARNING:** The Mac build runs on Apple Silicon only. Intel Macs are not supported at this time.
{% endhint %}

For the full install steps, see [Install ENERCALC](/docs/installation-activation/installation/install.md).

## Viewing what changed

To see what a new build contains, or to subscribe to release announcements, see [Viewing Enhancements and Changes to the Software](/docs/installation-activation/support-and-maintenance/viewing-revisions.md).


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