> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.devolutions.net/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.devolutions.net/unigetui/quick-start.md).

# Quick start

Install UniGetUI and update every outdated app on your computer in about five minutes.

By the end of this page, every app UniGetUI can update on your computer will be up to date. It takes about five minutes.

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### Install UniGetUI

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The easiest way is the [Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xpfftq032ptphf). Click ***Get***, then open UniGetUI.

Already comfortable with a terminal? This works too:

```powershell
winget install --exact --id Devolutions.UniGetUI --source winget
```

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Download the `.dmg` file for your Mac from the [latest release](https://github.com/Devolutions/UniGetUI/releases/latest), open it, and drag ***UniGetUI*** to ***Applications***.

* Apple silicon: `UniGetUI.macos-arm64.dmg`
* Intel: `UniGetUI.macos-x64.dmg`
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Download the `.deb` or `.rpm` package from the [latest release](https://github.com/Devolutions/UniGetUI/releases/latest), then install it:

```bash
# Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives
sudo apt install ./UniGetUI.linux-x64.deb

# Fedora, RHEL and derivatives
sudo dnf install ./UniGetUI.linux-x64.rpm
```

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Other ways to install, including silent deployment and portable mode, are in [Install UniGetUI](/unigetui/reference/installation.md).
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### See what's out of date

Open ***Software Updates*** in the menu on the left.

UniGetUI asks each package manager on your computer which of your apps have a newer version. Give it a few seconds the first time.

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Don't be surprised by the length of the list. UniGetUI also finds apps you installed yourself from a website, not only the ones you install through it. You may even spot apps you forgot you had.
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### Update everything

1. Select the ***Select all*** check box at the top of the list.
2. Click ***Update selection***.

UniGetUI queues the updates and runs them for you. You can follow the progress at the bottom of the window and keep using your computer in the meantime.

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Some installers close the app they update. Save your work in any app on the list before you start.
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### Hold back what shouldn't change (optional)

If an app must stay on its current version, for example a tool you depend on for work, right-click it in ***Software Updates*** and choose:

* ***Skip this version*** to wait for the next release,
* ***Pause updates for*** to come back to it later,
* ***Ignore updates for this package*** to leave it alone for good.

More options are in [Keep an app on a specific version](/unigetui/guides/updates/hold-a-version.md).
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## You're done. What next?

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Never think about it again</strong></td><td>Let UniGetUI check and install updates on a schedule.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/updates/schedule.md">Run updates on a schedule</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Choose what updates by itself</strong></td><td>Turn on automatic updates only for the apps you trust.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/updates/automatic-updates.md">Choose which apps update automatically</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Back up your app list</strong></td><td>Reinstall all your apps in minutes on a new computer.</td><td><a href="/unigetui/guides/new-computer/backup.md">Back up your app list automatically</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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