# ⚠️ [See Description] Check For Updates | Shortcuts Library

> Keep your shortcuts up to date

## What this shortcut does

Check For Updates
Keep your shortcuts up to date.
For Users
Run the Check For Updates shortcut to get the latest updates on all supported shortcuts. Choose a shortcut to update and update it.
For Developers
Check For Updates is easy to integrate into shortcuts
Add to your shortcut
Supporting Check For Updates requires just 3 actions:
Example Shortcut
Make sure "overwrite file if exists" is on.
Set Destination Path to
/Shortcuts/CFU/
(Dictionary.Name)
.json
Make sure your shortcut version is updated every time you release an update. You can use
Publish Update
to help with that.
Version Numbers
Check for updates supports multi-decimal version numbers. Your version numbers on must match the version in your dictionary. Version numbers are numbers such as
1.5.2
or
2.1
or
.6
, any value with multiple numbers and decimals.
Alternatives
Embed-a-Update
by
@pfg
and
@ROP
(Does not require users to download any additional shortcuts to receive updates)
Swing Updater
by
@D3W10
(Very similar to Check for Updates)
UpdateKit by
@MikeBeas
UpdateHub
by
@tdevx
Banners
Plain Text
This shortcut supports
Check For Updates
Run Check For Updates at any time to check for updates to this and other shortcuts.
### This shortcut supports Check For Updates
Run Check For Updates at any time to check for updates to this and other shortcuts.
Action-style Banner
[![This Shortcut Supports Check For Updates](https://i.imgur.com/fHsBvXr.png)]( "Get Check For Updates")
MediaKit
Banner
[![This Shortcut Supports Check For Updates](https://i.imgur.com/njgbDNI.png)]( "Get Check For Updates")

## Compatibility

iPhone, iPad

## Required apps



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