Automate macOS App Updates at Scale – Announcing 100+ Prebuilt Apps

The vast majority of IT admins can spend anywhere from 10 to 25+ hours per week managing software patches and application updates – that’s an epic amount of time. That’s enough to make a significant dent on your ticket backlog, write another policy nobody reads, and almost – almost – catch up on emails… except, you’d still be patching apps instead.

But Addigy is proud to announce a new milestone: our Prebuilt Apps catalog now features over 100 of the most in-demand macOS applications, all ready for instant deployment and automated lifecycle management. That means all that packaging, remediation, testing, and compliance reporting time can be shaved down to under an hour a week.

Since our launch this summer, the speed of innovation behind Prebuilt Apps has only accelerated. Our growing ecosystem of apps showcases Addigy’s commitment to keep pace with evolving user needs, making device management faster, easier, and more secure for all internal IT teams and MSPs. 

Automated App Lifecycle Management for macOS

Any amount of mac management requires a fair bit of:

• Manual scripting, configuration, and testing.
• Inconsistent updates, leading to compliance gaps.
• Time-consuming packaging and deployment cycles.

And if you’re an MSP, multiply that by your growing list of mac clients. 

What we’ve done is handed over that process to our macOS experts to vet, test, and secure apps to the utmost degree of security, while still allowing for user flexibility. 

How Addigy Automates macOS App Lifecycle Management

Flexible Update Policy Controls

Choose whether to always deploy the latest app versions or pin devices to a specific, approved release. Set customizable grace periods (up to 14 days) so users have time to update, helping IT strike a balance between compliance enforcement and end-user productivity.

Compliance-First Approach

With built-in reporting, IT can monitor update and patch status across all devices, ensuring every endpoint meets security and auditing requirements. Addigy Prebuilt Apps integrate tightly with your existing macOS MDM compliance policies.

User-Friendly, Low-Disruption Experience

Update prompts are limited to once or twice per workday for up to 14 days, reducing interruptions and keeping end users productive while updates are enforced behind the scenes.

Centralized Management Dashboard

Deploy, configure, and monitor apps for your entire organization (or drill down by policy/group) from a unified Addigy dashboard. Whether you need to push an urgent zero-day patch or manage routine updates, centralized controls put you in command.

Smart Inheritance and Customization

Easily configure global policies, then override for teams or departments that have unique needs – all without losing the advantage of policy inheritance. This ensures maximum flexibility for complex environments (especially MSPs managing multiple fleets).

Automated Shadow Software Management

Manage applications your team didn’t deploy. IT admins can now see, update, and maintain apps that users installed on their own – bringing shadow software like Spotify, Discord, or ChatGPT under compliance and patch control without extra setup. This is a major leap toward giving IT full visibility to effortlessly control and secure every app across their ecosystem.

Most popular macOS apps

1. Chrome
2. Block macOS Tahoe – an Addigy original creation that blocks the Tahoe launch so that your end users don’t see the latest update.
3. Zoom 
4. Teams
5. Excel
6. Word
7. Powerpoint
8. Outlook
9. OneNote
10. OneDrive 

What IT Managers & MSPs are Saying about Prebuilt Apps

We’re not just paying lip service: internal IT teams and MSPs have already reported dramatic gains in efficiency and reliability.

“Deploying apps could take up to 30 minutes per package,” cybersecurity ops leader Anton Revich of Flow told us about his previous process with Jamf.​ “But with Addigy, you upload it, name it, and you’re done. It just makes sense.”

Tim Pearson, founder of CreativeTechs is quoted as saying: “It’s magical. It makes me want to do a dance and jump around the yard!” after he patched every app vulnerability in his fleet in under an hour (and on janky conference wifi).

And finally, MSPs like Cranston IT cut repetitive tasks from 80 clicks to one – giving them back time for deeper client support and revenue-generating projects.​

Stop manually updating apps. Start saving hours.

Don’t settle for a crowded catalog. Addigy’s Prebuilt Apps gets you the essential macOS titles, quality automated updates, and guaranteed compliance you need – so you actually spend less time managing apps and more time driving strategy.

See Addigy Prebuilt Apps in action – watch the demo or explore the full catalog in your Addigy account.

We want to hear from you. Emailing [email protected] will put your requests in front of our talented team to determine what comes next.