mas-cli Release Notes

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• Mar 10, 2026

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  mas by mas-cli

  v6.0.1: ⏭️ Fix --no-check-min-os for inaccurate outdated app detection.

  mas-cli releases a bug fix improving --no-check-min-os and outdated app detection, covering v6.0.0 to v6.0.1.

  What's Changed

  🐛 Bug Fixes

  Fix --no-check-min-os for inaccurate outdated app detection by @rgoldberg in #1214

  Full Changelog: v6.0.0...v6.0.1

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• Mar 9, 2026

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  mas by mas-cli

  v6.0.0: 🧾 Improve unindexed app detection & minimum macOS check

  mas-cli releases a major update adding new --check-min-os and --no-check-min-os flags to govern macOS version checks, removes --accurate-ignore-unknown-apps, and signals a breaking change with a new major version. Includes perf improvements for unindexed apps and empty receipt handling; full changelog from v5.2.0 to v6.0.0.

  Added

  Added --check-min-os & & to outdated & update (--check-min-os is the default), which enable/disable (respectively) checking that the running macOS is new enough to install the newest version of the given app.
  Removed --accurate-ignore-unknown-apps. This is a break change, hence the new major version.
  --check-min-os ignores unknown apps, so --accurate by itself (or with --check-min-os) behaves like --accurate-ignore-unknown-apps, though it also ignores apps whose newest version requires a newer macOS.
  --accurate --no-check-min-os behaves like pre-6.0.0 --accurate, as it neither ignores unknown apps nor checks the minimum macOS version.
  --no-check-min-os is useful for the rare cases:
  when the newest version of the given app requires a newer macOS than is running on your Mac, but another version exists (that is newer than your current version, but older than the newest version) that can install on your macOS
  when the iTunes Search web API doesn't know about an app in the App Store (might not ever occur, but is theoretically possible)

  What's Changed

  🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Improve performance of unindexed app detection for nonstandard apps by @rgoldberg in #1210
  • Ignore empty receipts when searching for unindexed apps by @rgoldberg in #1211
  • Fix minimum OS version check by @rgoldberg in #1212

  Full Changelog: v5.2.0...v6.0.0

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• Feb 18, 2026

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    Feb 18, 2026
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  mas by mas-cli

  v5.2.0: 🕹️ Support Apple Arcade apps

  mas-cli releases updates with MacDesktop support and parallel async code, plus bug fixes across v5.1.0–v5.2.0.

  Support Apple Arcade apps (and anything else that has "MacDesktop-MacDesktop" amongst its supported devices)

  Parallelize some code

  What’s Changed

  Features

  • Parallelize async code without side effects that cannot be out of order by @rgoldberg in #1203

  Bug Fixes

  • Support MacDesktop-MacDesktop apps by @rgoldberg in #1199
  • Get minimumOSVersion for MacDesktop-MacDesktop apps from App Store page for search by @rgoldberg in #1201

  Full Changelog: v5.1.0...v5.2.0

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• Jan 30, 2026

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    Jan 30, 2026
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  mas by mas-cli

  v5.1.0: ↕️ Install/update & uninstall improvements

  mas-cli presents a polished release sweeping v5.0.2 to v5.1.0 with new uninstall tweaks, output path visibility, safety warnings for modified folders, correct receipts and permissions, Spotlight indexing improvements, a SwiftFormat copyright fix, and broader Xcode 26.2 build support.

  What's Changed

  🚀 Features

  • Add --all to uninstall by @rgoldberg in #1178
  • Output path to deployed app by @rgoldberg in #1184
  • Warn if potentially undesired app folder modified by @rgoldberg in #1190

  🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Create temp folders for pkg installer & receipt hard links on same volume as original files by @rgoldberg in #1187
  • Create receipt & ancestor folders with correct owner, group & permissions by @rgoldberg in #1192
  • Index in Spotlight folders that should contain App Store apps but that aren't indexed as such in Spotlight by @rgoldberg in #1194

  Changes

  • Fix SwiftFormat file header copyright year issue by @rgoldberg in #1180
  • Output error when uninstall --all … or uninstall without args by @rgoldberg in #1189
  • Build with Xcode 26.2 on macos-15 & macos-15-intel GHA runners & more by @rgoldberg in #1195

  Full Changelog: v5.0.2...v5.1.0

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• Dec 29, 2025

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    Dec 29, 2025
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  mas by mas-cli

  v5.0.2: 🅾️ Ignore trailing 0 version components

  mas-cli releases v5.0.2 featuring a fix that stops trailing zeros from counting as upgrades and welcomes a new contributor.

  Ignore trailing 0 version components in inaccurate version comparison (thanks, @WarningImHack3r)

  What's Changed

  🚀 Features

  Fix additional trailing zeros being counted as version upgrade by @WarningImHack3r in #1175

  New Contributors

  @WarningImHack3r made their first contribution in #1175

  Full Changelog: v5.0.1...v5.0.2

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• Dec 28, 2025

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  mas by mas-cli

  v5.0.1: 🏗️ Fix macOS 14 build

  mas-cli fixes macOS 14 build and tests on GitHub, with a quick update from v5.0.0 to v5.0.1.

  Fix macOS 14 build

  What's Changed

  Changes

  Fix macOS 14 build & test in GitHub by @rgoldberg in #1174

  Full Changelog: v5.0.0...v5.0.1

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• Dec 28, 2025

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  mas by mas-cli

  v5.0.0: ✂️ Require macOS 13 to run; remove account, region & signin

  mas-cli delivers a major release from v4.1.2 to v5.0.0 with fixes and new requirements. It resolves install/update deadlocks, removes vestigial account region and signin, requires macOS 13+, and switches to Swift 6.2. It also improves build-time parsing and regex safety.

  Fix an install/update deadlock for long installer logs

  Remove vestigial account, region & signin

  Require macOS 13+ to run mas

  Use Swift 6.2

  What's Changed

  🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Improve build-time Swift & Swift driver version parsing to be more universal by @rgoldberg in #1163
  • Fix installer output parsing deadlock by @rgoldberg in #1166

  Changes

  • Increase minimum macOS version to 13 Ventura by @rgoldberg in #1164
  • Use Swift 6.2 by @rgoldberg in #1165
  • Remove account, region & signin by @rgoldberg in #1167
  • Improve regex usage & unsafe usage by @rgoldberg in #1169
  • Remove unnecessary MAS. & mas. by @rgoldberg in #1172

  Full Changelog: v4.1.2...v5.0.0

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• Dec 27, 2025

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    Dec 27, 2025
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  mas by mas-cli

  v4.1.2: ⬆️ More install/update & other fixes

  mas-cli releases v4.1.2 featuring install and build improvements, smarter version checks, and clearer download output. It deduplicates ADAM IDs, warns on Swift 6.2+ builds, fixes installer selection, chooses the shortest installer URL, and cleans up uninstalled folders.

  Many install/update/outdated improvements

  Many build improvements

  Minor cleanup

  What's Changed

  🚀 Features

  • Deduplicate ADAM IDs for install/update by @rgoldberg in #1147

  🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Ensure that notices about downloading phase always output by @rgoldberg in #1152
  • Build using the latest available Xcode by @rgoldberg in #1154
  • Improve version comparison logic for outdated & update by @rgoldberg in #1155
  • Warn users to switch to a mas distribution that is built using Swift 6.2+ by @rgoldberg in #1156
  • Fix pkg installer selection algorithm by @rgoldberg in #1158
  • Choose shortest (instead of first) bundle URL from installer stderr as app folder by @rgoldberg in #1161

  Changes

  • Improve download output by @rgoldberg in #1141
  • Replace protocols with composition by @rgoldberg in #1143
  • Trash uninstalled app folders via FileManager instead of via Finder by @rgoldberg in #1150

  Full Changelog: v4.1.1...v4.1.2

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• Dec 18, 2025

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  mas by mas-cli

  v4.1.1: ⬆️ Install/update & other fixes

  mas-cli releases a solid stability sweep with smarter macOS region handling and smoother install flows. It updates the App Store on install and upgrade, improves concurrency and output, maps regions to available App Stores, and no longer requires Rosetta for arm64 installers. A clear release for smoother installs.

  get, install, lucky, & update: numerous fixes including:

  Properly updating App Store upon app installation/upgrade
  Improved concurrency
  Replace existing app receipt
  App Store & macOS regions: for each macOS region without an App Store, map to a default App Store specific to that region
  config: binary slice architecture detection
  Avoid a JSON parsing error
  arm64 pkg installer no longer require Rosetta to be installed
  Standardized error output formatting
  Cleanup

  What's Changed

  🚀 Features

  Include mas binary slice architectures & Mac CPU architecture in config output by @rgoldberg in #1119

  🐛 Bug Fixes

  Map each macOS region that does not have an App Store to a region that does have an App Store by @rgoldberg in #1118
  Improve concurrency by @rgoldberg in #1120
  json parsing by @rgoldberg in #1121
  Register installed / updated apps with Launch Services to fix incorrect App Store app page button states by @rgoldberg in #1122
  Improve app install/update output by @rgoldberg in #1124
  Delete existing receipt during update by @rgoldberg in #1125
  No longer require Rosetta for arm64 pkg installer by @rgoldberg in #1126
  Fix accurate outdated app detection by @rgoldberg in #1130

  Changes

  Make Error: prefix red & underlined for argument-parsing errors by @rgoldberg in #1101
  Cleanup by @rgoldberg in #1117
  Rename config from as dist, etc. by @rgoldberg in #1129
  Conform multiple types to Sendable by @rgoldberg in #1132
  Update Swift Argument Parser to 1.7.0 by @rgoldberg in #1135
  Update Package.resolved by @rgoldberg in #1137
  Improve config slices output by @rgoldberg in #1139

  Full Changelog: v4.1.0...v4.1.1

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• Dec 8, 2025

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    Dec 8, 2025
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  mas by mas-cli

  v4.1.0: 🔐 Root privilege usage overhaul

  mas-cli overhauls root privilege usage with on demand sudo, calls sudo from the mas binary, and preserves root permissions per sudo timeout. Removes the zsh wrapper and ensures commands run under root when needed. Highlights include omnibus sudo from Swift, non expiring credentials, macOS 15 Intel runners. Changelog: v4.0.0…v4.1.0

  Root privilege usage overhaul

  mas now:

  • requires root privileges only when absolutely necessary
  • requests root privileges if they have not yet been granted
  • allows root privileges granted during a call to mas to remain valid pursuant to the user's sudo credential timeout setting
  • calls sudo from the executable mas binary, obviating the need for the now-removed zsh wrapper
  • allows all commands to work properly if they are called with a root effective user
  • some commands previously worked properly only if called with a non-root effective user (i.e. were not called via sudo)

  What's Changed

  🚀 Features

  • Omnibus: sudo from Swift, non-expiring sudo credentials, macos-15-intel GHA runners, documentation, massive cleanup by @rgoldberg in #1098
  • Full Changelog: v4.0.0...v4.1.0

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