Update the desktop app
How the desktop app moves to a new version, and how to switch to it right away.
- For: All members
- About 3 min
What you need
- The GIJITO desktop app is installed on your computer (see “Install the desktop app and sign in”).
New versions are prepared for you
While it is open, the macOS app checks by itself whether there is a new version, and downloads it if there is. It does not check while something is being recorded or saved, or while something is unsaved; it checks again later.
Once downloaded, the new version does not replace the app while you use it. It takes over the next time you open the app after quitting it.
Switch to the new version now
When it is ready, “Update” with a red dot appears at the bottom of the menu on the left (when the menu shows icons only, the circular arrow icon with a red dot). Pressing it asks “Restart GIJITO?”; press “Restart”.
The app closes and reopens on the new version. Choosing “Restart to Update” in the “GIJITO” menu of the menu bar does the same.
While something is being recorded or saved, or while something is unsaved, “Update” is not shown.
After a day, a reminder at the bottom of the screen
If a day has passed since the new version was ready and the app has not been reopened, “A new version is ready” appears at the bottom of the screen.
“Restart to Update” restarts the app at once; “Later” reminds you again a day later.
Check for yourself
In the “GIJITO” menu of the menu bar, choose “Check for Updates…”. While it checks and downloads, the same menu shows “Checking for Updates…”; with no new version, “GIJITO is up to date”; once downloaded, “GIJITO N is ready to install”, where N is the version.
“About GIJITO” in the same menu shows the version you have.
On Windows
The Windows app installed from the Microsoft Store is updated by the Microsoft Store. The app shows neither “Update” nor “Check for Updates…”.
On Ubuntu
The Ubuntu app checks for a new version by itself, but does not update itself.
When there is a new version, “Update” with a red dot appears at the very bottom of the menu on the left. Pressing it opens the download page of the GIJITO website in your browser: press “Download for Ubuntu”, save the new file (.deb), and install it as before, typing “sudo apt install ./” followed by the file name and running it. Then quit the app and open it again.
If you have not installed it after a day, “A new version is available” appears at the bottom of the screen. “Open Download Page” opens the download page; “Later” reminds you again after a day.
When you finish
After the restart, GIJITO opens on the new version.
If something does not work
“Can't update right now. Try again later.” is shown
While something is being recorded or saved, or while something is unsaved, the app cannot check for updates. Finish and save the recording, then choose it again.
It cannot check on the sign-in screen either. Sign in first, then choose it.
“Couldn't check for updates” is shown
Check that you are connected to the internet, then choose “Check for Updates…” again. If the menu no longer shows “Check for Updates…”, quit the app and open it again.