Alectrona Patch
by Alectrona
Alectrona Patch is the most flexible patch management solution for macOS, fully compatible with Jamf Pro, Jamf School, and Jamf Now. Our Patch Catalog includes over 600 apps and command-line tools, making it easy to keep your users’ devices secure, up-to-date, and compliant—without the heavy lifting.
We originally built Alectrona Patch for our internal team to streamline the installation and updating of macOS apps across our diverse customer base, spanning multiple industries. Over time, it became clear that the need for a solution this capable extended beyond our team. In 2021, we released Alectrona Patch publicly to help others overcome the same challenges.
Deploying Alectrona Patch is quick and hassle-free—no complicated infrastructure needed. Our intuitive Patch Desktop app lets you configure your setup with ease and push it directly to Jamf Pro. Ready to supercharge your Jamf Self Service with a wide range of software? With Patch Desktop, you can easily create Self Service policies—complete with app icons and descriptions.
From streamlined configuration to seamless patching, Alectrona Patch offers everything you need to manage macOS software at scale. Here’s what sets it apart:
- A huge catalog of over 600 apps and command line tools
- Fully cloud-native—no servers to manage, no packages to build
- Performs silent updates on closed apps, requiring zero user input
- Set optional deferral limits to ensure open apps are updated after your chosen threshold is reached
- Enable our Patch Menu Bar app that combines native Notification Center alerts with an intuitive Menu Bar interface for the best app update experience on macOS
- Leverage our patch CLI tool in Jamf Pro policies or scripts to handle installations during Automated Device Enrollment—so you’re never guessing when a device is ready.
The Patch Menu Bar app combines native Notification Center notifications with an intuitive Menu Bar interface that has been designed from the ground up to provide the best app update experience on macOS.
The Patch Menu Bar app is fully customizable to match your organization's branding.
Make it your own! Customize the Patch Menu Bar app's top branding icon, title, subtitle, and even the Menu Bar app's icon.
Give your users the insight they've been missing in their app update experience with the Patch Menu Bar App's history view.
Notification Center alerts change based on number of available updates or what applications were installed.
Enable Notification Center alerts for silent installations that occurred in the background.
Ensure your users trust update notifications by branding the Notification Center alert's icon—easily configured in a configuration profile.
Configure Notification Center alerts for background installations in a digest style to minimize the number of alerts a user receives.
When a user has reached the Deferral Limit for an app update, an auto-update alert is displayed prior to installation. The duration of this alert is configurable by profile.
Not ready to use the Patch Menu Bar App? No problem—our Classic Update Dialog is a simple and effective way to inform users about available updates.
Like most of the features of Alectrona Patch, you can customize the Classic Update Dialog for your organization's unique brand and culture.
Easily configure Alectrona Patch with our Patch Desktop app and upload the configuration directly to Jamf Pro!
Effortlessly create Jamf Pro Policies to install or update software including Self Service descriptions, icons, and even create an appropriate category right from Patch Desktop.
View details about past Jamf Pro Policies created with Alectrona Patch Desktop.
