KnotWise tells you when a new version is available and lets you decide when to install it. How that works depends on the platform — and on Linux it does not happen automatically at all.
Windows and macOS
The app checks for a new version shortly after you start it, and roughly every two hours while it is running. When one is found, a notice appears with the version number and two choices:
- Install — KnotWise downloads the update and restarts itself. It takes a moment; the app shows what it is doing.
- Later — nothing happens. The notice returns the next time you start the app, or when a newer version appears.
Nothing is installed behind your back, and an update is never forced on you mid-passage.
Not installed yet? Install the KnotWise desktop app.
Linux
.deb package, and the app will not offer you a new version. To update, download the current .deb from knotwise.app/download and install it over the existing one. Your logbook is untouched by this.iPad
Updates come from the App Store like any other app — automatically if you have that enabled, otherwise from the Updates section of your App Store account.
Browser and home screen
The web version updates itself in the background. When a new version is ready, a notice offers to reload; until you accept, you keep working in the version you started with. If you dismiss it, it reappears the next time you open the app.
If the app looks broken right after an update, a full restart usually settles it — The app opens on a blank screen.
Which version am I running?
Under Settings → About KnotWise. Worth having to hand when you contact support, because the answer to «it behaves oddly» usually starts there.
Last updated: 28 July 2026
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