Karate 0.4.0

What's new since 0.3.0

Drivers went pro

• Third update channel: NVIDIA direct — Game Ready drivers straight from NVIDIA's own lookup service, weeks before Microsoft's channels carry them. The Update button opens the official download page.
• Driver Backup & Restore — snapshot every third-party driver package to a folder (pnputil-powered) and restore after a clean Windows install. The one Driver Genius feature worth having, with zero third-party database.
• One-click install for Windows Update drivers (single UAC prompt, exact UpdateID targeting)
• Cleaner table: pure version numbers, more room, taller rows

Self-updating got visual

• Red ⬆ update pill next to the version chip when a new release exists (checked on every launch)
• Click it: yellow capsule with a live progress circle and percentage while downloading, then automatic restart

Progress everywhere

• Slim progress bars for scan / check / update on both tabs
• Live counters: "12/20 devices checked · 8 remaining", "3/7 updated"
• Counter cards with glowing icon badges; updates sort to the top

Liquid-glass redesign

• Acrylic window with colorful drifting background orbs
• Gradient hero banner with the KARATE wordmark and version chip
• Animated pill tabs (amber hover glow, violet gradient selection), orange row hover, monospace version columns

Downloads

• Karate-0.4.0-x64.msi — installer (auto-upgrades any older version)
• Karate-0.4.0-x64-portable.exe — portable single file

Both 64-bit, fully self-contained (no .NET needed). Windows 10 1809+ / 11.
Unsigned binaries: SmartScreen may warn on first run (More info → Run anyway).

Running 0.3.0? Your copy will show the red update pill on next launch — click it and Karate updates itself.

Karate 0.3.0

What's new

Update, don't just monitor

• One-click app updates — per-app Update button and Update All, powered by winget
• Driver updates — dual-channel detection (Windows Update + Microsoft Update Catalog by hardware ID) with one-click install for WU drivers (single UAC prompt) and direct Catalog downloads
• Self-updater — Karate checks GitHub on every launch and updates itself with your OK

Better at a glance

• Counter cards with glowing icon badges (updates / up to date / totals)
• Apps needing updates sort to the top; Current Version / New Version columns everywhere
• Drivers tab with device class, INF date, and manufacturer

A whole new look

• Liquid-glass design: acrylic window, colorful drifting background orbs, gradient hero banner
• Animated pill tabs with amber hover glow, brand-violet selection
• Monospace version numbers, alternating rows, orange row hover

Downloads

• Karate-0.3.0-x64.msi — installer (upgrades 0.1.0/0.2.0 automatically)
• Karate-0.3.0-x64-portable.exe — portable single file

Both 64-bit, fully self-contained (no .NET needed). Windows 10 1809+ / 11.
Unsigned binaries: SmartScreen may warn on first run (More info → Run anyway).

Karate 0.2.0

What's new

• Microsoft Store / MSIX app detection — apps like Slack, WhatsApp, and Windows Terminal are now found (previously only registry-installed software was scanned)
• New Source column showing where each app was detected (registry hive or Microsoft Store)
• About dialog shows the real version automatically
• --dump diagnostic flag: writes the full scan result to karate-scan.txt for troubleshooting

Downloads

• Karate-0.2.0-x64.msi — installer (Start Menu + Desktop shortcuts, clean uninstall, upgrades 0.1.0 automatically)
• Karate-0.2.0-x64-portable.exe — portable single file, no installation needed

Both are 64-bit and fully self-contained: no .NET installation required. Windows 10 (1809+) / 11.

Note: binaries are unsigned — Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run (More info → Run anyway).

Karate 0.1.0

First release of Karate — a modern Software Update Monitor for Windows, inspired by the discontinued SUMo.

Features

• Scans installed software from the Windows registry (64-bit, 32-bit and per-user)
• Detects available updates via winget
• Modern Fluent UI (dark/light, Mica backdrop), search and filtering

Downloads

• Karate-0.1.0-x64.msi — installer (Start Menu + Desktop shortcuts, clean uninstall)
• Karate-0.1.0-x64-portable.exe — portable single file, no installation needed

Both are 64-bit and fully self-contained: no .NET installation required. Windows 10/11.

Note: binaries are unsigned — Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run (More info → Run anyway).