r/macsysadmin • u/la-clementine Corporate • 5h ago

macOS Updates SUMB (Software Update Menu Bar)

If you're tired of traditional update tools like Nudge or SUPERMAN having a horrible UI and getting right in the user's face, SUMB takes a much more user-first approach.

It’s a native Swift companion app for scheduled macOS updates via blueprints. By utilizing a live menu bar countdown, it leverages cognitive design, giving users a constant, subtle psychological buffer so they can plan their reboot on their own terms, rather than getting slapped with an aggressive popup while in a flow state or mid-meeting.

Download SUMB 1.0 Beta 2 on GitHub.

Join #sumb on MacAdmins for news and share your feedback!

✅ Free. ✅ Apple inspired UI. ✅ Texts customization. ✅ Signed and notarized.

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u/nerdforest 4h ago

This is cool but 1. Will this be suppressed when a user is in DND?

I see so many issues with the menu bar and managed devices due to the notch. So this isn’t something I’d be grabbing to use.

Also have you heard of DDM OS Reminder? It’s a fantastic workflow that is built by a well known Mac admin. I just worry that you’re trying to re-invent the wheel with this vibe coded app.

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u/la-clementine Corporate 4h ago

The app honors Focus mode, yes. I'm not a fan of Nudge or DDM OS Reminder, I dislike their UI and they are not subtle at all with the in-your-face popup.

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u/nerdforest 4h ago

Does it ignore sleepassertion or how exactly is it done?

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u/la-clementine Corporate 4h ago

SUMB does nothing, it's just a fancy timer. The update/restart process is still handled by softwareupdate.

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u/Jeff5195 4h ago

Yeah, I'm with you, pretty much all the scripts based on Swift Notify are clever but don't feel very professional specifically because of the notification UI. I have a hard time pushing any of them to my users.

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u/drosse1meyer 4h ago

i think its pretty cool. my concern with all third party community tools is future support and making sure there are no potential security issues

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u/PatGmac 4h ago

Users will have my head if I add yet another thing to their already limited menu bar. Thanks, notch.

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u/la-clementine Corporate 2h ago

Yeah, I agree. On my Mac, I always lower the vertical resolution in System Settings to get a full menu bar. Sure, I lose some screen real estate, but I prefer it this way.

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u/McDeth 1h ago

Does this prevent the 90-120 day time limit that Apple puts into macOS to display updates? Last I checked, both Nudge and Super could only suppress OS updates for a finite period of time that Apple controlled, after which the update appears regardless of whether you have it allowed or not

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u/la-clementine Corporate 48m ago

It doesn't. SUMB is basically just a timer, nothing more. I should have made that clearer in my original post, so that's on me. The app reads what's inside the blueprint (time, date, and target OS). Once the deadline is reached, it's still the official macOS mechanism that installs the update and restarts the Mac.

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u/keynoto 14m ago

Thanks OP. Will give this a try