Mac
Install TypeDock the right way (and get updates)
One drag decides whether permissions stick and updates install. Two minutes here saves the whole troubleshooting guide later.
Install on your Mac
Download the DMG
Get it from the download page. The DMG is notarized.
Drag TypeDock onto Applications
The DMG window has an Applications alias sitting right next to the app. Drag TypeDock onto it — that’s the whole install.
Launch it from Applications
On first launch Gatekeeper validates the notarized app. That check works offline — the DMG itself is stapled.
TypeDock said there’s an update, but nothing installed
Working as designed. TypeDock checks typedock.app for new versions once a day and notifies you when it finds one — you click Install. It never installs anything silently.
To check right now, use Check for Updates… in the app menu, or SettingsAbout.
The daily check has a switch: SettingsGeneralStartupAutomatically check for updates.
The update won’t install
An app running from the DMG — or from a translocated path — cannot update itself, because it’s sitting in a read-only location. Move TypeDock to Applications first, launch it from there, and update again.
“TypeDock’s copy is damaged”
An interrupted update can leave the app in this state — the permissions doctor reports it in exactly those words. The fix is a fresh install: download a new DMG from the download page and install it again.
Requirements, and the iPhone app
TypeDock for Mac needs macOS 26 Tahoe or later, and runs on Apple silicon and Intel alike.
On iPhone and iPad there’s no DMG to think about: TypeDock comes from the App Store and needs iOS or iPadOS 26 or later.
Quick answers
It checks automatically — once a day, against typedock.app — and notifies you when a new version exists. You click Install; it never installs silently. The daily check can be turned off at Settings ▸ General ▸ Startup ▸ "Automatically check for updates".
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Last updated 2026-07-29