Youpdated

Youpdated keeps track of the games, apps, and packages you follow, and tells you what changed since you last checked in.

It is built to be privacy-preserving, anonymous, and customizable: no accounts, no API keys required, nothing stored anywhere non-local.

╭─ steam ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Team Fortress 2  (440)                                           │
│   • CLTF2 Halloween Cup   7d ago                                 │
│     https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/440/view/6728766547… │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ git ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ github.com/python/cpython                                        │
│   • v3.14.7   5d ago                                             │
│     https://github.com/python/cpython/releases/tag/v3.14.7       │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Sources

Get started

1. Install

Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Needs Python 3.11 or newer (python3 --version to check). Then:

pipx install youpdated

pipx installs command-line tools so they don't interfere with anything else. pip install youpdated works too.

Check it worked with:

youpdated --version

2. Create your config

youpdated init

This creates a starter config file and prints where it was placed.

3. Add sources to watch

Name the source, then what to watch, in any form from Where to find identifiers:

youpdated add git neovim/neovim
youpdated add npm react
youpdated add youtube @NASA

A link or handle that can only work with one source doesn't need to be named: youpdated add https://github.com/neovim/neovim.

The starter config comes with examples; youpdated rm to remove any you don't want.

Or open the file and list them under each source yourself:

sources:
  git:
    - python/cpython
  steam:
    - 440
  youtube:
    - "@NASA"

4. Run it

youpdated check

The first run will not display updates. That's intended: it records everything that already exists, so later runs show only what's new. To see everything now, run youpdated check --all.

Where to find identifiers

Basic commands

youpdated check              # what's new since the last run
youpdated check --all        # everything, not just what's new
youpdated check --since 7d   # only things from the last week
youpdated check -s steam     # only one source
youpdated check --test -v    # check your config without fetching anything
youpdated add npm react      # start watching something
youpdated remove npm react   # stop watching it
youpdated uninstall          # remove Youpdated files

Privacy

• No accounts or keys. Every source works without sign in.
• Everything stays local. Nothing is sent anywhere except the sites you choose to watch.
• Optional extras: route everything through Tor or another proxy, and encrypt your config with a passphrase.

Learn more

• Configuration: all options, ignoring update types, and how long history is kept
• Usage: all commands, JSON and RSS output, and running on a schedule
• Notifications: get updates on your phone, Discord, Slack, or to a script
• Privacy: proxies, Tor, and details on what information is sent where
• Encryption at rest: lock your config and history behind a passphrase
• Troubleshooting: common issues, and more about uninstalling
• Contributing: installing from source, running the tests, and adding a source