# Update Contextli to the latest version

Source: https://help.contextli.com/articles/update-contextli

Contextli updates itself: it checks for new versions in the background, downloads them and installs when you quit. To update right now, open **Settings > General > App Updates**, click **Check now**, then **Install & Restart**.

## How automatic updates work

- Contextli checks shortly after it starts and then every few hours.
- New versions download in the background.
- When one is ready, a banner says **vX is ready to install**. Click **Install & Restart**, or keep working and it installs the next time you quit.
- You may also see a window with **Install and Relaunch**, **Install on Quit** and **Skip This Version**.

## Update now

1. Click **Settings** at the bottom of the sidebar.
2. On the **General** tab, scroll to **Storage & Updates**.
3. Under **App Updates**, click **Check now**. Your **Current version** is shown here too.
4. When the update is ready, click **Install & Restart**.

## "Update required"

If your version is too old, Contextli shows **Update required** ("A newer version of Contextli is required. Please update."). Click **Update** to open [contextli.com/download](https://contextli.com/download), download the latest version and install it over the old one.

## Update by hand

If the app cannot update itself, download the latest version from [contextli.com/download](https://contextli.com/download) and install it:

- **Mac**: quit Contextli, open the new `.dmg` and drag Contextli into Applications, replacing the old one.
- **Windows**: run the new installer. Do not uninstall first, because uninstalling deletes your local settings and notes.
- **Linux**: download the new AppImage and run it instead of the old one.

## After an update

- **Mac**: if paste stops working, turn Contextli off and on in **System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility**, then restart the app.
- **Windows**: if your settings look reset, see [My settings reset after a Windows update](/articles/settings-reset-after-windows-update).

## Related articles

- [My settings reset after a Windows update](/articles/settings-reset-after-windows-update)
- [Text is not pasted where my cursor is](/articles/text-is-not-pasted-at-my-cursor)
- [Contact Contextli support](/articles/contact-support)