# Updates

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Appearance and Behavior | System Settings | Updates` for Windows and Linux
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> `CLion | Settings | Appearance and Behavior | System Settings | Updates` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (Xcode), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (ReSharper), `⌘ Comma` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (QtCreator), `⌘ Comma` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

> **Tip:**
> Learn more about the Early Access Program (EAP) at [http://eap.jetbrains.com/](http://eap.jetbrains.com/).

This page contains information about the current CLion version and availability of a newer version. You can also configure how you want to [update](update.html) CLion if it is a [standalone instance](installation-guide.html#standalone).

| Item | Description |
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| Automatically check updates for |    Select whether you want CLion to check for updates automatically and choose an update channel.                        * Early Access Program: Provides all updates, including weekly EAP releases. This channel is not recommended for production development.    * Beta Releases or Public Previews: Includes stable releases, release candidates, and beta releases. Some updates in this channel may contain minor bugs and feature previews.    * Stable Releases: Includes only stable releases that are recommended for production.                      > **Note:** > The list of update channels is only available for stable versions. EAP versions always use the Early Access Program channel.    |
| Check Now |    Check for updates immediately.                      > **Tip:** > Alternatively, you can select `Help \| Check for Updates` (for Windows or *NIX) or `CLion \| Check for Updates` (for macOS) from the main menu.    |
| View/edit ignored updates |  Show the list of updates that were ignored. These updates will not be suggested until you remove them from the list of ignored updates.  |

## See also

### Procedures

[Install CLion](installation-guide.html)