Rainmeter skins that checks for app Updates.

[sl23]

Not sure if anyone here would be interested, but if you like to use Rainmeter, I designed a skin for it that allows checking for updates for pretty much anything. It simply detects changes on a web page.

It needs some user setting up, so isn't a one stop fix for everyone I'm afraid.
All the instructions are on the skins' download page.

Basically, you set the RegEx requirements used to search a web page. It checks for a version number and a download link. It shows a visual indication of whether the app has an update or not. The download button will download the latest version.

There is a limitation of this functionality though. It doesn't work with pages using javascript. Like some of my examples, you may be able to get only a version info or download link but not both.

Anyway, I just thought it may be useful here as many people here would need to check for apps not included with menu systems like SyMenu and PortableApps.

[ertigoemi]

I’ve been using Rainmeter for system stats and aesthetics, but hadn’t thought about using it for update tracking. Does your skin allow storing multiple RegEx profiles for different apps at once, or is it more of a one-at-a-time setup?