While Linux users can easily update the installed software in their system with package manager such as Synaptic Package Manager, Windows users don't have these installed functionality by default. Updating software to its latest version is important since the software developers usually include bug and security fixes in the recent version of their software. Checking for a new version of the installed software on your system manually is difficult and time consuming. In my previous post, I've shown you how to automatically check for software updates using Filehippo.com Update Checker.

SUMo, Software Update Monitor is a software that will automatically check and detect if there are any new version of the application that installed on your system. SUMo will scan your start menu to detect program list in the normal mode, and in the in-depth scan mode, SUMo will scan your 'Program Files' folder to detect the application list. You can also manually add a software EXE file if SUMo unable to detect it. However, SUMo cannot search for updates if the developers do not include version information in their binaries (Deluge BitTorrent for example). You can choose to receive updates about stable release or beta version software. SUMo will group updates into minor updates and major updates. Software with major update should be upgraded as soon as possible.

You can remove software from SUMo list if you don't want to be showed the update for certain software. Clicking 'Get Update' will bring you to SUMo website and you can visit the developer website or search for the software.

SUMo can be better if it has the ability to download the software installer automatically. However, SUMo is still great since the process to detect for software updates can be performed automatically within a single program. SUMo is a freeware, and available for Windows.

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