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Using PlanSwift Automatic Updates

Before installing or upgrading PlanSwift, please close any running Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, etc.) and disable your virus scanner for the duration of the installation. Also, be sure your computer meets or exceeds our current System Requirements.

You must be a local (Windows) administrator to install or update PlanSwift.

The process shown below works with PlanSwift 10.2 and higher.

Check for Available Updates

Installing PlanSwift updates is simple and fast, just follow the steps below:

Open the PlanSwift Tab.

Click the Check for Updates button.

The Automatic Update screen opens...

Click Next and PlanSwift automatically checks for updates.

No Updates Available

If there are no updates available for your license you see the following message:

Click Finish to close the Automatic Update dialog box.

Updates Available

If there are updates for your version/license, you are shown what updates need to be installed...

Click Next to download the available updates to your computer.


If you see a message asking you to check your internet connection, and you know you have an internet connection, your computer may be blocking PlanSwift from phoning home.

You can check MyAccount to see if there is a newer version of PlanSwift available for your license.


When the updates are downloaded, you'll see the following screen:

Click Next.

The PlanSwift Setup utility launches and starts installing the update(s). You may be prompted by User Account Control to permit the installer, click Yes if prompted.

When the update is complete, you'll see the following screen:

Leave theLaunch PlanSwiftcheckbox checked, and click onFinish to complete the installation process and launch PlanSwift.

When PlanSwift opens after an update, you'll see the "Welcome to PlanSwift" screen so you can activate the update... 

Activate by entering yourEmail AddressandPassword. (the same ones you use forMy Account).

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