Atera's Software Inventory lets you view, update, and remotely uninstall programs on your end-user devices. You can also uninstall software applications in bulk using the Software Inventory report (see Classic report: Software Inventory).

View a device's software inventory

To view a single device's software inventory:

1. From Devices, locate the device and click Manage > Software Inventory.

The Software Inventory window appears.

The following information is displayed:

• Software name: The name of the installed software.
• Current version: The version currently installed.
• Publisher: The entity or company that published the software.
• Size: The current size of the software.
• Installed date: The date of installation.
• Available version: The latest available version.
• Status: Up to date, Updatable, or Pending.

Search for software using the top-right search bar and manually refresh the page to update data.

Manually update software

Manually update software on your Windows or Mac device.

Notes

• When updating software, the latest version will be installed.
• This feature is currently available only in Beta.

To update software:

1. From Devices, locate the device and click Manage > Software Inventory.

The Software Invetory window appears.

2. Click the ellipses icon (...) on the software you want to update. Then click Update.

Note: If the software can be updated, its status will be "Updatable".

The update command is sent to the agent, and the software status will change to "Pending" while the it's being installed.

Note: Software updates (successful or not) are recorded in the agent's Activity log

Uninstall software from a device

Silently uninstall programs from a device.

Note: Check out the Software Inventory Report to uninstall software concurrently from multiple devices.

To uninstall software from a single device:

1. From Devices, locate the device and click Manage > Software Inventory.

The Software Inventory window appears.

2. Select the software that you want to uninstall. Then click Uninstall.

The uninstallation request is sent to the agent. 
Note: Certain kinds of software (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox) do not allow for silent uninstallation. In these instances, the checkbox is disabled in Atera.