diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1474056..94ebda7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-  "version": "1.1.14",
+  "version": "1.1.15",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-      "version": "1.1.14",
+      "version": "1.1.15",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38bca74..4d39e46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "real-debrid-downloader",
-  "version": "1.1.14",
+  "version": "1.1.15",
   "description": "Real-Debrid Downloader Desktop (Electron + React + TypeScript)",
   "main": "build/main/main/main.js",
   "author": "Sucukdeluxe",
diff --git a/src/main/app-controller.ts b/src/main/app-controller.ts
index 0f1031a..364e7b3 100644
--- a/src/main/app-controller.ts
+++ b/src/main/app-controller.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import { app } from "electron";
-import { AddLinksPayload, AppSettings, ParsedPackageInput, UiSnapshot } from "../shared/types";
+import { AddLinksPayload, AppSettings, ParsedPackageInput, UiSnapshot, UpdateCheckResult } from "../shared/types";
 import { importDlcContainers } from "./container";
 import { APP_VERSION, defaultSettings } from "./constants";
 import { DownloadManager } from "./download-manager";
 import { parseCollectorInput } from "./link-parser";
 import { configureLogger, logger } from "./logger";
 import { createStoragePaths, emptySession, loadSession, loadSettings, saveSettings } from "./storage";
+import { checkGitHubUpdate } from "./update";
 
 export class AppController {
   private settings: AppSettings;
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ export class AppController {
     return this.settings;
   }
 
+  public async checkUpdates(): Promise<UpdateCheckResult> {
+    return checkGitHubUpdate(this.settings.updateRepo);
+  }
+
   public addLinks(payload: AddLinksPayload): { addedPackages: number; addedLinks: number; invalidCount: number } {
     const parsed = parseCollectorInput(payload.rawText, payload.packageName || this.settings.packageName);
     if (parsed.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/main/constants.ts b/src/main/constants.ts
index 898aa2d..3583a77 100644
--- a/src/main/constants.ts
+++ b/src/main/constants.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os from "node:os";
 import { AppSettings } from "../shared/types";
 
 export const APP_NAME = "Debrid Download Manager";
-export const APP_VERSION = "1.1.14";
+export const APP_VERSION = "1.1.15";
 export const API_BASE_URL = "https://api.real-debrid.com/rest/1.0";
 
 export const DCRYPT_UPLOAD_URL = "https://dcrypt.it/decrypt/upload";
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index bc5abc8..b06fd74 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ function createWindow(): BrowserWindow {
 function registerIpcHandlers(): void {
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.GET_SNAPSHOT, () => controller.getSnapshot());
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.GET_VERSION, () => controller.getVersion());
+  ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.CHECK_UPDATES, async () => controller.checkUpdates());
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.UPDATE_SETTINGS, (_event: IpcMainInvokeEvent, partial: Partial<AppSettings>) => controller.updateSettings(partial ?? {}));
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.ADD_LINKS, (_event: IpcMainInvokeEvent, payload: AddLinksPayload) => controller.addLinks(payload));
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.ADD_CONTAINERS, async (_event: IpcMainInvokeEvent, filePaths: string[]) => controller.addContainers(filePaths ?? []));
diff --git a/src/main/update.ts b/src/main/update.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f0cff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/update.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { APP_VERSION, DEFAULT_UPDATE_REPO } from "./constants";
+import { UpdateCheckResult } from "../shared/types";
+import { compactErrorText } from "./utils";
+
+function parseVersionParts(version: string): number[] {
+  const cleaned = version.replace(/^v/i, "").trim();
+  return cleaned.split(".").map((part) => Number(part.replace(/[^0-9].*$/, "") || "0"));
+}
+
+function isRemoteNewer(currentVersion: string, latestVersion: string): boolean {
+  const current = parseVersionParts(currentVersion);
+  const latest = parseVersionParts(latestVersion);
+  const maxLen = Math.max(current.length, latest.length);
+  for (let i = 0; i < maxLen; i += 1) {
+    const a = current[i] ?? 0;
+    const b = latest[i] ?? 0;
+    if (b > a) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (b < a) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export async function checkGitHubUpdate(repo: string): Promise<UpdateCheckResult> {
+  const safeRepo = (repo || DEFAULT_UPDATE_REPO).trim() || DEFAULT_UPDATE_REPO;
+  const fallback: UpdateCheckResult = {
+    updateAvailable: false,
+    currentVersion: APP_VERSION,
+    latestVersion: APP_VERSION,
+    latestTag: `v${APP_VERSION}`,
+    releaseUrl: `https://github.com/${safeRepo}/releases/latest`
+  };
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${safeRepo}/releases/latest`, {
+      headers: {
+        Accept: "application/vnd.github+json",
+        "User-Agent": "RD-Node-Downloader/1.1.14"
+      }
+    });
+    const payload = await response.json().catch(() => null) as Record<string, unknown> | null;
+    if (!response.ok || !payload) {
+      const reason = String((payload?.message as string) || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
+      return { ...fallback, error: reason };
+    }
+
+    const latestTag = String(payload.tag_name || `v${APP_VERSION}`).trim();
+    const latestVersion = latestTag.replace(/^v/i, "") || APP_VERSION;
+    const releaseUrl = String(payload.html_url || fallback.releaseUrl);
+
+    return {
+      updateAvailable: isRemoteNewer(APP_VERSION, latestVersion),
+      currentVersion: APP_VERSION,
+      latestVersion,
+      latestTag,
+      releaseUrl
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      ...fallback,
+      error: compactErrorText(error)
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/preload/preload.ts b/src/preload/preload.ts
index 6aaad35..6d3e765 100644
--- a/src/preload/preload.ts
+++ b/src/preload/preload.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } from "electron";
-import { AddLinksPayload, AppSettings, UiSnapshot } from "../shared/types";
+import { AddLinksPayload, AppSettings, UiSnapshot, UpdateCheckResult } from "../shared/types";
 import { IPC_CHANNELS } from "../shared/ipc";
 import { ElectronApi } from "../shared/preload-api";
 
 const api: ElectronApi = {
   getSnapshot: (): Promise<UiSnapshot> => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.GET_SNAPSHOT),
   getVersion: (): Promise<string> => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.GET_VERSION),
+  checkUpdates: (): Promise<UpdateCheckResult> => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.CHECK_UPDATES),
   updateSettings: (settings: Partial<AppSettings>): Promise<AppSettings> => ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.UPDATE_SETTINGS, settings),
   addLinks: (payload: AddLinksPayload): Promise<{ addedPackages: number; addedLinks: number; invalidCount: number }> =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke(IPC_CHANNELS.ADD_LINKS, payload),
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index 94cf791..5a4b26c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ export function App(): ReactElement {
     void window.rd.getSnapshot().then((state) => {
       setSnapshot(state);
       setSettingsDraft(state.settings);
+      if (state.settings.autoUpdateCheck) {
+        void window.rd.checkUpdates().then((result) => {
+          if (result.updateAvailable) {
+            setStatusToast(`Update verfügbar: ${result.latestTag} (aktuell v${result.currentVersion})`);
+            setTimeout(() => setStatusToast(""), 3800);
+          }
+        });
+      }
     });
     unsubscribe = window.rd.onStateUpdate((state) => {
       setSnapshot(state);
@@ -105,6 +113,22 @@ export function App(): ReactElement {
     setTimeout(() => setStatusToast(""), 1800);
   };
 
+  const onCheckUpdates = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const result = await window.rd.checkUpdates();
+    if (result.error) {
+      setStatusToast(`Update-Check fehlgeschlagen: ${result.error}`);
+      setTimeout(() => setStatusToast(""), 2800);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (result.updateAvailable) {
+      setStatusToast(`Update verfügbar: ${result.latestTag} (aktuell v${result.currentVersion})`);
+      setTimeout(() => setStatusToast(""), 3200);
+      return;
+    }
+    setStatusToast(`Kein Update verfügbar (v${result.currentVersion})`);
+    setTimeout(() => setStatusToast(""), 2000);
+  };
+
   const onAddLinks = async (): Promise<void> => {
     await window.rd.updateSettings(settingsDraft);
     const result = await window.rd.addLinks({ rawText: linksRaw, packageName: settingsDraft.packageName });
@@ -198,6 +222,7 @@ export function App(): ReactElement {
             <option value="per_download">per_download</option>
           </select>
           <button className="btn" onClick={onSaveSettings}>Live speichern</button>
+          <button className="btn" onClick={onCheckUpdates}>Updates prüfen</button>
         </div>
       </section>
 
diff --git a/src/shared/ipc.ts b/src/shared/ipc.ts
index d257032..c29cc32 100644
--- a/src/shared/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/shared/ipc.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const IPC_CHANNELS = {
   GET_SNAPSHOT: "app:get-snapshot",
   GET_VERSION: "app:get-version",
+  CHECK_UPDATES: "app:check-updates",
   UPDATE_SETTINGS: "app:update-settings",
   ADD_LINKS: "queue:add-links",
   ADD_CONTAINERS: "queue:add-containers",
diff --git a/src/shared/preload-api.ts b/src/shared/preload-api.ts
index 18d1896..a64ccdd 100644
--- a/src/shared/preload-api.ts
+++ b/src/shared/preload-api.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import type { AddLinksPayload, AppSettings, UiSnapshot } from "./types";
+import type { AddLinksPayload, AppSettings, UiSnapshot, UpdateCheckResult } from "./types";
 
 export interface ElectronApi {
   getSnapshot: () => Promise<UiSnapshot>;
   getVersion: () => Promise<string>;
+  checkUpdates: () => Promise<UpdateCheckResult>;
   updateSettings: (settings: Partial<AppSettings>) => Promise<AppSettings>;
   addLinks: (payload: AddLinksPayload) => Promise<{ addedPackages: number; addedLinks: number; invalidCount: number }>;
   addContainers: (filePaths: string[]) => Promise<{ addedPackages: number; addedLinks: number }>;
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index 556a81d..a2bf5e1 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ export interface AddContainerPayload {
   filePaths: string[];
 }
 
+export interface UpdateCheckResult {
+  updateAvailable: boolean;
+  currentVersion: string;
+  latestVersion: string;
+  latestTag: string;
+  releaseUrl: string;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
 export interface ParsedHashEntry {
   fileName: string;
   algorithm: "crc32" | "md5" | "sha1";