Check if the installed RStudio version is up to date

This function checks the current installed version of RStudio against the latest version available online. If the versions do not match, it suggests updating RStudio.

Usage

check_rstudio()

Value

Side effects include printing messages to the console regarding the status of RStudio version.

Note

This function requires internet access to check the latest version of RStudio online. If called outside of RStudio, it will only fetch and display the latest version without comparing. If posit has changed the structure of their webpage and the online version can not be parsed, the function reports this clearly and, when possible, still shows the installed version.

Author

Ahmed El-Gabbas

Examples

check_rstudio()
#> Not called from RStudio. The most recent version of RStudio is 2026.07.1.147.