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Steam

by Valve

Top AppmacOScocoav6.0
Available onHomebrew
Runtime
cocoa
Size
11 MB
Architecture
Intel
Dependencies
3
3 categories
Released
7 months ago
Scanned
3 months ago
Security
Excellent
All available checks passed (2 of 3 checks available)

Company

Employees

360

Headquarters

Bellevue

Founded

1996

Industry

video game industry

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Steam is a cocoa app (v6.0) that uses 3 detected dependencies across 3 categories including Other, Cryptography, Serialization. It is code-signed. 11 MB on macOS (Intel). Released 7 months ago. Scanned 3 months ago.

What is Steam built with?

3 detected dependencies across 3 categories.

Cryptography

1
OpenSSL

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Serialization

1
Protocol Buffers

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Other

3
BreakpadcrashhandlerbreakpadUtilities

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Dot shows detection confidence; hover a technology for its evidence source. Higher confidence means a stronger extraction signal (e.g. a manifest entry vs. a binary string match).

Analyzed binary

SHA-256 of the exact binary Steam was analyzed from.

No signal

No signal — this field was not captured in the extraction on record. It is populated on re-extraction, not absent from the app.

Security and privacy

Code signing, notarization, and entitlement analysis for Steam.

Code Signing

Excellent
Signed
Notarized — not checked
Hardened Runtime

Developer ID Application: Valve Corporation (MXGJJ98X76)

Entitlements8

com.apple.application-identifier
com.apple.developer.aps-environment
com.apple.developer.associated-domains
com.apple.developer.hid.virtual.device
com.apple.developer.team-identifier
com.apple.security.automation.apple-events
com.apple.security.device.audio-input
keychain-access-groups

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How popular is Steam?

Popularity ranking based on install counts, store ratings, and community signals.

Popularity Tier
Ranked across all macOS apps
Top App

Popularity Score

98
98
Adoption
98
Mindshare
0
Store Rank

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When was Steam last updated?

12 tracked releases since December 2020.

Latest: v3.1.0
June 20, 2026
v3.1.0
Jun 20, 2026
v6.0
Mar 17, 2026
v4.0 (#112088)
Oct 4, 2021
v2021-07-22 (#109002)
Jul 22, 2021
v2021-07-21 (#108994)
Jul 22, 2021
v2021-07-13 (#108554)
Jul 17, 2021
v2021-07-14 (#108434)
Jul 14, 2021
v2021-06-08 (#106874)
Jun 8, 2021
v2021-05-17 (#105963)
May 18, 2021
v2021-02-13 (#99884)
Feb 14, 2021
v2021-02-05 (#99438)
Feb 6, 2021
v2.0 (#95986)
Dec 19, 2020

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Scanned 3 months ago

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