diff --git a/src/main/extension-updater/__tests__/extension-parser.test.ts b/src/main/extension-updater/__tests__/extension-parser.test.ts
index b8c4e8eeec..2690661e2a 100644
--- a/src/main/extension-updater/__tests__/extension-parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/extension-updater/__tests__/extension-parser.test.ts
@@ -13,66 +13,65 @@ describe("BundledExtensionParser", () => {
     fetchMock.reset();
   });
 
-  it("Should return empty arrays if no url passed", async () => {
+  it("Should return empty objects if no url passed", async () => {
     const lists = await new BundledExtensionParser("5.4.0-latest12345", "").getExtensionLists();
 
     expect(lists).toEqual({
-      release: [],
-      available: [],
+      release: {},
+      available: {},
     });
   });
 
-  it("Should return empty releases array if no release json found", async () => {
+  it("Should return empty releases object if no release json found", async () => {
     fetchMock
-      .get("http://my-example-url.com/versions.json", [ { "node-menu": "0.0.1" } ] )
+      .get("http://my-example-url.com/versions.json", { "node-menu": "0.0.1" } )
       .get("http://my-example-url.com/5.4.0-latest12345.json", 408 );
 
 
     const lists = await new BundledExtensionParser("5.4.0-latest12345", "http://my-example-url.com").getExtensionLists();
 
     expect(lists).toEqual({
-      release: [],
-      available: [{ "node-menu": "0.0.1" }],
+      release: {},
+      available: { "node-menu": "0.0.1" },
     });
   });
 
-  it("Should return empty available array if no versions json found", async () => {
+  it("Should return empty available object if no versions json found", async () => {
     fetchMock
       .get("http://my-example-url.com/versions.json", 408 )
-      .get("http://my-example-url.com/5.4.0-latest12345.json", [ { "node-menu": "0.0.1" } ]);
+      .get("http://my-example-url.com/5.4.0-latest12345.json", { "node-menu": "0.0.1" });
 
 
     const lists = await new BundledExtensionParser("5.4.0-latest12345", "http://my-example-url.com").getExtensionLists();
 
     expect(lists).toEqual({
-      release: [{ "node-menu": "0.0.1" }],
-      available: [],
+      release: { "node-menu": "0.0.1" },
+      available: {},
     });
   });
 
   it("Should return proper lists for both release.json and version.json files", async () => {
     fetchMock
-      .get("http://my-example-url.com/versions.json", [
-        { "node-menu": "0.0.1" },
-        { "survey": "0.1.1" },
-      ])
-      .get("http://my-example-url.com/5.4.0-latest12345.json", [
-        { "node-menu": "0.0.1" },
-        { "survey": "0.0.1" },
-      ]);
-
+      .get("http://my-example-url.com/versions.json", {
+        "node-menu": "0.0.1",
+        "survey": "0.1.1",
+      })
+      .get("http://my-example-url.com/5.4.0-latest12345.json", {
+        "node-menu": "0.0.1",
+        "survey": "0.0.1",
+      });
 
     const lists = await new BundledExtensionParser("5.4.0-latest12345", "http://my-example-url.com").getExtensionLists();
 
     expect(lists).toEqual({
-      release: [
-        { "node-menu": "0.0.1" },
-        { "survey": "0.0.1" },
-      ],
-      available: [
-        { "node-menu": "0.0.1" },
-        { "survey": "0.1.1" },
-      ],
+      release: {
+        "node-menu": "0.0.1",
+        "survey": "0.0.1",
+      },
+      available: {
+        "node-menu": "0.0.1",
+        "survey": "0.1.1",
+      },
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/main/extension-updater/__tests__/extensions-comparer.test.ts b/src/main/extension-updater/__tests__/extensions-comparer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..156aefe34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/extension-updater/__tests__/extensions-comparer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+
+import { BundledExtensionComparer } from "../bundled-extension-comparer";
+
+describe("BundledExtensionComparer", () => {
+  it("Should return empty array if all extensions have equal versions", () => {
+    const releaseExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+      "survey": "0.1.1",
+    };
+    const availableExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+      "survey": "0.1.1",
+    };
+
+    const downloads = new BundledExtensionComparer(releaseExtensions, availableExtensions, "https://myurl.com").getExtensionsToDownload();
+
+    expect(downloads).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("Should return empty array if no extensions found in release list", () => {
+    const availableExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+      "survey": "0.1.1",
+    };
+
+    const downloads = new BundledExtensionComparer({}, availableExtensions, "https://myurl.com").getExtensionsToDownload();
+
+    expect(downloads).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("Should return empty array if no extensions found in available list", () => {
+    const releaseExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+      "survey": "0.1.1",
+    };
+
+    const downloads = new BundledExtensionComparer(releaseExtensions, {}, "https://myurl.com").getExtensionsToDownload();
+
+    expect(downloads).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("Should return extensions with never versions", () => {
+    const releaseExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+      "survey": "0.1.1",
+    };
+    const availableExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+      "survey": "1.0.1",
+    };
+
+    const downloads = new BundledExtensionComparer(releaseExtensions, availableExtensions, "https://myurl.com").getExtensionsToDownload();
+
+    expect(downloads).toEqual([{
+      name: "survey",
+      version: "1.0.1",
+      downloadUrl: "https://myurl.com/survey-1.0.1.tgz",
+    }]);
+  });
+
+  it("Should skip extensions not found in releases list", () => {
+    const releaseExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+    };
+    const availableExtensions = {
+      "node-menu": "0.1.1",
+      "survey": "1.0.1",
+    };
+
+    const downloads = new BundledExtensionComparer(releaseExtensions, availableExtensions, "https://myurl.com").getExtensionsToDownload();
+
+    expect(downloads).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/main/extension-updater/bundled-extension-comparer.ts b/src/main/extension-updater/bundled-extension-comparer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..283f7aa43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/extension-updater/bundled-extension-comparer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import semverValid from "semver/functions/valid";
+import semverGt from "semver/functions/gt";
+
+type Extensions = Record<string, string>;
+
+type ExtensionToDownload = {
+  name: string;
+  version: string;
+  downloadUrl: string;
+};
+
+export class BundledExtensionComparer {
+  private releaseExtensions: Map<string, string>;
+  private availableExtensions: Map<string, string>;
+
+  constructor(releaseExtensions: Extensions, availableExtensions: Extensions, private downloadUrl: string) {
+    this.releaseExtensions = new Map(Object.entries(releaseExtensions));
+    this.availableExtensions = new Map(Object.entries(availableExtensions));
+  }
+
+  private getDownloadUrl(name: string, version: string) {
+    return `${this.downloadUrl}/${name}-${version}.tgz`;
+  }
+
+  public getExtensionsToDownload(): ExtensionToDownload[] {
+    const extensions: ExtensionToDownload[] = [];
+
+    for (const [name, version] of this.availableExtensions) {
+      if (!semverValid(this.releaseExtensions.get(name))) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (semverGt(version, this.releaseExtensions.get(name))) {
+        extensions.push({
+          name,
+          version,
+          downloadUrl: this.getDownloadUrl(name, version),
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    return extensions;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/extension-updater/bundled-extension-parser.ts b/src/main/extension-updater/bundled-extension-parser.ts
index 84d1caf625..63681b1c17 100644
--- a/src/main/extension-updater/bundled-extension-parser.ts
+++ b/src/main/extension-updater/bundled-extension-parser.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import logger from "../logger";
 
-type Extensions = Record<string, string>[];
+type Extensions = Record<string, string>;
 
 interface ExtensionList {
   release: Extensions,
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ export class BundledExtensionParser {
         return response.json();
       }
 
-      return [];
+      return {};
     }).catch(error => {
       logger.error(`[EXTENSION-PARSER]: Failed to download and parse extension list: ${error}`);
 
-      return [];
+      return {};
     });
   }
 
   public async getExtensionLists(): Promise<ExtensionList> {
     if (!this.url) {
       return {
-        release: [],
-        available: [],
+        release: {},
+        available: {},
       };
     }