Free Advanced Installer Alternatives

The best free alternative to Advanced Installer is Inno Setup. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Advanced Installer and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Advanced Installer are NSIS, WiX, Advanced BAT to EXE Converter and IzPack.

Advanced Installer alternatives are mainly Software Installers but may also be Software Updaters or Package Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Advanced Installer.

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Inno Setup
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Free • Proprietary
Software Installer
Windows
Wine
54 Inno Setup alternatives
Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability.
- - Inno Setup is the most popular Windows alternative to Advanced Installer.
- - Inno Setup is the most popular free alternative to Advanced Installer.
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Inno Setup Features
Customizable
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NSIS
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
PortableApps.com
54 NSIS alternatives
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution.
- - NSIS is the most popular Open Source alternative to Advanced Installer.
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NSIS Features
1. Support for scriptingNSIS supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. PortableNSIS can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
WiX
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
40 WiX alternatives
The Windows Installer XML (WiX) is a toolset that builds Windows installation packages from XML source code. The toolset supports a command line environment that developers may integrate into their build processes to build MSI and MSM setup packages.
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WiX Features
1. Command line interfaceWiX either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
WixPie IDE
WixEdit
Advanced BAT to EXE Converter
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
8 Advanced BAT to EXE Converter alternatives
Advanced BAT to EXE Converter quickly converts your batch scripts to .EXE files. Even the most complex batch files can be converted to executables with Intelli-Parse technology which reduces development time.
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IzPack
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Java
33 IzPack alternatives
IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications.
- - IzPack is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Advanced Installer.
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SFX Tool
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Free • Open Source
Windows
42 SFX Tool alternatives
SFX Tool is a graphical user interface and script generator for the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System. It allows the user to create simple setup files in minutes without writing a line of code. Advanced users may also edit the install script before it is compiled.
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Discontinued
The project has been discontinued. Last version, 2006-01-28, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
Actual Installer
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
15 Actual Installer alternatives
Easy-to-use software installer program for 32 & 64-bit Windows applications. Actual Installer Free & Professional Editions. Supports all installation features - Install, Update, Uninstall.
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InstallForge
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Wine
26 InstallForge alternatives
InstallForge is a very easy-to-use and flexible tool for creating fast installation packages for Windows.
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InstallForge Features
exe
Serial number protection
Venis GUI for NSIS
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
24 Venis GUI for NSIS alternatives
Venis is a, NOW 100% FREE, Visual Environment for Nullsoft Install System (NSIS). The Venis IX environment makes creating and maintaining NSIS install scripts quick and easy.
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Venis GUI for NSIS Features
Local based GUI
Exe Compiler
Master Packager
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
3 Master Packager alternatives
Master Packager is an application packaging tool to create and edit Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) files and repackage other installation to MSI format.
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CreateInstall
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Freemium • Proprietary
Software Installer
Windows
43 CreateInstall alternatives
Professional installer software is an essential component for any software developer. The ideology behind the CreateInstall installer is based on two main principles. Complete control over the installation process and unlimited scalability.
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HM NIS EDIT
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
PortableApps.com
39 HM NIS EDIT alternatives
HM NIS Edit is the best Editor/IDE for NSIS . It's useful for experts and beginners in the creation of Setup programs with the NSIS. Its Script Wizard will help you to create standard Setup programs with only few clicks, also its...
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HM NIS EDIT Features
1. PortableHM NIS EDIT can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 2.0.3, released in March 2005, can be still downloaded from the official website.