Basic Setup Builder Alternatives

Basic Setup Builder is described as 'Dont waste your time. Create your installer in minutes with Basic Setup Builder 1.0, a no script-based setup-maker with a fully integrated help system and step by step guides' and is a software installer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Basic Setup Builder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Basic Setup Builder alternative is Inno Setup. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Inno Setup or NSIS. Other great apps like Basic Setup Builder are Py2MSIX, Setup Factory, Advanced Installer and DeployMaster.

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  1. InstallForge icon
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    InstallForge is a very easy-to-use and flexible tool for creating fast installation packages for Windows.

    25 InstallForge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
     
  2. CreateInstall icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Spend your time developing your creations not building the installers. Download the fully functional freeware version of Install Creator and create your first installation in less than one minute!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. CyberInstaller Suite is a packetization and installation software, oriented to every kind of developer. Thus, it can be applied to any language or development environment (.Net, C++, C#, Delphi, Java, PHP, Visual Basic, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. The packaging formats used by different distributions of Linux can be a pain point for software developers wishing to release their projects in an easily consumable way. Debian and Ubuntu rely on .deb packages, while Fedora and RedHat both use .rpm style packaging systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenSolaris
     
  6. InstallSimple icon
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    InstallSimple - installation package maker that lets you create installer for your files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. SFX Tool icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Debreate icon
     7 likes

    Debreate is a utility to aid in creating installable Debian (.deb) packages. The goal behind the project is to make developing for Debian based Linux distributions more appealing, with an easy to use interface for packaging applications, artwork, media, themes, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Makeself icon
     3 likes

    makeself.sh is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tar.gz archive from a directory. The resulting file appears as a shell script (many of those have a .run suffix), and can be launched as is.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. Modern, easy to use crossplatform installation tool similar to InstallShield multiplatform and InstallAnywhere. It works across Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Free Licenses for open source projects.

    49 InstallBuilder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11.  3 likes

    install4j is a powerful multi-platform Java installer builder that generates native installers and application launchers for Java applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. HM NIS EDIT icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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