Inno Setup AlternativesSoftware Installers and other similar apps like Inno Setup

Inno Setup is described as 'Free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability' and is a very popular software installer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Inno Setup for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Inno Setup alternative is NSIS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Inno Setup are Wix#, Advanced Installer, WiX and RayPack Studio.

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  1. NSIS icon

    NSIS

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    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.

    50 NSIS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Installer example: Winamp
     
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    If you want a scriptable installer with script syntax, NSIS is great and very flexible with strong community support.

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    • Some users think NSIS is a great Inno Setup alternative, some don't.

    • NSIS is the most popular Windows alternative to Inno Setup.

    • NSIS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Inno Setup.

    • NSIS is Free and Open SourceInno Setup is also Free and Open Source
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    Wix#

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    WixSharp enables creating MSI files or WiX source code by using C# source code. Upon execution, the C# code is transformed into a MSI file or WiX source code. Thanks to C# features such as inheritance, it becomes easy to create installers.

    21 Wix# alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Advanced Installer icon

    Advanced Installer

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    Advanced Installer is a powerful and easy to use setup authoring tool which offers full Windows Installer support and more. You can configure every aspect of your installer through a simple graphical user interface or through its command line.

    41 Advanced Installer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. WiX icon

    WiX

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    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.

    38 WiX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about WiX as an Alternative to Inno Setup
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    Inno Setup has got a graphical Interface, WiX not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • WiX is Free and Open SourceInno Setup is also Free and Open Source
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    RayPack Studio

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    RayPack Studio provides a set of software products and components for professional enterprise software packaging. Next to software packaging and virtualization, RayPack Studio considers all packaging-related tasks: conflict and compatibility checks of software applications and...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • RayPack Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to Inno Setup.

    • RayPack Studio is Paid and ProprietaryInno Setup is Free and Open Source
  7. DCP Setup Maker icon

    DCP Setup Maker

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    Powerful simple-to-use application to generate stable and multi-platform installers. Its intuitive user interface and exceptional ease of use makes it very easy to build complex desktop or web installers with large amounts of files.

    15 DCP Setup Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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    Comments about DCP Setup Maker as an Alternative to Inno Setup
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    It's made using Java, so all you get is a *.jar file. There's no way I'm gonna install JRE in this day and age.

    Guest
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    Free and cross platform, with no coding knowledge

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DCP Setup Maker is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Inno Setup.

    • DCP Setup Maker is Free and Open SourceInno Setup is also Free and Open Source
  9. InstallShield icon

    InstallShield

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    InstallShield is designed to enable development teams to be more agile, collaborative and flexible when building reliable InstallScript and Windows Installer (MSI) installations for PCs, servers, Web and virtual applications.

    48 InstallShield alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Setup Factory icon

    Setup Factory

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    Setup Factory Software Installer Builder for Windows. Advanced installer builder makes software installation programs for Windows. Award winning. Easy to Use.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. install4j

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

    18 install4j alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    IzPack

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    IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications.

    32 IzPack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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    DeployMaster

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    DeployMaster is the no-nonsense software installer builder from Just Great Software. Deliver your applications to customers and prospects with a good first impression. Easy to use for both the developer and the end user.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. RAD & Installer icon

    RAD & Installer

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    A RAD Studio (Delphi and C++ Builder) extension for creating NSIS and Inno Setup installers. It integrates NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) and Inno Setup with Embarcadero RAD Studio IDE and allows you to create and build NSIS and Inno Setup projects right within RAD...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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