Inno Setup Alternatives

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 Advanced Installer, WiX, Wix# and RayPack Studio.

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  1. After putting a lot of effort into your software, it's time to distribute it. Don't spend weeks wrestling with a complicated installation builder when you are so close to being done. Centurion Setup is extremely easy to use, and you can have a professional installation...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Visual Studio extension for creating NSIS and Inno Setup installers. It integrates NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) and Inno Setup with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE and allows you to create and build NSIS and Inno Setup projects right within Visual Studio getting all...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. WixPie icon
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    If you want to create installers for software that you created on the Windows platform it's most likely that you tried to use the Wix-Toolset.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Velopack icon
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    Velopack is an installation and auto-update framework for cross-platform desktop applications. It's opinionated, extremely easy to use with zero config needed. With just one command you can be up and running with an installable application, and it's lightning fast for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Visual Installer is a powerful but easy-to-use setup tool. You can create a distributable setup package and a visual setup wizard in minutes, without any programming. A created setup package can be deployed via a CD, DVD, USB stick or the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Py2MSIX icon
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    If you have a Python script or executable, you are 90% of the way to the Microsoft Store. Py2MSIX bridges that final 10% gap. It wraps your code into a compliant MSIX package, handles the manifest creation, and even signs it for you—all from a simple dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Squirrel is both a set of tools and a library, to completely manage both installation and updating your Desktop Windows application, written in either C# or any other language (i.e., Squirrel can manage native C++ applications).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. SharpSetup icon
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    SharpSetup enables creation of highly flexible Windows Installer based setup solutions directly in Visual Studio. Dialog templates, controls and wizards that come with SharpSetup make creating installer an enjoyable experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
  9. Visual Installer brings latest installation technology to you and your customers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. 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
     
  11. A tool for developers who want to make there application available as RPM packages. rpmbuild has to be installed and you should have a good idea how rpmbuild works. The templates will give you some help how to build your own rpm package for your application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. Bat To Exe Converter can convert BAT (.bat) script files to the EXE (.exe) format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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