Inno Setup Alternatives for Mac

Inno Setup is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is DCP Setup Maker, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Inno Setup and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Inno Setup are IzPack, install4j, InstallBuilder and Velopack.

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  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
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    DCP Setup Maker vs Inno Setup Comments
    Noah Sean
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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
    Positive
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    Free and cross platform, with no coding knowledge

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • DCP Setup Maker is Free and Open SourceInno Setup is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. IzPack icon
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    IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  3.  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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. 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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. NDJS uses NWJS or Electron to create visually appealing software installers while using the NPM and Bower eco-systems. Develop with your favorite web IDE and enjoy full debugging and testing capabilities

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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