Open Source InstallBuilder Alternatives

The best open source alternative to InstallBuilder is Inno Setup. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to InstallBuilder and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to InstallBuilder are NSIS, WiX, IzPack and SFX Tool.

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Inno Setup
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
Wine
54 alternatives to Inno Setup
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.
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NSIS
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
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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.
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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 alternatives to WiX
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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1. Command line interfaceWiX either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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IzPack
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Free • Open Source
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33 alternatives to IzPack
IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications.

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SFX Tool
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Free • Open Source
Windows
42 alternatives to SFX Tool
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
Makeself
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BSD
36 alternatives to Makeself
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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Debreate
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Linux
26 alternatives to Debreate
Debreate is a utility to aid in building Debian packages (.deb). The goal behind Debreate is to make developing for Debian based Linux distributions more appealing, with an easy to use interface for packaging applications, artwork, media, themes, etc.
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HM NIS EDIT
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
PortableApps.com
39 alternatives to HM NIS EDIT
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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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.
Wix#
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Free • Open Source
Windows
21 alternatives to Wix#
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.

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DCP Setup Maker
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Free • Open Source
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Windows
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Wine
15 alternatives to DCP Setup Maker
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.
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1. PortableDCP Setup Maker can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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