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InstallShield Alternatives
InstallShield is described as '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' and is a software installer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to InstallShield for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Wine and BSD apps. The best InstallShield 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 InstallShield are DCP Setup Maker, Advanced Installer, Setup Factory and Py2MSIX.
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Deb-Creator is a tool to quickly create Debian packages. The program provides a simple graphical user interface written in C++ using Qt Creator. It uses the dpkg command in Linux to build the final Debian package.
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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.
RPM Package Maker is a frontend for creating RPM packages quickly and easily. It requires root access.
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...
Deb-o-Matic is an easy to use utility to build Debian source packages, meant to help developers to automate the building of their packages with a tool that requires limited user interaction and a simple configuration.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
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
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
Visual Installer brings latest installation technology to you and your customers.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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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
Easy gui to build rpm package from binary (developed and tested on Fedora 18). Attention: This software can run also on windows but works only for linux!
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
Linux GUI installer for audiences that are used to Windows installers. Imitates the look-and-feel of NSIS/Wizard97. - grandchild/linux_installer
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