InstallShield Alternatives for Linux

InstallShield is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is DCP Setup Maker, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to InstallShield and 18 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to InstallShield are IzPack, Velopack, Effing Package Management! and Debreate.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
InstallShield alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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
     
    • DCP Setup Maker is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to InstallShield.

    • DCP Setup Maker is Free and Open SourceInstallShield is Paid and Proprietary
  2. IzPack icon
     10 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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
     
  3. Velopack icon
     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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...

    7 Velopack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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
     
  5. Debreate icon
     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Debreate is a utility to aid in creating installable Debian (.deb) packages. The goal behind the project is to make developing for Debian based Linux distributions more appealing, with an easy to use interface for packaging applications, artwork, media, themes, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Makeself icon
     3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7.  3 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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
     
  8. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    A Debian package builder based on Debian Package Maker (http://debianpackagemaker.blogspot.com).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Packin icon
     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Packin is a graphical Linux package creator wizard which compiles packages in the popular debian package format (.deb files). Packin creates complete debian packages within four easy steps. Advanced options and latest specifications supported.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Alien is a program that converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and slackware tgz file formats. If you want to use a package from another distribution than the one you have installed on your system, you can use alien to convert it to your preferred package format and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. Deb-Creator icon
     1 like
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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 of 18 InstallShield alternatives