Free NSIS Alternatives

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

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Free • Open Source
Software Installer

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed...

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Inno Setup
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Free • Proprietary
Software Installer
Windows
Wine
54 Inno Setup alternatives
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.
- - Inno Setup is the most popular Windows alternative to NSIS.
- - Inno Setup is the most popular free alternative to NSIS.
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Inno Setup Features
Customizable
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Almost everyone thinks Inno Setup is a great NSIS alternative.
Advanced Installer
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
44 Advanced Installer alternatives
Advanced Installer is a powerful and easy to use setup authoring tool which offers full Windows Installer support and more. You can configure every aspect of your installer through a simple graphical user interface or through its command line.
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WiX
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
40 WiX alternatives
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.
- - WiX is the most popular Open Source alternative to NSIS.
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1. Command line interfaceWiX either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
WixPie IDE
WixEdit
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Almost everyone thinks WiX is a great NSIS alternative.
IzPack
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Java
33 IzPack alternatives
IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications.
- - IzPack is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to NSIS.
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SFX Tool
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Free • Open Source
Windows
42 SFX Tool alternatives
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
Actual Installer
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
15 Actual Installer alternatives
Easy-to-use software installer program for 32 & 64-bit Windows applications. Actual Installer Free & Professional Editions. Supports all installation features - Install, Update, Uninstall.
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Debreate
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Free • Open Source
Linux
26 Debreate alternatives
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.
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Debreate Features
Debian package
Venis GUI for NSIS
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
24 Venis GUI for NSIS alternatives
Venis is a, NOW 100% FREE, Visual Environment for Nullsoft Install System (NSIS). The Venis IX environment makes creating and maintaining NSIS install scripts quick and easy.
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Venis GUI for NSIS Features
Local based GUI
Exe Compiler
CreateInstall
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Freemium • Proprietary
Software Installer
Windows
43 CreateInstall alternatives
Professional installer software is an essential component for any software developer. The ideology behind the CreateInstall installer is based on two main principles. Complete control over the installation process and unlimited scalability.
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HM NIS EDIT
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Windows
PortableApps.com
39 HM NIS EDIT alternatives
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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HM NIS EDIT Features
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.
ClickTeam Install Creator
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
43 ClickTeam Install Creator alternatives
Spend your time developing your creations not building the installers. Download the fully functional freeware version of Install Creator and create your first installation in less than one minute!
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Wix#
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Free • Open Source
Windows
21 Wix# alternatives
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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