NSIS Alternatives

Apps similar to NSIS include Inno Setup, which is free for personal use. Other options are WiX, RayPack Studio, Advanced Installer and InstallShield. There's no shortage of Software Installers like NSIS, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. 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!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. MakeMSI icon
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    MAKEMSI is a freeware tool which enables you to easily and reliably create low overhead "MSI" or "Windows Installer" based installers. Windows Installer is a Microsoft developed and backed installer format or technology for building reliable installation...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Easy-to-use software installer program for 32 & 64-bit Windows applications. Actual Installer Free & Professional Editions. Supports all installation features - Install, Update, Uninstall.

    17 Actual Installer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. 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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. SharpSetup icon
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    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
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  6. CyberInstaller Suite is a packetization and installation software, oriented to every kind of developer. Thus, it can be applied to any language or development environment (.Net, C++, C#, Delphi, Java, PHP, Visual Basic, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Creating professional setup files used to require script-powered installers, which meant learning new scripting languages and mastering complex installer maker solutions. Now there is an easier way to create great setup files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. InstallSimple icon
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    InstallSimple - installation package maker that lets you create installer for your files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. 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...

    7 Velopack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    The most complex and flexible opensource GUI installer for Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Makeself icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. Linux GUI installer for audiences that are used to Windows installers. Imitates the look-and-feel of NSIS/Wizard97. - grandchild/linux_installer

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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