NSIS Alternatives for Mac

NSIS is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is IzPack, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to NSIS and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to NSIS are install4j, InstallBuilder, Makeself and DCP Setup Maker.

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NSIS

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

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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.
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install4j
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Paid • Proprietary
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Windows
Linux
18 install4j alternatives
install4j is a powerful multi-platform Java installer builder that generates native installers and application launchers for Java applications.
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InstallBuilder
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Paid • Proprietary
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Linux
52 InstallBuilder alternatives
Modern, easy to use crossplatform installation tool similar to InstallShield multiplatform and InstallAnywhere. It works across Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Free Licenses for open source projects.
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Customizable
Makeself
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
BSD
36 Makeself alternatives
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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DCP Setup Maker
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Wine
15 DCP Setup Maker alternatives
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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Effing Package Management!
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Linux
BSD
OpenSolaris
25 Effing Package Management! alternatives
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.
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NDJS framework
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Free • Proprietary
Software Installer
Mac
Windows
Linux
24 NDJS framework alternatives
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
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Discontinued
Website is down as of 2016-07-12.
InstallJammer
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Windows
Linux
4 InstallJammer alternatives
Download InstallJammer for free. InstallJammer is a multiplatform GUI installer and builder. InstallJammer is no longer under active development.
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