PyInstaller Alternatives

Apps similar to PyInstaller include nuitka, which is free and open source. Other options are py2exe, cx_Freeze, Shed Skin and bbfreeze. In total there are six Compilers like PyInstaller for Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. nuitka icon
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    Nuitka is a Python compiler.

    It's fully compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5.

    You feed it your Python app, it does a lot of clever things, and spits out an executable or extension module.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2.  5 likes

    A distutils extension to create standalone Windows programs from Python scripts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3.  4 likes

    cx_Freeze is a set of scripts and modules for freezing Python scripts into executables in much the same way that py2exe and py2app do. Unlike these two tools, cx_Freeze is cross platform and should work on any platform that Python itself works on. It requires Python 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Shed Skin icon
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    Shed Skin is an experimental compiler, that can translate pure, but implicitly statically typed Python (2.4-2.6) programs into optimized C++. It can generate stand-alone programs or extension modules that can be imported and used in larger Python programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. bbfreeze icon
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    bbfreeze creates stand-alone executables from python scripts. It's similar in purpose to the well known py2exe for windows, py2app for OS X, PyInstaller and cx_Freeze (in fact ancient versions were based on cx_Freeze.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Prometheus Shield is professional Python source code protection software for Windows. Protect your Python applications from reverse engineering, decompilation, and unauthorized distribution.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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