RAD & Installer AlternativesSoftware Installers and other similar apps like RAD & Installer

RAD & Installer is described as 'A RAD Studio (Delphi and C++ Builder) extension for creating NSIS and Inno Setup installers. It integrates NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) and Inno Setup with Embarcadero RAD Studio IDE and allows you to create and build NSIS and Inno Setup projects right within RAD' and is a software installer in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to RAD & Installer for Windows, PortableApps.com and Wine. The best RAD & Installer alternative is Inno Setup, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RAD & Installer are NSIS, WiX, Advanced Installer and InstallShield.

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A RAD Studio (Delphi and C++ Builder) extension for creating NSIS and Inno Setup installers. It integrates NSIS (Nullsoft...

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RAD & Installer alternatives page was last updated Feb 22, 2019
  1. Inno Setup icon
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    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.

    54 Inno Setup alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
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    • Inno Setup is the most popular Windows alternative to RAD & Installer.

    • Inno Setup is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to RAD & Installer.

    • Inno Setup is Free and Open SourceRAD & Installer is Paid and Proprietary
  2. NSIS icon
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    NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution.

    54 NSIS alternatives
    Installer example: Winamp

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    NSIS Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Portable
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  3. WiX icon
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    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.

    40 WiX alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WiX Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  WixPie IDE
    3.  WixEdit
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  4. Advanced Installer icon
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    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.

    44 Advanced Installer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. InstallShield icon
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    InstallShield is designed to enable development teams to be more agile, collaborative and flexible when building reliable InstallScript and Windows Installer (MSI) installations for PCs, servers, Web and virtual applications.

    52 InstallShield alternatives
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    • Windows
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    • InstallShield is the most popular commercial alternative to RAD & Installer.

    • InstallShield is Paid and ProprietaryRAD & Installer is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. ClickTeam Install Creator icon
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    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!

    43 ClickTeam Install Creator alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ClickTeam Install Creator iconRAD & Installer Icon

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  7. HM NIS EDIT icon
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    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...

    39 HM NIS EDIT alternatives
    HM NIS EDIT screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    HM NIS EDIT Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 2.0.3, released in March 2005, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    HM NIS EDIT iconRAD & Installer Icon

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  8. Setup Factory icon
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    Setup Factory Software Installer Builder for Windows. Advanced installer builder makes software installation programs for Windows. Award winning. Easy to Use.

    48 Setup Factory alternatives
    Setup Factory screenshot 1

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    • Windows
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  9. InstallAware icon
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    InstallAware provides Windows Installer (MSI) authoring, MSI compression, and MSI repackaging solutions. Tools include: InstallAware for Windows Installer, Setup Squeezer for Windows Installer, and Setup Squeezer for InstallShield.

    53 InstallAware alternatives

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    • Windows
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  10. Visual & Installer icon
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    Visual Studio extension for creating NSIS and Inno Setup installers. It integrates NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) and Inno Setup with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE and allows you to create and build NSIS and Inno Setup projects right within Visual Studio getting all...

    15 Visual & Installer alternatives
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    • Windows

    Visual & Installer Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Ide integration
    3.  Continuous Integration
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  11. WixPie icon
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    If you want to create installers for software that you created on the Windows platform it's most likely that you tried to use the Wix-Toolset.

    36 WixPie alternatives
    WixPie screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WixPie Features

    1.  WixPie IDE
    2.  WixEdit
    WixPie iconRAD & Installer Icon

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