WiX Alternatives
Making an easy-to-use and easy to understand installer for the most popular family of operating systems sounds daunting, but there are plenty of options to make just that happen. WiX just so happens to be one of those options.
Windows Installer XML (WiX) is a toolset that builds Windows installation packages from XML source code.
Though it is a handy way to easily create msi installers, it lacks customization to allow your app's installer reflect the user interface experience your software may otherwise provide. There are alternatives to WiX that can provide you support for this customization.
- SharpSetup enables creation of highly flexible Windows Installer based setup solutions directly in Visual Studio. View 15 alternatives to SharpSetupNo screenshots yet
- Free Personal
- Windows
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- PACE Suite is an advanced software packaging tool with intuitive user interface and set of features providing (re)packaging in Windows installer and various virtualization formats. View 19 alternatives to PACE Suite
- SFX Tool is a graphical user interface and script generator for the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System. View 37 alternatives to SFX Tool
Discontinued
The project has been discontinued. Last version, 2006-01-28, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- InstallAware provides Windows Installer (MSI) authoring, MSI compression, and MSI repackaging solutions. View 53 alternatives to InstallAware
- The RaySuite is a comprehensive set of products that automates various tasks within an Enterprise Application Lifecycle. View 38 alternatives to RayPack Studio
- This application allows you to create MSI packages manually using a visual editor or automatically using the capturing technology. View 29 alternatives to EMCO MSI Package Builder
- Dont waste your time. Create your installer in minutes with Basic Setup Builder 1.0, a no script-based setup-maker with a fully integrated help system and step by step guides. View 40 alternatives to Basic Setup Builder
- MAKEMSI is a freeware tool which enables you to easily and reliably create low overhead "MSI" or "Windows Installer" based installers. View 9 alternatives to MakeMSI
- WinINSTALL provides comprehensive PC lifecycle management, enabling you to automatically deploy, update, and manage software or security for desktops, servers, and notebook... View 28 alternatives to WinInstall
- Visual Installer is a powerful but easy-to-use setup tool. You can create a distributable setup package and a visual setup wizard in minutes, without any programming. View 37 alternatives to SamLogic Visual Installer
- Paid
- Windows