WiX Alternatives

Apps similar to WiX include Inno Setup, which is free for personal use. Other options are NSIS, Pixpa, DCP Setup Maker and Py2MSIX. You're spoiled for choice with Software Installers like WiX: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and the web.

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  1. NDJS framework icon

    NDJS framework

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    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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  2. MSI Downloader icon

    MSI Downloader

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    This new tool will not only be providing the easy to find MSI installers, but also the hard to find ones and in some cases, the impossible to find ones - ones where we will create the MSI installers for them!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. OpenMSI icon

    OpenMSI

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    Use OpenMSI CLI to create Windows Installers (*.msi) using declarative YAML files.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • BR flagBrazil
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    InstallAware

    Enables MSI installer creation, repackaging of legacy setups, advanced compression, custom dialogs, 32- and 64-bit support, patching, scripting, automation integration, runtime detection, multi-language options, rollback, securit...

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  6. WixPie icon

    WixPie

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. InstallerStudio icon

    InstallerStudio

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    InstallerStudio is a modern, visual MSI authoring tool for Windows developers — a no-subscription alternative to InstallShield and WiX Toolset. Built on .NET 10 and WinUI 3, it lets you create professional Windows installer packages without writing XML by hand.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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