Software:List of installation software

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The following is a list of applications for building installation programs, organized by platform support.

Cross-platform

Name Developer Platforms Status License
InstallAnywhere Flexera Software Windows NT, macOS, Unix-like Active Trialware
Installer VISE MindVision Software Windows, Mac OS X Discontinued Trialware
InstallJammer InstallJammer team Windows, Linux, Unix-like Discontinued GPL
NSIS Nullsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux Active Multiple (free software licenses, primarily the zlib license.[1])
Zero Install Zero Install team Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix-like Active LGPL

Linux

Windows

Name Developer Status License Can build
Windows Installer
packages?
Can build MSIX
packages?
Can Capture ?
EMCO MSI Package Builder EMCO Software Active Trialware Yes Yes
IExpress Microsoft (Part of Windows) Active Freeware (proprietary) No
Inno Setup Jordan Russell and Martijn Laan Active Modified BSD license No
Install Creator Clickteam Active Trialware No
InstallCore InstallCore[2] Discontinued Software as a service No
InstallShield Flexera Software Active Trialware Yes Yes No
AdminStudio Flexera Software Active Trialware Yes Yes Yes
PACE Suite Infopulse Active Trialware Yes Yes Yes
NSIS Nullsoft Active zlib License No
Visual Installer SamLogic Active Trialware No
Orca (Part of Windows SDK) Microsoft Active Freeware (proprietary) Yes; exclusively
Wise Wise Solutions, Inc. Discontinued Non-free No
WiX Outercurve Foundation Active Ms-RL (previously CPL) Yes; exclusively Yes No

macOS

Name Developer Status License
Installer Apple Inc. Active Included with macOS
Remote Install Mac OS X Apple Inc. Discontinued Included with Mac OS X

AmigaOS

Name Developer Status License
InstallerLG Ola Söder Active AROS Public License
Installer Commodore International Discontinued Included with AmigaOS

See also

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