Inno Setup

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.

Free Open Source Windows

NSIS

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.

Free Open Source Windows

WiX

The Windows Installer XML (WiX) is a toolset that builds Windows installation packages from XML source code.

Free Open Source Windows

Advanced Installer

Advanced Installer is a powerful and easy to use setup authoring tool which offers full Windows Installer support and more.

Freemium Windows

IzPack

IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications. It is fully cross-platform and generates a single installer. As such, it is an...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Java

InstallShield

InstallShield is designed to enable development teams to be more agile, collaborative and flexible when building reliable InstallScript and Windows Installer (MSI)...

Commercial Windows

HM NIS EDIT

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...

Free Open Source Windows

InstallBuilder

Modern, easy to use crossplatform installation tool similar to InstallShield multiplatform and InstallAnywhere. It works across Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. Free Licenses for open source projects.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

InstallAware

InstallAware provides Windows Installer (MSI) authoring, MSI compression, and MSI repackaging solutions. Tools include: InstallAware for Windows Installer, Setup...

Commercial Windows

Setup Factory

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

Commercial Windows

CreateInstall

Professional installer software is an essential component for any software developer. The ideology behind the CreateInstall installer is based on two main principles....

Freemium Windows

GUI Debian Package Maker

A Debian package builder based on Debian Package Maker (http://debianpackagemaker.blogspot.com ).

Free Open Source Linux

Debian Package Maker

DebianPackageMaker is a simple user interface/tool to make a debian package easier and straightforward to use and deploy your linux application to any debian based...

Free Open Source Linux

install4j

install4j is a powerful multi-platform Java installer builder that generates native installers and application launchers for Java applications.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

DeployMaster

DeployMaster is the no-nonsense software installer builder from Just Great Software. Deliver your applications to customers and prospects with a good first impression. ...

Commercial Windows

Packin

Packin is a graphical Linux package creator wizard which compiles packages in the popular debian package format (.deb files). Packin creates complete debian packages...

Free Open Source Linux

Deb-Creator

Deb-Creator is a tool to quickly create Debian packages. The program provides a simple graphical user interface written in C++ using Qt Creator. It uses the dpkg command...

Free Open Source Linux

Easy RPM Builder

A tool for developers who want to make there application available as RPM packages. rpmbuild has to be installed and you should have a good idea how rpmbuild works. The...

Free Open Source Linux

MakeMSI

MAKEMSI is a freeware tool which enables you to easily and reliably create low overhead "MSI" or "Windows Installer" based installers. Windows...

Free Windows