Makeself Alternatives

Makeself is described as 'Sh is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tar.gz archive from a directory. The resulting file appears as a shell script (many of those have a .run suffix), and can be launched as is' and is a software installer in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Makeself for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Makeself alternative is Inno Setup, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Makeself are NSIS, WiX, Setup Factory and Py2MSIX.

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  1. RPM Package Maker is a frontend for creating RPM packages quickly and easily. It requires root access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  2. Nixstaller icon
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    Nixstaller is an Open Source project with the goal to create user friendly and flexible installers that work on various UNIX like systems.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

    48 InstallBuilder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Deb-o-Matic icon
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    Deb-o-Matic is an easy to use utility to build Debian source packages, meant to help developers to automate the building of their packages with a tool that requires limited user interaction and a simple configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Make installers and 7-zip Self-Extracting archives for file and software distribution on Windows. Lots of features to create fully-customized installers and SFX packages for professional file and software delivery.

    12 Paquet Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. InstallAware icon
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    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, security, and web-based installations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. 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. A created setup package can be deployed via a CD, DVD, USB stick or the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Easy gui to build rpm package from binary (developed and tested on Fedora 18). Attention: This software can run also on windows but works only for linux!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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