OpenMSI Alternatives

OpenMSI is described as 'Use OpenMSI CLI to create Windows Installers (*.msi) using declarative YAML files' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to OpenMSI for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Wine and Java apps. The best OpenMSI alternative is Inno Setup. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Inno Setup or NSIS. Other great apps like OpenMSI are DCP Setup Maker, Setup Factory, Advanced Installer and DeployMaster.

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  1. Visual Studio extension for creating NSIS and Inno Setup installers. It integrates NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) and Inno Setup with Microsoft Visual Studio IDE and allows you to create and build NSIS and Inno Setup projects right within Visual Studio getting all...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. CreateInstall icon
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    Professional installer software is an essential component for any software developer. The ideology behind the CreateInstall installer is based on two main principles. Complete control over the installation process and unlimited scalability.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. InstallForge icon
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    InstallForge is a very easy-to-use and flexible tool for creating fast installation packages for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Wine
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  4. CyberInstaller Suite is a packetization and installation software, oriented to every kind of developer. Thus, it can be applied to any language or development environment (.Net, C++, C#, Delphi, Java, PHP, Visual Basic, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. InstallSimple icon
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    InstallSimple - installation package maker that lets you create installer for your files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  6. PACE Suite icon
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    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. As an alternative to Wise Package Studio, PACE is out-of-the-box solution that doesn't need...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. Squirrel is both a set of tools and a library, to completely manage both installation and updating your Desktop Windows application, written in either C# or any other language (i.e., Squirrel can manage native C++ applications).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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  8. 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.

    50 InstallBuilder alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  9. Makeself icon
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    makeself.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.

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

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Py2MSIX icon
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    If you have a Python script or executable, you are 90% of the way to the Microsoft Store. Py2MSIX bridges that final 10% gap. It wraps your code into a compliant MSIX package, handles the manifest creation, and even signs it for you—all from a simple dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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