List of installation software
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The following is a list of software frameworks for building installation programs, broken down by platform support. For information about Linux package managers, see package management systems.
[edit] Microsoft Windows
- Advanced Installer[1] from Caphyon
- DeployMaster by Just Great Software
- Excelsior Installer[2] from Excelsior LLC
- Inno Setup, an open source script-driven installation system written in Delphi
- InstallAware[3] from InstallAware Software
- Installer VISE by MindVision Software
- Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (open source)
- Scriptlogic Desktop Authority MSI Studio
- Windows Installer, built in to Windows systems, free SDK available
- Wise Solutions, Inc., several products
- WiX, a free Microsoft open-source tool for building .msi files
[edit] Mac OS X
- Installer for Mac OS X, from Apple Inc.
- Iceberg[4] for Mac OS X
- Remote Install Mac OS X
- VISE X by MindVision Software
[edit] Cross-platform
- InstallJammer[5], a multiplatform GUI installer based on Tk
- IzPack, an open-source cross-platform installers generator written for the Java platform
- InstallAnywhere from Macrovision
- InstallShield from Macrovision (not supported past Dec 2008 anymore)
