InstallAware
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About
InstallAware is ranked #4 of 28 in software packaging tools on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.
Compared on software packaging tools
- Free plan
- Yesinstallaware.com
- Target platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linuxinstallaware.com
- Output formats
- MSI, EXE, MSIX, APPX, App-V, DEB, RPM, PKGinstallaware.com
- Command-line packaging
- Yesinstallaware.com
- Silent installation
- Yesinstallaware.com
- Auto-update support
- Yesinstallaware.com
- Delta updates
- Yesinstallaware.com
- CI/CD integration
- Yesinstallaware.com
Facts
- Product
- InstallAware 2026 is a multi-platform setup builder for app and game developers.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Installer formats
- InstallAware describes support for package formats including DEB, RPM, and PKG.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Target systems
- The product page lists Windows, macOS, and Linux as development platforms and lists Apple Intel, Apple Silicon, GTK2, Qt5, and Windows x86 targets.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- InstallAware supports web-deployed setups and says minimum setup can work without an Internet connection.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Visual Studio
- The free Visual Studio extension analyzes solution dependencies and creates and builds an InstallAware setup from a Visual Studio solution.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Windows packaging
- The Developer edition supports building MSIX packages and bridging Win32, Win64, and .NET apps to the Windows Store.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Installer engines
- The Developer edition supports switching between Native Code and Windows Installer setup engines at runtime.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- App-V
- InstallAware can build an App-V package from an InstallAware setup project and includes an App-V viewer for inspecting package contents.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Security and signing
- The multi-platform page lists code signing and Apple notarization among its standards-compliant capabilities.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- InstallAware offers free peer support forums and optional Gold support with priority technical support.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Download requirement
- The freeware edition requires Visual Studio, and the product download page says its single-file download requires a 64-bit operating system for decompression.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Company
- InstallAware Software says it was founded in 2003 by InstallShield alumni and focuses on software installation tools.installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2003installaware.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- installaware.com/iamp/· checked 29 Sept 2026
- installaware.com/downloads-product-downloads.htm· checked 29 Sept 2026
- installaware.com/visual-studio-installer-2015.htm· checked 29 Sept 2026
- installaware.com/developer-features.htm· checked 29 Sept 2026
- installaware.com/buy.htm· checked 29 Sept 2026
- installaware.com/company-overview.htm· checked 29 Sept 2026
- installaware.com· checked 28 Sept 2026




