InstallAware

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7.5No. 5 of 28
in Software Packaging Tools
  • Recognised40% of the score71
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score86
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux, Mac, Windows

Summary

InstallAware is ranked #5 of 28 in software packaging tools on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

InstallAware plans and pricing

All plans
InstallAware Free (Visual Studio freeware edition) Free Requires Visual Studio · free for commercial use installaware.com · 29 Sept 2026

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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