InstallBuilder

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Audience

Customers range from businesses, governments and educational institutions to Fortune 100 companies and independent game developers.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Build workflow

Its XML project format supports source control integration and external scripts, and its command-line interface can automate and integrate building.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Components

Downloadable components are retrieved at installation time only when selected, reducing installer download size.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Evaluation

A fully functional evaluation copy is available through the download form.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Installation modes

Installers support GUI, text-based, and silent or unattended installation modes.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Installer types

It creates native cross-platform installers, RPM and Debian packages, and multiplatform CDs/DVDs from a single project file and build environment.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Packaging

Installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and built-in LZMA compression.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Privacy

Backstaff states that sensitive and credit information is transmitted using SSL and encrypted in payment gateway databases.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Purpose

InstallBuilder provides tools and services for packaging, deploying and updating software.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Security

InstallBuilder can sign Windows and OS X installers using PKCS#12 or PFX signing certificates and supports encrypted installer payloads requiring a password.releases.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Support

Every license includes email support and access to new releases for one year; typical response times are 24 hours for standard support and 48 hours for basic support on weekdays.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

Updates

InstallBuilder includes automatic update functionality for delivering updates directly to users.installbuilder.com · read 1 Oct 2026

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