安装软件列表

之前一直关注Windows平台上的InstallShield等安装打包软件产品，其实针对各种系统平台，有很多商业或开源的安装打包软件。

另外随着App Store模式的出现，安装包模式会逐渐走向小众市场，常规类软件逐渐会通过Store模式安装，普通用户是感受不到传统的点击下一步，下一步的安装模式，这势必会影响打包软件的市场变化，下面的分类信息来自Wikipedia，其中具体标价的软件应该以各软件厂商销售价格为准，这里的数据只做参考：

Windows

Program	Developer	Status	Cost	Free/Open source	Installer type
Actual Installer	Softeza Development	Active	$89	Proprietary	EXE
Advanced Installer	Caphyon LTD	Active	$299	Proprietary	EXE, MSI
CreateIntall Free	Novostrim	Active	Free	Proprietary	EXE
EMCO MSI Package Builder	EMCO Software	Active	$199	Proprietary	MSI
Inno Setup	Jordan Russell and Martijn Laan	Active	Free	Inno Setup License	EXE
InstallAware	InstallAware Software	Active	$999+	Proprietary
InstallCore	IronSource	Active	Free	Proprietary	EXE
InstallShield	Flexera Software	Active	$599/yr	Proprietary	EXE, MSI
InstallSimple	InstallSimple Solutions	Active	Free	Proprietary	EXE
MakeMsi	Dennis Bareis	Discontinued	Free	Proprietary	MSI
MSI Generator	Infopulse Ukraine	Active	Non-free	Proprietary	MSI
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System	Nullsoft	Active	Free	zlib	EXE
SetupBuilder	Lindersoft	Active	$299	Proprietary	EXE
Setup Factory	Indigo Rose	Active	$395	Proprietary	EXE
Visual Installer	SamLogic	Active	$129	Proprietary	EXE
Windows Installer SDK	Microsoft	Active	Included with Windows	Proprietary	MSI
Wise	Wise Solutions, Inc.	Discontinued	$645	Proprietary	EXE
WiX	Microsoft	Active	Free	CPL	MSI
Xeam Visual Installer	Xeam	Active	Free Edition available	Proprietary	EXE, MSI

 

Cross-platform

Program	Developer	Platforms	Status	Cost	Free/Open source
InstallAnywhere	Flexera Software	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Java, Unix-like	Active	1999	Proprietary
InstallBuilder	BitRock	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix-like	Active	Free/$1995+	Proprietary
Installer VISE	MindVision Software	Windows, Mac OS X	Active	$695/yr	Proprietary
InstallJammer	InstallJammer team	Windows, Linux, Unix-like	Discontinued	Free	GPL
IzPack	Julian Ponge, et al	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Java, Unix-like	Active	Free	Apache License
wpkg	usys team	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix-like	Active	Free	GPL

 

Mac OS X

Program	Developer	Status	Cost	Free/Open source	Installer type
Installer for Mac OS X	Apple Inc.	Active	Included with OS X	Proprietary	.pkg / .mpkg packages
Remote Install Mac OS X	Apple Inc.	Discontinued	Included with OS X	Proprietary	.pkg / .mpkg packages