Tools
| Name | Publisher | Description | License | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Installer | Caphyon Ltd. | An installer that features one freeware edition and four commercial editions. Can create, validate and edit .msi packages. | Freemium | www.advancedinstaller.com |
| InstallAware | InstallAware Software | A commercial setup creator that comes in four commercial editions | Shareware | www.installaware.com |
| InstallShield | Flexera Software | InstallShield is a software tool for creating installers or software packages primarily used for installing software for Microsoft Windows desktop and server platforms. | Shareware | www.installshield.com |
| InstEdit | Google Code | InstEd is a free .msi editor. Paid version with more features available also. | Freeware | www.instedit.com |
| IsWiX | CodePlex | Industrial Strength Windows Installer XML (IsWiX) is a document editor based on the Fireworks Application Framework. IsWiX enables non-setup developers to collaborate with setup developers using WiX projects. | Microsoft Public License | iswix.codeplex.com |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio is capable of building Windows Installer Deployment projects that can create installer packages. | Shareware | www.microsoft.com/vstudio |
| MSI Studio | ScriptLogic | An .msi editor aim towards system administrators who wish to repackage installation packages or optimize the installation for their own environment/needs. | Shareware | www.scriptlogic.com |
| WiX | CodePlex | WiX (Windows Installer XML) is a free and open-source set of tools that helps build a Windows Installer packages from an XML document. It can be either used from command-line or integrated into Microsoft Visual Studio. SharpDevelop, a free and open-source alternative to Visual Studio has adopted WiX. | Common Public License | wix.codeplex.com |
| 7-Zip | SourceForge | 7-Zip is an open source file archiver utility, and can extract the contents of MSI files. | GNU Lesser General Public License | www.7-zip.org |
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