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Inno Setup

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Spec score 7.1 #38 of 44 in Application Deployment Software

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Product
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Integrations
The site says Inno Setup is used by Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Git for Windows, and Embarcadero Delphi.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Security
It supports password-protected and encrypted installs as well as digitally signed installs and uninstalls.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Privacy
The licensing page says Inno Setup works fully offline and sends no data for updates, license checks, statistics, or other purposes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Support
The Inno Setup forum is identified as the primary source of product support, and commercial licenses add no software support beyond the free forum support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Founded
1997Read 28 Sep 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Architectures
It supports x64 and Arm64 applications on 64-bit Windows editions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Commercial licensing
The maker requests that commercial users purchase a license; the commercial licenses are perpetual and require one payment.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Customization
It includes a preprocessor for compile-time customization and an optional Pascal scripting engine for runtime installation and uninstallation customization.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Distribution
The download page provides Inno Setup 7 in 32-bit and 64-bit editions, and says both editions can build 32-bit or 64-bit installers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
History
Inno Setup was introduced in 1997 and is by Jordan Russell and Martijn Laan.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Install features
It supports file compression, version comparisons, replacing in-use files, registering DLLs and type libraries, downloading and verifying files, and extracting archives.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Installer creation
It can create a single EXE installer for online distribution and also supports disk spanning.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
License limits
A commercial license is assigned to a specified number of users, and each assigned user may use the software on multiple computers where they are the primary user.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Windows support
The product supports Windows releases since 2006, including Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows Server editions listed on its site.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org

Plans and prices

Enterprise Price not published Single payment; perpetual license with two years of updates; extended update periods available Unlimited users Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Single User Price not published Single payment; perpetual license with two years of updates 1 user Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org
Team Price not published Single payment; perpetual license with two years of updates 2–5 users Read 9 Oct 2026 · jrsoftware.org

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