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Alternatives to Electron Forge

Electron Forge covers the full desktop Electron release path: project scaffolding, production builds, code signing, installers, artifact publishing, and auto-update options. Webpack and Vite templates include TypeScript variants, while Makers and Publishers can be extended for custom targets. It generates formats such as DMG, AppX, Flatpak, DEB, RPM, Snap, MSIX, MSI, and ZIP, and supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. The tool is free and open source, with command-line…

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Avidemux

Free planOpen sourceWebLinuxmacOS

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Tauri Bundler

Tauri Bundler is free, open-source Rust tooling for packaging applications as platform-specific bundles and installers.

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Advanced Installer

Advanced Installer is a Windows tool for authoring packages that install, update, and configure software products.

Free planWindows

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WiX Toolset
WiX Toolset is a free, open-source toolset for developers who build installers for Windows Installer.
Free planAPIExtensionWindows
6.6From $6,500 a year
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CyberInstaller Suite
CyberInstaller Suite helps developers create and distribute software installation packages for Windows projects built with a range of languages and…
Free planWindows
6.5€39.90 one-time
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makeself
Makeself is a shell script for creating self-extracting compressed TAR archives from directories.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
6.5Free plan
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Master Packager Suite
Master Packager Suite is Windows software for creating, editing, and repackaging installer packages for mass deployment.
Free planWindows
6.5From $1,199 a year
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InstallBuilder
InstallBuilder is software for packaging, deploying, and updating applications on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
LinuxmacOSWindows
6.4$995 one-time
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nFPM
nFPM is a free Go tool for creating DEB, RPM, APK, IPK, Arch Linux, and MSIX packages.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows
6.4Free plan
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cargo-bundle
cargo-bundle is a command-line tool for packaging GUI executables built with Cargo as installers or application bundles.
AndroidiOSLinuxmacOS
6.2
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EMCO MSI Package Builder
EMCO MSI Package Builder creates Windows Installer packages and repackages existing installations into MSI, MSIX/AppX, and IntuneWin formats.
Windows
6.2$899 one-time
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InstallShield
Windows
6.2
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electron-packager
electron-packager turns Electron application source code into folders containing a renamed Electron executable and supporting files for distribution.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.1Free plan
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Setup Factory
Windows
6.1$395 one-time
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electron-builder
electron-builder is a free, open-source tool for packaging Electron applications for distribution on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.0Free plan
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fpm
fpm is a free, open-source command-line tool for building packages for existing package systems.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
6.0Free plan
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InstallAware
InstallAware 2026 is a setup builder for app and game developers working across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.0Free plan
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IzPack
IzPack generates installers for packaging and deploying Java applications.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows
6.0Free plan
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NSIS
NSIS is a tool for programmers who need to create installers for Windows software.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
6.0Free plan
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Flatpak Builder
Flatpak Builder is the primary tool for building Flatpak applications from source on Linux.
Free planLinux
5.9Free plan
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InstallForge
InstallForge is a Windows setup creator for building EXE installation packages.
Free planWindows
5.9Free plan
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install4j
install4j builds native installers and application launchers for Java applications on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
LinuxmacOSWindows
5.8
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Squirrel.Windows
Squirrel.Windows is a free, open-source framework for installing and updating Windows desktop applications.
Free planWindows
5.8Free plan
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appimagetool
appimagetool is a free Linux command-line utility that creates an AppImage from an existing AppDir.
Free planLinux
5.7Free plan
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Debreate
Debreate is a free, open-source Linux utility for creating installable Debian (.deb) packages.
Free planLinux
5.7Free plan
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RayPack Studio
macOSSelf-hostedWindows
5.6
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Inno Setup
Inno Setup is a free, open-source Windows tool for building EXE installers.
Windows
5.4
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Jamf Composer
macOS
4.5
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