Inno Setup
Windows software installers can be created with Inno Setup, an installer authoring tool.
About Inno Setup
Inno Setup builds installers for Windows applications. It can produce a single EXE installer, handle 64-bit applications on x64 and Arm64, support administrative and non-administrative installs, create shortcuts and registry and .INI entries, and include uninstall functionality.
It supports Windows releases since 2006, including Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and listed Server versions. Source code is available from GitHub, distribution and use have restrictions described in LICENSE.TXT, and commercial users are requested to purchase a license.
Key features
- Creates single EXE installer with disk spanning support
- Supports 64-bit installs on x64 and Arm64 Windows
- Supports administrative and non-administrative installations
- Customizable setup types such as Full, Minimal, Custom
- Multilingual installs including right-to-left language support
- Integrated Pascal scripting engine for run-time customization
Best for: Developers who need to distribute Windows applications with install and uninstall routines.
Good for
- Supports Windows releases since 2006 including Windows 11 and Server versions
- Source code is available from GitHub
- Installer overhead stated as 1.78 MB with all features included
Watch out for
- Builds installers for Windows applications only
- Distribution and use have restrictions described in LICENSE.TXT
- Commercial users are requested to purchase a license
Inno Setup at a glance
- Website
- jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
- Category
- Development › Developer Tools
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web, Windows
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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