Open Source Windows Software Distribution Software

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a professional open source system to create Windows installers. It is designed to be as small and flexible as possible and is therefore very suitable for internet distribution. Being a user's first experience with your product, a stable and reliable installer is an important component of succesful software. With NSIS you can create such installers that are capable of doing everything that is needed to setup your software. NSIS is script-based and allows you to create the logic to handle even the most complex installation tasks. Many plug-ins and scripts are already available: you can create web installers, communicate with Windows and other software components, install or update shared components and more.

opsi is a Client Management System for Windows and Linux clients based on Linux servers. opsi is used for automatic OS installation, software depolyment, hard- and software inventory, distributed software depots.

ASuite is an application launcher to manage an unlimited number of files, folders and webpage for quick access. It is designed to work with removable storage (uses relative paths) media like USB sticks, hard drives, iPods, etc.

Great and powerful application to generate stable and multi-platform java installers. Watch a demo of DCP Setup Maker's installer being made in 2 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmF5Kyla7Hg Its intuitive UI and exceptional ease of use makes it very easy to build complex installers with large amounts of files. The whole process is done step by step through a wizard-like interface, filling in fields and setting up files to finally build your package. *Required: Java 1.6+ Powered by Java, IzPack, Apache Pivot, Apache Ant, Nuget, launch4j and Stax. Source code migrated to https://github.com/DevComPack/setupmaker

Moved to: https://github.com/vanderlee/Plugin-Setup Windows Setup tool specifically designed for installing PhotoShop compatible plug-ins. Will recognize all Windows PhotoShop plug-in compatible hosts and allow the user to pick which hosts the plug-in should be installed for.

USSU Unlimited helps you to manage and keep your standard Windows applications up-to-date. It gives the possibility to add applications yourself. Use it to upgrade already installed applications, it highlights outdated or missing applications and advises to download and install them in a single step. It takes away those frustrations to update everything manually. Instead it leafs your with a updated computer and a smile! Currently 45 standard applications are supported. more supported applications will be available soon... Windows network deployment/management will be available Q3 2013. Supported on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 2008R2.

Easy creation of a RunOnceEx.cmd file for creating Unattended Windows 2000 and higher installations. It has an internal library of the most commonly used program for easy creation of the file, also can the database be extended with your own programs.

The Solution for Windows Silent Software Installation. The Great Unattended Project - TGUP is an Online Unattended Installer that downloads and installs latest versions of commonly-used freeware silently in sequence and sorts them into the startmenu. See TGUP in Action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6t--dDbYHM

JSetup is an installation generator for distributing java programs with ease to end-users.

A JNLP client compatible with small JVM's such as Creme. It allows to download, update and start a Java application that is deployed using JNLP. The client can be used to deploy Java applications to handheld devices/PDA's.

N.I.C.E. is an editor for NSIS scripts. It helps the user with programming by using wizards and other features. With N.I.C.E., you can make your own customized program installation executable which installs your program on other PC's.

Nixstaller is an Open Source project with the goal to create user friendly and flexible installers that work on various UNIX like systems. Some of its features are: small size overhead, large compatibility, Lua scripting and few dependencies.

OpenCDS is an open-source content distribution system written by the developers of OpenFrag. It allows you to download, manage, and run (open-source and commercial)software via the OpenCDS system.