Matthius 
InstallAware 2025 is a cross-platform tool for application developers looking to self-publish (and update) their software on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It builds native code, fully self-contained setup programs that run without requiring any libraries or dependencies. Apple Intel, Apple Silicon, Linux GTK2, Linux Qt5, Linux aarch64, Linux x86_64, and Windows are all supported from a single source – driven by a free-flowing setup script that dynamically adapts to the underlying operating system. The setup wizard dialogs are fully editable as well (using an editor just like Lazarus’ own), and they look and feel the same on each supported platform.
- Easily jumpstart a setup project using the Quick Start Wizard or any of the extensive template/sample projects. Remember, one source deploys everywhere!
- Import any existing setup you built (up to 21 years ago) in InstallAware for Windows Installer, and recompile it for macOS and/or Linux – retaining all of your custom script logic and dialogs – in literally a single click.
- Just like its closed source sibling, InstallAware (Multi Platform) 2025 supports Partial Web Deployment, fully customizable Web Updates, command line builds, advanced Setup Capture (snapshot based – works by monitoring the changes an application/installer makes to the system), and localizations. If you’ve used InstallAware before, you’ll find everything exactly where you expect them to be. Everything works exactly the same way you’re used to from before.
- Each of these tools are implemented entirely as native code on each platform, just like the setup engine itself; with everything coded 100% in Lazarus, and sources fully published.
- InstallAware is so advanced, in the rare instances where Linux widget support is missing, it renders customized dialogs in pure character mode – ensuring 100% successful payload delivery on even the most locked down of environments. The character mode setup engine is available for Windows and macOS, too.
