Useful and complete application to create installers
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) is a nice, free program only available for Windows, that belongs to the category Development software with subcategory Installers and has been created by Nullsoft.
More about Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS)
Since the software was added to our catalog in 2007, it has reached 102,514 downloads, and last week it gained 20 downloads.
The program version is 2.46 and was updated on 7/12/2009. It’s available for users with the operating system Windows 95 and prior versions, and you can download it in English.
About the download, Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) is a slick software that requires less space than many software in the section Development software. It’s a software very heavily used in many countries such as India, Nigeria, and China.
Fixed a bug introduced in 2.32 that caused blurry icons on Windows versions prior to XP (bug #1956350)Use $PROGRAMFILES as a default for $PROGRAMFILES64 instead of “C:\Program Files” (bug #1947702)
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Fixed a bug introduced in 2.32 that caused blurry icons on Windows versions prior to XP (bug #1956350)Use $PROGRAMFILES as a default for $PROGRAMFILES64 instead of “C:\Program Files” (bug #1947702)
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) can create Windows installers that are capable of installing, uninstalling, setting system settings, extracting files, etc.
Because NSIS is based on script files, you can create both simple or advanced installers.
Small overhead size
NSIS is created to be small, fast and and efficient
Compatible with all major Windows versions
You can create a single installer that is compatible with all versions
Unique compression methods
You can choose between three different integrated compression method (ZLib, BZip2, LZMA)
Script based
NSIS has a powerful scripting language
Multiple languages in one installer
More than 40 translations are already included, but you can also create your own language files
Many features and checks for the target system
The script langauge provides commands you can use on the target system.
Custom dialogs and interfaces
You can create custom wizard pages to get user input or integrate configuration options
Plug-in system
NSIS can be extended with plug-in that can communicate with the installer.
