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| Advanced Installer | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Caphyon |
| Initial release | 2003 |
| Stable release | 23.2
/ October 28, 2025 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Installation software |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | advancedinstaller |
Advanced Installer is a setup packaging tool used for creating Windows installation packages such as classic Windows Installer or modern MSIX.
Features
[edit]The software comes with a wide range of features that significantly streamline the process of building and deploying setup packages including EXE, MSI, App-V and MSIX.
History
[edit]The product is developed by Caphyon[1], a Romanian software company founded in 2002. Advanced Installer first appeared in 2003 as a more user-friendly focused alternative to the existing packaging software at the time.
Advanced Installer version 2.0 was released in 2004. In the same year, Advanced Installer introduced the first two commercial editions, Java and Professional, in addition to its perpetually free edition.[2]
Advanced Installer version 4.7 was released in 2007 and offered support for Windows Vista Installers.
Advanced Installer version 7.0 was released in 2009 and offered support for the Windows Mobile Platforms.
Advanced Installer version 7.2.1 was released in 2009 and offered support for the newly released Windows 7.
Advanced Installer version 9.1 was released in 2012 and offered support for the newly released Windows 8.
Advanced Installer version 10.5 was released in 2013 and offered support for the newly released Windows 8.1.
Advanced Installer version 12.2 was released in 2013 and offered support for the newly released Windows 10.
Advanced Installer version 14.0 was released in 2017 and was focused on the Desktop Bridge, Microsoft Visual Studio extensions[3], and the new AppX format.
Advanced Installer version 15.0 was released in 2018 following the Microsoft partnership which included the support for building MSIX packages and the new free Express edition.
In the following years, Advanced Installer added integrations for VMware, Docker, GitHub. In 2021 it was also included an official support to build setup packages for Windows 11. Version 23.2, released in October 2025, now includes several new features, including a new Suite Installer, an updated MSIX Editor, and SBOM Generator integration.
Notable features
[edit]The software has features for application licensing, deploying updates, repackaging and importing old setups, setup analytics, IIS web site installation, SQL databases handling, driver and VSTO add-ins[4] installation, which substantially simplify the setup build and deployment tasks. Advanced Installer also has a Microsoft Visual Studio extension to manage installer projects within Microsoft Visual Studio solution.[5]
The tool comes with dedicated plugins for build servers like Azure DevOps[6], Jenkins, TeamCity, and Bamboo.
Advanced Installer competes in the setup packaging industry against InstallShield, WiX[7], and others.[8][9]
List of products
[edit]Advanced Installer is available in multiple editions:
- Freeware – basic MSI authoring functionality
- Express – free MSIX packaging edition (distributed through Microsoft Store)
- Professional – extended functionality for commercial apps
- Enterprise – advanced deployment, patching, and analytics
- Architect – full-featured edition with advanced customization and enterprise tools
Installer Analytics
[edit]Installer Analytics is a business intelligence solution for Windows installer (MSI-based) which can be used only within Advanced Installer.This is a no-code analytics tool that helps developers understand who their users are.
Desktop Bridge Setup Converter
[edit]Desktop Bridge Setup Converter[10] is a free tool created with technology from Advanced Installer. It can convert existing Win32 / .NET applications for the Windows Store via the Desktop Bridge. The software is an alternative to Microsoft's Desktop App Convertor, which is also used to convert Win32, .NET applications or games for the Microsoft Store.
Advanced Installer Express edition is the successor to the Desktop Bridge Setup Converter. It was released in partnership with Microsoft[11], in March 2018. It was the first tool that could create MSIX packages, until the release of the MSIX Packaging Tool, 6 months later.
Advanced Installer Express is a free tool that allows you to create MSIX packages from scratch or convert old MSI and EXE setup packages to MSIX.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Caphyon: Desktop Apps in The Windows Store". SD Times. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ^ "Review:Advanced Installer". ADTmag. 2004-09-24.
- ^ "Advanced Installer for Visual Studio 2022". Visual Studio Marketplace.
- ^ "Using Advanced Installer with Viso VSTO Add-Ins". bVisual. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Advanced Installer: Application packing for IT pros and developers". 4sysops. 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Building installers for your Windows applications with Advanced Installer and Azure DevOps". techcommunity.microsoft.com. 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Goodbye WiX Installer => Hello Advanced Installer". jammer. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "Advanced Installer (setup authoring and repackaging suite)". AppDetails. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ "Advanced Installer Download". softpedia. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ "Desktop Bridge Setup Converter for Windows 10". advancedinstaller.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "MSIX partners". Microsoft Learn.
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