NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) - open source system to create standard Windows installers

Features

Spoiler: Features

• Small overhead size
• Compatible with all major Windows versions
• Unique compression methods
• Multiple languages in one installer
• Many features and checks for the target system
• Custom dialogs and interfaces
• Plug-in system
• Support for web installation, file patching
• Project integration, different releases and automatic builds
• Easy and human readable file formats
• and more...

NSIS 3.08 (September 25, 2021)
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Detailed list of features...
Release Notes
NSIS Users Manual

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Spoiler: Changes v3.08

F.2 3.08
Released on September 25th, 2021

F.2.1 Release Notes
This release is filled with features that a lot of people have been requesting for a while. Enjoy!
F.2.2 Changelog
F.2.2.1 Major Changes

• Added !uninstfinalize (patch #280, bug #1241)

F.2.2.2 Minor Changes

• Added $USER.. and $COMMON.. alias constants
• Added GetDLLVersion /ProductVersion switch
• Added GetWinVer instruction
• Disallow start maximized mode
• Added /LAUNCH compiler switch
• PEAddResource now supports the res:// protocol
• System::Store can push/pop the flags state

 

using it for many years now. some groups use it to create portable, so portableapps . com
but nsis is limited in comparison to autoit in more complicated programs with special routines which are single line in autoit, but lots of lines in nsis. nsis is best free for sophisticated installers or install packages.

 

NSIS Portable 3.08 (installer scripting language) Released (November 30, 2021) (PortableApps.com)

 

NSIS Portable 3.08.0.5 (installer scripting language) Released (October 23, 2022) (PortableApps.com)