InstallAware Multi Platform RC 1

Beta 1 Accomplishments:

• Native Binaries: Support Linux, macOS, and Windows with zero dependencies (no Java) - zero failures.
• Single Source: A single setup script (and dialogs) that look & feel & work the same on each compiled target.
• Code Signing with Notarization: macOS Gatekeeper friendly! Sign, notarize, and even staple while building.
• Elevation: Official Linux/macOS/Windows privilege escalation channels (with corresponding folder paths).
• Partial Web Deploy: Structure your setups into as many (shareable) online and offline segments as you like.
• Tools & IDE: Command line builds, Dialog Designer, and even the script editor - just as you know & love them!
• Core Commands: Install Files, Create Shortcut, Run Program, Compiler Variables; plus the visual debugger.
• Native Engine: Registry-free state management, per-user/per-machine installs, runtime mutable features.
• Instance Management: Local setup caching (maintenance without source), source resolution (network installs).
• Custom Uninstalls: Bind to external setup logs for seamless old version removals/updates, nothing hard-coded.

Beta 3 Accomplishments:

• Native ARM: macOS and Linux ARM builds for your built setups, the IDE, and the entire toolchain.
• Localization: In-engine multi-lingual awareness, redistributable tool with asset isolation so your IP stays safe.
• Templates: Promote any setup into your own generic template that gets added to the New Project dialog!
• Samples: Showcasing the full richness of the script language, dialog controls, and everything that makes us great.
• Visual Designers: Our trademark two-way integrated IDE generates code in the background as you work graphically.
  

Beta 4 Accomplishments:

• Quick Start: Just point the wizard to your application folder, and let it create a fully fleshed out setup for you!
• IDE Toolbar: Instant access to your commonly used operations - as well as setup build modes with output folders.
• Stability: Substantial improvements to both the IDE's visual designers and the setup engine based on your great feedback.
• Usability: From larger IDE fonts to unified dialog theme file names, a much improved, consistent user experience is now yours.
• Qt5: Our first-ever Qt5 implementation is now shipping for Linux, with a native Qt5 IDE/toolchain, and of course your setup engine.
  

Release Candidate 1 Accomplishments:

• Online Help: Just press F1 anywhere in the IDE for context sensitive documentation.
• Fixed Icons: No more black borders or missing icons. Icons also implemented for File Associations.
• Fixed Regressions: Compress 7Zip Archive, Check Disk Space, leftover .sh scripts on Linux after uninstalls.
• IDE Enhancements: Horizontal scroll bars for the script editor, enhanced Variable Watches, platform specific keyboard shortcuts.
• Engine Tuning: Resolving low-level issues reported by you from real-world testing out in the field - thank you so much for your invaluable feedback!

Check out our open source Apple Game Porting Toolkit Installer for a great sample project which illustrates intermediate programming skills. Download the Apple Notarized AGPT Installer Binary for a single-click installer that helps you run any Windows application (including high performance 3D games) on Intel and Apple Silicon macOS devices for 100% free - just an example of what you can build!

Beta 2 Accomplishments:

• Setup Capture: Enjoy PackageAware Multi Platform, the first-ever application repackager for macOS and Linux!
  • Discover changes made by any process - or any package/setup for that matter - to macOS and Linux.
  • Emit wildcards for newly created folders - a feature currently lacking even in its original Windows incarnation.
  • Leverage its multi-core engine, using all of your available CPU cores for the fastest possible snapshot comparisons.

• InstallAware Import: Directly load all of your existing setup projects into InstallAware Multi Platform!
  • Unsupported script commands are commented out with meaningful labels, helping you piece together the missing bits.
  • Commands such as Install Files are automatically updated to use Multi Platform style path delimiters.
  • Even your dialogs are ported through - with intelligently replaced controls where necessary.
  • Generates ready to build, complete setups with all your Include Scripts intact.

• New Commands: Featuring Create Link, the first ever Multi Platform exclusive, for hard and symlink creation.

• IDE Updates: Including new Code Folding and fully unlimited script editor Undo/Redo, among a plethora of other ports.

• Scaling and Stability: We've given the entire toolchain a massive pounding, with the subsequent hardening!
  • macOS Ventura is now fully supported with signed (and notarized) app deployments for both Intel and M1/M2 Macs.
  • The GUI Self-Extractor for Linux completes our platform specific feature roundup in this beta cycle.
  • Powered by the new PackageAware and InstallAware Import, now it's your turn to put InstallAware Multi Platform through its paces.

Release Candidate 0 Accomplishments:

• 100 Built-In Setup Commands: Near-parity with InstallAware's MSIcode script.
  • Looping constructs, string manipulation, pre-defined variables, system information.
  • Commands with built-in uninstallation support, custom commands with manual uninstall.
  • Compile-time customization, runtime decision-making, built-in localization for specific command parameters.
  • Enhanced commands to handle underlying platform nuances in a single line, instead of multiple lines of conditionally branching platform-specific code.
• Web Updates: Entirely built in InstallAware, open source and customizable!
  • Added to all existing projects with a single-click.
  • Pre-built dialogs display, select from, and install your available updates.
  • Automatic targeting to match active platforms without manual coding.
  • Easily customize the default update script to add additional targeting by language/bitness/widgetset/etc.
• New Samples, Templates, and Themes: More of your favorites ported!
  • Empty scripts to full projects ready for customizing without scripting.
  • Single-Click, User Mode, User Feedback, Online Authentication, Media Autorun, and Multi-Lingual demos.
  • Import-time cross-platform adaptations for command parameters.
• New Visual Designers: Project Properties, File Associations, INI Files, Access Control, Local Files, Update Packs, and Versions.
• Qt5 for ARM on Linux: Native IDE/toolchain/setup engine for AARCH64 on Qt5, dependency-free.