Create Your Installer With LiveCode

The Installer Maker Plugin is a tool to build installers for Windows and Mac OS X from your LiveCode standalones. Wrapping a standalone in an installer is just a matter of minutes. There are also special options available, which allow you to include a Read Me file, to start your programme automatically after installation and more.

The current version works fine on Mac OS X and Windows and is being tested on Linux. We expect to release a new version with Linux compatibility early 2011.

The Installer Maker Plugin window

If you have any questions about Installer Maker, please send an e-mail.

With this product, you will streamline that last part of your production flow: preparing for distribution. Now, you can do it all with one and the same tool: your LiveCode IDE.

A license cost 39 euro (approximately 50 dollar). There won't be a trial version, but we will provide ample instructions, pictures and videos. A video tutorial is available here. You are always welcome to send e-mails with questions about Installer Maker.

A license entitles you to one support incident. A license is valid for multiple computers, but for only one user (please refer to the license conditions provided with the software).

Installer Maker Plugin feature list

The Installer Maker Plugin for LiveCode contains the following main features:

• build standalone installers for Mac OS X (Universal, PowerPC or Intel) and Windows.
• install fonts the correct way and make them available without restarting the computer
• optionally include license and Read Me files
• optionally include Uninstaller (The Uninstaller can be started from the Add/Remove Software control panel in Windows)
• inclusion in Start menu on Windows platforms
• create shortcuts on the desktop and in other locations
• auto-start your application after installation
• set up file associations on Windows
• create installers in any of the following languages: Catalan, Dutch, English, French, German, Icelandic and Spanish.
• limited appearance adjustments are allowed (backdrop, theme colour, icon in window, custom icon for installer application)
• password protection
• Run additional scripts and applications before and after installing the software

Scroll down to buy a license.

New In Installer Maker 1.7.2

• Automatically created shortcuts (aliases) could be broken on Windows and have been fixed

• The installer no longer complains that script could not be executed if no pre- or post-install scripts have been defined

New in Installer Maker 1.7.1

• Many adjustments and bug fixes to the Scripts tab

New in Installer Maker 1.7

• We have reworked the interface, particularly by removing the tab bar and adding a completely new tool bar
• The ability to run scripts and applications before and after running the installer has been added; supported are: Revolution/LiveCode/MetaCard stacks, AppleScript (.scpt) files, Visual Basic Script (.vbs) files, Mac OS X applications (.app) and Windows executables (.exe)
• Commandkey-1 to Commankey-5 are handled 'slightly' better in the IDE
• In de Edit tab, files could sometimes not be removed; this bug has been fixed
• on Mac OS X, the installer log is now UTF8 encoded
• this version is meant to be compatible with LiveCode 5 (please report any problems)
• this version is also meant to be compatible with Lion (please report any problems)
• we disabled arrow key navigation in the Installer Maker window because it was confusing
• small language improvements in German installers
• we have added an optional default license text (English only for now)
• auto-discovery of Read Me or License File if included with your standalone
• Read Me files can now also be in UTF16 or HTML format
• Option to automatically add an icon to the Mac OS X dock
• A new Catalan language option has been added
• The Exit button wasn't localized and this has been fixed
• If a folder or file can't be written due to lack of admin rights, an error message is displayed

Download Installer Maker 1.7.1

There are two different versions. We have a web installer and a full installer. The full installer is recommended if you want to download once and install on many different computers, for example on a local network. The web installer is recommended for everyone else. The web installer can be included in your e-mails to friends who want to install the plug-in too.

Important note for license holders: only download and update if your license is less than three months old. If your license is older, buy an upgrade first. Always keep a backup of the Installer Maker Plugin installer file in a safe place.

Installer Maker Plug-In, complete installer	Download	8MB
Installer Maker Plug-in, web installer	Download	60K

Buy License

Please, don't forget to enter your real name. You don't need a PayPal account to pay for your upgrade. Just click on "Pay with Credit or Debit Card" to proceed if you have no PayPal account.



Even though you can now use the Installer Maker plugin to create your own installers for your standalone programmes, we understand that creating a complete set-up can still be quite complicated. You don't need to worry, because we continue to offer our installer building service. You can read more about our installer building service here.

Upgrade!

Is your license more than 3 months old? This means that your license key won't work with the current version of the Installer Maker Plugin. Fortunately, you can upgrade to the latest version at a very modest price. An upgrade costs just EUR 16.95. The upgrade lets you use the current version, but it also lets you benefit from three months of free updates!

Just enter your serialkey in the box above and press the button to see your upgrade option.