Software Installation

Simplified, User Friendly Installations

Today's computing environments are complex with a growing list of requirements and customer needs. Software installations should be safe, fast, and reliable, enabling development teams to focus on what matters most.

Installation. Simplified.

Revenera Software Installation

You’ve built a great software product that users love. Why risk an installation error and a poor customer experience? Play it safe with Revenera’s InstallShield® and InstallAnywhere®.
More than 100,000 application producers have chosen InstallShield to develop EXE and MSI installers, create app packages and virtualize their apps. On agile or traditional development teams. Creating standalone offerings or complex suites. Deployed to the Windows Store or Nano Server.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • We set the bar for reliable installations on 500+ million PCs and servers.
  • More developers choose us to build MSI and EXE installers, and create UWP and WSA app packages. For desktop, server, cloud and virtual environments.
  • Licensing is flexible based on team size, number of machines and locations.

INSTALLATION PRODUCTS

InstallShield®
With InstallShield, you’ll adapt to industry changes quickly, get to market faster and deliver an engaging customer experience. And you’ll be ready for Microsoft’s latest deployment type-MSIX. The result? Productivity: up. Extra scripting/ coding/rework: way down. It’s just one more way we’re raising the bar for installation.

InstallAnywhere®
Installs that perform the same – no matter what the platform. Create reliable installations for on-premises platforms – Windows, Linux, Apple, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, and IBM. Deploy physically, virtually or to the cloud – or package it up into a Docker container – all from a single project file. Standalone or integrated into your current systems.

Cloud License Server
Get your questions answered about how to eliminate the time and effort required to set up and manage local License Servers. Easily configure your builds from the DevOps build pipeline with InstallShield’s Cloud License Server.

Get the right tools for your next build.

The right installer depends on your team’s workflow and your product’s technical requirements. Revenera offers a range of solutions, from single user node locked licenses to flexible multiuser cloud license server options, so you can choose what fits best.

MSIX presents an opportunity for developers to enhance the installation experience – faster and more reliable. We are excited to see Revenera’s commitment to MSIX to ensure that software suppliers easily benefit from all the advantages.

John Vintzel Principal Program Manager Lead for MSIX

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SERVICES & TRAINING

Installation Design & Dev Consulting

Our Consulting Service Team has helped many of our customers – from independent software vendors (ISVs) to enterprise IT developers – implement a software installer that both meets their business needs and conforms to industry best practices. With over 30 years of installation development experience, they apply proven methodologies to help prevent failed installations that can negatively impact a customer's first impression of your product and result in substantial support costs.

Installation Training

From basic to advanced training for MSI projects to single day, microconsulting for specific, short-term needs like setup challenges or troubleshooting failed patches and updates, we offer a variety of training courses to help you understand how to quickly get the most out of the world's #1 software installer tools – InstallShield and InstallAnywhere.

Resources

Webinar The Installation Playbook: Avoiding Patching Pitfalls and Delivering Changes with Confidence
Join us for this Revenera webinar where we’ll explore the real‑world challenges teams face when creating and rolling out updates, from installer complexity and testing gaps to rollout impact and recovery when things go wrong.

Report Enable Successful Software Installs with New Digital Signing Standards
This guide explores changes to digital signing standards to equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate them effectively for a seamless installation.

Webinar Migrating from heritage installer technologies
Register for the upcoming webinar to learn about best practices for reviewing and updating your installation and deployment strategies, and the risks of maintaining outdated systems.

Best Practices Legacy Software Installers’ Hidden Risks and How to Migrate Them
Learn about the hidden risks of legacy software installers and how they can impact your product’s security, performance, and compliance. This guide reveals common misconceptions and outlines best practices for modernizing your installation strategy.

Webinar Flexibility Meets Scalability: Why Dev Teams Are Moving to InstallShield CLS
Register for the upcoming webinar to learn how InstallShield Cloud License Server (CLS) streamlines cloud integration while supporting on-premise setups.

Data Sheet InstallAnywhere 2026
Create multiplatform installations for physical, virtual and cloud environments.