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InstallBuilder 24.3.0 Released Mar 8 2024

InstallBuilder version 24.3.0 has been released. Our engineers have been working on the following improvements and bug fixes:

• Properly detect macOS 13
• Support programmatically disabling buttons
• Improved <getFreeDiskSpace> to gracefully handle...

Backstaff Software acquires InstallBuilder Dec 15 2022

We are excited to announce that Backstaff Software has acquired InstallBuilder from VMware and will take on ongoing development and maintenance of the software.

At Backstaff Software, we are committed to improving and enhancing InstallBuilder and...

InstallBuilder 22.10.0 released Nov 2 2022

InstallBuilder version 22.10.0 has been released. Our engineers have been working on the following improvements and bug fixes:

• Support using HTML values in <infoParameter> for all graphical modes
• Added new <enableGlobMatching> setting to <deleteFile...

InstallBuilder 22.3.0 released May 18 2022

InstallBuilder version 22.3.0 has been released. Our engineers have been working on the following improvements and bug fixes:

• Improved signing errors reporting
• Updated internal dependencies
• Support built-in macOS signing using G2 certificates

InstallBuilder 21.12.0 released Feb 4 2022

InstallBuilder version 21.12.0 has been released. Our engineers have been working on the following improvements and bug fixes:

• Added support for Windows 11 and Windows 2022
• Improved temporary file creation on macOS
• Improved Java versions detection

InstallBuilder 21.9.0 Released Oct 19 2021

InstallBuilder version 21.9.0 has been released. Our engineers have been working on the following improvements and bug fixes:

• Initial support for macOS Monterey
• Support AdoptOpenJDK vendor when autodetecting Java
• Improved visibility of installer...

InstallBuilder 21.6.0 Released Oct 19 2021

InstallBuilder version 21.6.0 has been released. Our engineers have been working on the following improvements and bug fixes:

• Enabled Qt Professional and Professional flavors to build linux-arm32 and linux-arm64
• Updated documentation and updated...

InstallBuilder 20.12.0 Released Dec 29 2020

InstallBuilder now supports MacOS ARM, making it possible to build and run installers on Macs that use the Apple M1 chip. Another improvement is the added initial support for Linux ARM. Here is the full list of changes for version 20.12.0:

• Added...

InstallBuilder 20.9 available for download now Oct 16 2020

InstallBuilder version 20.9.0 has been released. Our engineers have been working on the following improvements and bug fixes:

- Add support for properly detecting macOS Big Sur as running platform

- Improve <portTest> rule to never fail and log errors...

InstallBuilder 20.7.0 Released Aug 21 2020

InstallBuilder 20.7.0 has been released. In addition to minor fixes, it updates internal dependencies and how they are loaded on Windows systems. These improvements solve an internal security vulnerability (more details to follow) so updating to this...