BitRock InstallBuilder

There are numerous operating system platforms in use these days. For home and office usage, more often than not, we find Windows as the standard platform. Similarly, platforms like Linux are normally used by advanced programmers, while the Mac OS-X is the operating system found in Macbooks by apple. All these platforms have different formats for their respective installer file. Hence, it is not an uncommon scenario when users eventually find themselves in need for separate installer files for different platforms. To address this complicated issue, the developers from BitRock have come up with their own innovative solution in the form of BitRock InstallBuilder v.7.1.1, a simple application with which installer files can be created for multiple platforms.

BitRock InstallBuilder v.7.1.1 is an application which facilitates the creation of easy-to-use installer files for various platforms. This application is designed for average to advanced users and the layout is quite thoughtfully designed, keeping in view the requirements of all the popular platforms in use these days. It includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment that can be run on both Windows and Linux. Its primary advantage is that it creates installer files for nearly all commonly used platforms like Windows, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, Linux and Mac OS-X. The installers created with this application provide conventional look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, Gnome, Aqua and KDE. These installers are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and installation time. To reduce the complications, the created installers are single file executable, meaning they can be independently executed without even requiring any external support. For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports collaborative development, source control integration and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts.

BitRock InstallBuilder v.7.1.1 is an application which has a great utility in breaking down a major barrier to the usage of various platforms. The application provides a detailed list of options and preferences of conversion. It supports all the popular platforms. Thus it receives a score of four rating points on the scale of five.

BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use cross platform installers for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows and Mac OS X. BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris, Mac OS X and on any Linux distribution. The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE, Gnome and Aqua and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and installation time. BitRock Installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead. All BitRock installers are truly native code, do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment and provide an intuitive interface on all platforms, even for users without Linux experience. BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment that can be run on Windows and Linux. Create Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux (x86-PPC), AIX, HPUX and Mac OS X installers from a single build environment. For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process. QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application. BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as changing file permissions, substituting text in file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on. BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, graphically and in functionality, and run on GUI, text and unattended modes. An uninstall program is created as part of installation. BitRock Installers are platform and programming language independent.