Hi everyone,
Inno Setup 6.5.1 has been
released. This update fixes an issue with command-line compilation when
using the Compiler IDE and also includes an improvement to the download
functionality.
As a friendly reminder, if you or your
organization benefit from using Inno Setup in a commercial context, we
now kindly ask that you purchase a license. The order page includes an explanation why commercial licenses are now being offered, along with additional information.
Thank you to everyone who has already purchased a license! Your support is vital to our ongoing development.
In case you missed the announcement of 6.5.0 and its highlights, please see below.
Inno Setup remains open source and free for non-commercial use. If you have
donated in the last
two years, you qualify for a free single user license, regardless of the
donated amount. Please see
this Q&A. Thank you very much for your support.
Greetings,
Martijn Laan & Jordan Russell
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Inno Setup 6.5.0 highlights:
- Introducing commercial licenses If
you or your organization benefit from using Inno Setup in a commercial
context, we kindly ask that you purchase a license. Thank you for
helping ensure the continued development of this software. Licenses can
be purchased from our new order page,
which includes more questions and answers. All commercial licenses are
perpetual and require a single payment. They include two years of
updates, major and minor. After this period, your current version will
remain licensed and functional as-is.
- Improved archive extraction
It's now possible to extract password-protected archives, multi-volume
archives, and multiple extra archive formats such as .zip. Additionally,
the [Files] section now
supports archive extraction. Writing Pascal Script to extract an archive
is no longer necessary. All of this is optional and does not increase
the size of Setup if not used.
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Improved file downloads The [Files]
section now supports file downloads. Writing Pascal Script to download a
file is no longer necessary. Archives can be downloaded and extracted
using a single [Files] section entry.
- New signature-verification capability Inno
Setup now includes an integrated signature-verification capability that
can be used to detect corruption or tampering in your files at compile
time, before files are included in an installer being built, or during
installation, before Setup copies external files onto a user's system.
There is no cost involved. Note, however, that these signatures cannot
be used to eliminate an "Unknown publisher" warning message shown by
Windows when an installer or other EXE file is started.
- And many more improvements, such as support for encryption of the entire installation and full dark mode support for the Compiler IDE, and improved support for high-contrast themes and screen readers.