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Advanced Installer vs Qt Installer Framework: catalog facts
Advanced Installer	Qt Installer Framework
Paid Paid licences with a 30-day full-featured free trial and no credit card required.	Free Free under the GPL-3.0 with a Qt exception; commercial Qt users also get it.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
MSI and MSIX packaging in one tool Repackager for converting existing applications	One configuration builds installers for Windows, macOS and Linux Supports online installers and later updates
Windows only Full features require a paid licence	Download requires a Qt Account Configuration and scripting take time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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