Create and automate professional MSI and MSIX packages for your application.
Focus on your app, not the installer. Save thousands of hours leaving installer creation to solution created by experts.
Who are you?
Moving away from the Wix Toolset
We used to create MSI packages for our apps with WiX Toolset.
But it was too complex to start.
Maintaining the project was a pain.
Other alternatives were too expensive and overly complicated.
World needed solution that is simple, professional and affordable.
How it works
- Have all your source files you want to install
- Create JSON project file once describing what needs to be installed where
- Run command line “mpdev build”
- Have MSI and MSIX installer packages and distribute to your end-users
Azure Key Vault Explorer is built with Master Packager Dev
“ Master Packager Dev is something that has honestly made it possible for my app to be in the Microsoft Store. Before it, I struggled with makeappx.exe, but now I just run a command, and it’s done. ”
Arthur Thomas IV - Software developer of Azure Key Vault Explorer
Frequently Asked Questions
- Will you be locked in?No, quite the opposite. If you decide to stop building installers with Master Packager Dev, you can stop renewing your subscription and switch to any other solution. Transitioning from Master Packager Dev to another tool will be significantly easier than starting from scratch with others, as you’ll already have all the necessary components and logic in place—just need to recreate them in the new solution. Plus, you’ll have a clear understanding of what the result should look like. Your existing created installers with Master Packager Dev will keep working forever.
- How can I convert my existing other solution project to Master Packager Dev?You can't and you shouldn't. We are fairly confident that your existing project in your current solution is complicated and probably do things developers shouldn't do when creating high-quality installer packages. Just know what files, registries, shortcuts, and other app components you need to install and where and we build out the Master Packager Dev JSON project file from scratch. It's fast. AI chats can help you read our docs and build out the project file. We can help as well. We love building installers. Just ask.
Save your time. Skip learning things you'll only need once.
Installer creation is a time-consuming process that, to done correctly, can take months or even years to learn. Having analyzed over 10,000 installers from thousands of vendors—seeing both the good and the bad let us automatically answer and solve all common questions when building an installer with Master Packager Dev.
Don’t worry about these questions—we’ve got you.
- What are the best practices for installer creation?
- What are the limitations of MSI and MSIX package types?
- What are enterprises requirements for the mass distribution?
- How to automatically create new installer?
- How to create upgrade for previous versions?
- How to do automatic updates?
- Where to get help if I need one?
