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Wise Installation Studio 9 is a powerful, professional setup authoring platform designed to build, manage, and deploy Windows Installer packages across today’s enterprise environments. Combining a modernized architecture with the classic reliability Wise is known for, Wise Installation Studio gives you full control over creation, validation, automation, testing, and distribution of Windows installers.
From small internal deployments to enterprise-scale software delivery pipelines, Wise Installation Studio 9 provides the tools you need to author, validate, and distribute MSIs with precision.
Built for Today’s Microsoft Ecosystem
Wise Installation Studio 9 is fully aligned with the modern Windows world, supporting:
- Modern .NET runtimes
- Native x64 and ARM64 systems
- Secure cloud-connected services
- Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server platforms
It’s engineered to match modern deployment expectations while preserving enterprise-grade control and reliability.
Centralized Software Intelligence
Wise Software Repository™
Bring your organization’s software into one central platform:
- Maintain a unified database of files, registry entries, components, and merge modules
- Track application metadata such as owners, versions, and licenses
- Manage package dependencies and install order
- Store and link patch files to their related MSIs
- Distribute completed packages for testing, approval, and deployment
Universal Import
Import external setup programs—even when the original project file no longer exists—and bring them into a centralized, standardized packaging system.
Simplified Installer Authoring
Wise Installation Studio 9 simplifies the MSI authoring process without limiting power:
- Graphical Installation Expert for step-by-step authoring
- Advanced setup editor for full control of features, dialogs, tables, and properties
- Built-in scripting engine for advanced install logic and security routines
- Merge module authoring and reuse for third-party runtimes
- SQL Server configuration page for database-driven deployments
- Web services configuration for application hosting
Pre-built templates allow you to reuse proven design patterns and enforce consistency across packages.
Modern Installer Design Experience
Take control of both logic and presentation:
- Visual dialog preview and theme designer
- Editable fonts and UI styling
- Custom dialog creation with advanced UI controls
- Resource manager to control icons, images, and binary assets
- Multi-language deployment (6 built-in languages + optional packs for 20 more)
Automation and Build Acceleration
Eliminate bottlenecks with powerful build tools:
- Clean build environments for consistency and compliance
- Version-controlled source integration
- Macro automation for repetitive tasks
Wise Installation Studio integrates cleanly into enterprise DevOps toolchains.
Enterprise Validation and Testing
Ensure reliability before deployment:
- Custom validation rule creation
- Validation wizard and MSI conformance testing
- Test-run installations without modifying your development system
- Installation logic preview and flow testing
Deployment and Distribution
Built-in tools ensure your software reaches machines securely and efficiently:
- Web-based deployment with WebDeploy™
- Automatic update and patch delivery
- Patch creation via differential binary comparison
- Digital signing support
- Multi-release management (full, evaluation, demo from one project)
- Flexible media output formats
Download Wise Installation Studio
Download Wise Installation Studio at Wise Customer Connect. You must have a current license to download.
Register for the CTP
Wise Installation Studio is a Windows Installer Designer IDE, currently in the development phase, and we are offering beta testing licenses for developers wanting to test the next generation of Setup Designers. Anyone who tests and offers ideas or bug reports will get a 30% discount on your first license. Click here to register for the beta.
Download the Wise Installation Studio Feature Matrix
Want to see what edition you want to purchase, Standard, Professional or Enterprise? This document will get you the quick rundown of what edition contains what features.