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| Original author(s) | Rob Mensching, Microsoft |
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| Developer(s) | .NET Foundation |
| Initial release | 5 April 2004 |
| Stable release | 5.0.0
/ 5 April 2024 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C++, C# |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Software development tools |
| License | Microsoft Reciprocal License |
| Website | wixtoolset |
Windows Installer XML Toolset (WiX, pronounced "wicks") is a free software toolset that builds Windows Installer packages from XML. It consists of a command-line environment that developers may integrate into their build processes to build MSI and MSM packages. WiX was the first Microsoft project to be released under an open-source license, the Common Public License.[1][2] It was also the first Microsoft project to be hosted on an external website.[1]
After its release in 2004, Microsoft has used WiX to package Office 2007, SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005/2008, and other products.[3][2]
WiX includes Votive, a Visual Studio add-in that allows creating and building WiX setup projects using the Visual Studio IDE. Votive supports syntax highlighting and IntelliSense for .wxs source files and adds a WiX setup project type .wixproj to Visual Studio.[4]
- ^ a b Lawson, Stephen (6 April 2004). "Microsoft goes open source with WiX tool". Computerworld. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ a b Bisson, Simon (2021-12-01). "Using WiX to build Windows installers". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Robbins, John (18 October 2007). "WiX: Hints for New Users (Part 1 of 3)". Wintellect. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Ramirez, Nick (2010-10-18). WiX: A Developer's Guide to Windows Installer XML : Create a Hassle-free Installer for Your Windows Software Using WiX. Packt Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84951-373-9.