Command-line tool

makensis

brew/makensis

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System to create Windows installers

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/nsis

macOS

brew install makensis

Linux

brew install makensis

Compile an NSIS script

makensis path/to/file.nsi

Compile an NSIS script in strict mode (treat warnings as errors)

makensis -WX path/to/file.nsi

Display help for a specific command

makensis -CMDHELP command

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