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{{Infobox software

| name = Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

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| author = [[Nullsoft]]

| developer = NSIS Team and NSIS Community

| released = {{Start date and age|2000|07|31|df=yes}}<ref>[http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NSIS_1.x_Version_History NSIS 1.x Version History] -– NSIS wiki</ref>

| latest release version = 3.08

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2021|09|25|df=yes}}

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'''Nullsoft Scriptable Install System''' ('''NSIS''') is a script-driven [[installer]] authoring tool for [[Microsoft Windows]] backed by [[Nullsoft]], the creators of [[Winamp]]. NSIS is released under a combination of [[free software licenses]], primarily the [[zlib license]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nsis.sourceforge.net/License |title=NSIS licence page|publisher=NSIS}}</ref> It has become a widely used alternative to [[commercial software|commercial]] [[proprietary software|proprietary]] products like [[InstallShield]], with users including [[Amazon.com (company)|Amazon]], [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]], [[Google]], [[Ubisoft]], [[FL Studio]], [[BitTorrent]], and [[McAfee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Users|title=Users -– NSIS}}</ref>

==History==

NSIS was created to distribute Winamp.<ref>[http://tweakers.net/nieuws/9049/winamp-260-released.html Winamp 2.60 released], From Betanews, 2000-02-14, Tweakers, ''...namely featuring a new 'SuperPiMP' installation system...''</ref> It is based on a previous Nullsoft product, PiMP (plugin Mini Packager), and is also known as SuperPiMP. After [[Software versioning|version]] 2.0a0, the project was moved to [[SourceForge]] where developers outside Nullsoft started working on it on a regular basis. NSIS 2.0 was released approximately two years later.

NSIS version 1 is in many ways similar to the classic [[Windows Installer]], but it supports more compression formats. NSIS version 2 features a new streamlined [[GUI|graphical user interface]] and supports [[LZMA]] compression, multiple languages, and an easy-to-use plugin system.

In January 2006 NSIS was SourceForge's project of the month.<ref>[https://sourceforge.net/blog/potm-2006-01/ SourceForge.net Project of the Month] in January 2006</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opencandy.com/2011/06/09/installer-platform-comparison-making-the-right-choice/ |title=OpenCandy Installer Platform Comparison |access-date=2011-06-27 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627230641/http://www.opencandy.com/2011/06/09/installer-platform-comparison-making-the-right-choice/ |archive-date=27 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Script examples ==

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====Installer interfaces====

Several projects that extend or replace the Modern UI have started in the past few years. Interfaces such as the ExperienceUI and UltraModernUI completely change the style of the installer by skinning it to look like the [[InstallShield]] interface. Other interfaces like installSpiderUI aim for a more minimalistic approach on the visual side of things while maintaining the same level of functionality as the ASD.

===Plugins===

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==References==

{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==