SFX Tool

SFX Tool is a user-friendly application that creates setup kits for applications. It comes in handy to software developers who don't want to spend a lot of time using complicated tools to wrap up their products.

The interface is based on a wizard-like layout, where you can get started by adding the files and folders you want to include in the installer, as well as establish the output name, destination directory, and compression method (LZMA best or fast, BZip2, ZLib).

Several advanced options are available as well. For example, you can add directories recursively and include subdirectories, ask SFX Tool to preserve file attributes, as well as create an uninstaller, register it to the Control Panel, and link it to the Start menu.

SFX Tool is able to display a background window, user-selected license terms, and shortcuts. Other options enable you to run an application, show a Readme file and load a hyperlink on installer completion, run a secondary executable, activate multilingual support, as well as customize background colors and images.

The program has a good response time and creates an installer rapidly, while running on a very low quantity of CPU and RAM. Although it has not been updated for a long time, we have not experienced any issues running SFX Tool on newer operating systems. It serves its purpose while offering plenty of customization preferences.