@skyfalcode/electron-forge-maker-inno-setup

An Electron Forge maker that builds Windows installers using Inno Setup.

This package integrates with Electron Forge’s make pipeline and generates/compiles an Inno Setup (.iss) script using @skyfalcode/inno-setup, producing a .exe installer as the output artifact.

⚠️ Credits
This project is a wrapper/automation layer around Inno Setup, which is developed and maintained by Jordan Russell and Martijn Laan.
Inno Setup itself is not created by this package — all credit for the installer system belongs to its original authors.

Features

• Electron Forge maker for Windows installers (.exe)
• Generates .iss scripts programmatically
• Compiles scripts using ISCC (Inno Setup Compiler)
• Optional automatic download & silent install of Inno Setup when ISCC is not available
• Works nicely in CI/build pipelines

Requirements

• Windows (Inno Setup is Windows-only)
• Electron Forge v7+ (Node.js >= 16.4.0) :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
• Inno Setup installed or allow this maker to download/install it automatically

Installation

npm install --save-dev @skyfalcode/electron-forge-maker-inno-setup

Usage

Add the maker to your Forge config (example using forge.config.js):

module.exports = {
  makers: [
    {
      name: "@skyfalcode/electron-forge-maker-inno-setup",
      config: {
        ISCC: {
          /**
           * If ISCC is not found, download and install Inno Setup temporarily.
           * - true: use the default download URL from @skyfalcode/inno-setup
           * - string/URL: use a custom installer URL
           * - object: advanced options
           */
          download: {
            uninstall: true
          }
        },

        /**
         * Partial .iss script options. The maker merges these with defaults
         * derived from Electron Forge (AppName/AppVersion/OutputDir/etc).
         */
        ScriptOptions: {
          Setup: {
            /* Example: DefaultDirName: "{pf}\\MyApp" */
          },

          Files: [
            /* Example: { Source: "dist\\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ["recursesubdirs"] } */
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
};

Run:

npm run make

The maker returns the generated installer path as the output artifact.

Notes

• This maker targets win32 and only runs on Windows.
• If ISCC is already installed and available in PATH, it will be used automatically.
• If ISCC is not found and ISCC.download is enabled, the maker can download + install Inno Setup silently into a temp directory and (optionally) uninstall afterwards.

Credits

This package is built on top of Inno Setup:

• Official website: https://jrsoftware.org/
• Product info: https://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
• Documentation: https://jrsoftware.org/ishelp/

Inno Setup is developed and maintained by:

• Jordan Russell
• Martijn Laan

All rights and credit for Inno Setup belong to its authors.

License

MIT — see the LICENSE file for details.