Install4j Licensing

  With a 60-day evaluation license you can integrate install4j into your build process before purchasing it. The evaluation period can be renewed until you actually start distributing installers.

install4j licenses can be purchased easily and securely online. We accept a large variety of payment methods including credit cards, checks and purchase orders. Pricing information is available online.

  install4j licenses are either
  • Per-developer licenses
    With one license a single user is allowed to install install4j on multiple machines.

    For automated builds, you have to ensure that the install4j IDE is not running when running your build, otherwise the GUI will terminate and the build will fail.

  • Floating licenses
    A floating license purchase includes a license server which allows a maximum concurrent user count. An arbitrary number of developers may install install4j.

    A floating license includes an unlimited number of automated build agents.

install4j comes in two editions

  • Windows Edition
    This edition can only generate installers for Microsoft Windows. The install4j IDE and the command line compiler themselves can run on other supported platforms as well.
  • Multi-Platform Edition
    This edition can generate installers for all supported platforms.

Please read the included file license.txt to learn more about the scope of the license. For licensing questions, please contact [email protected].

  You can enter your license key by invoking Help->Enter license key from install4j's main menu. To make it easier for you to enter the license key, you can use the Paste from clipboard button, after copying any text fragment which contains the license key to your system clipboard. If a valid license key can be found in the clipboard content, it is extracted and displayed in the dialog.

If a license has been entered, the licensing information is visible in the about dialog (Help->About install4j). The install4j command line compiler also prints licensing information except when invoked with the quiet option.

Your license contains the information whether is is a license for the Multi-Platform or Windows edition. If the evaluation mode is different than the scope of your license, you will have to restart install4j.