makensis

Install command: 
brew install makensis

Also known as: nsis

System to create Windows installers

https://nsis.sourceforge.net/

License: Zlib

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/makensis.json

Formula code: makensis.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 3.13

Depends on when building from source:

mingw-w64 14.0.0 Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers
scons 4.11.1 Substitute for classic 'make' tool with autoconf/automake functionality

Binaries: makensis

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days16,699
Downloads181,562
Analytics install events (30 days)1,724
Downloads / install events (30 days)9.7×

Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-12T00:54:38Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-13 to 2026-11-12. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.

Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs1,7184,0037,548
Installs (--HEAD)6715
Installs on Request1,7174,0027,546
Installs on Request (--HEAD)6715
Build Errors17