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One project. Every format you need.

Setup installer, self-extracting archive, or a flexible branded bundle — Paquet Builder is the mix that does everything. One .pbpx project, every distribution format, x86 / x64 / ARM64.

A self-extracting archive welcome screen built with Paquet Builder

Three formats.
One project file.

Switch between output types without recreating anything — the project knows your files, components, and branding, and re-uses them across every format you build.

A real Setup Installer built with Paquet Builder showing a branded Welcome screen with Back / Next / Cancel buttons
Full Windows install

Setup Installer

The full experience — wizard dialogs, registry entries, shortcuts, uninstaller, Program Files. When your users expect a proper Windows installer, this is it.

An SFX (self-extracting) archive asking the user to choose an extraction folder at runtime
Portable & self-extracting

SFX Archive

A standalone .exe that drops files wherever the user picks. No install, no registry, no uninstaller — perfect for portable apps, SDK bundles, and one-off distributions.

A Paquet Builder Package at runtime displaying a rich-text Readme screen with formatted content
The mix that does everything

Package

Paquet Builder's signature format — a flexible bundle that scales from a branded file extractor to a full installer. Pick exactly the features you need, nothing you don't.

Configure each format independently.

Every output type has its own settings — dialogs, extraction paths, branding, compression. Flip between them without starting over, or build every format at once with a single build command.

One project, every format
Switch output type with a dropdown. Your files, components, variables, and branding stay put — no recreation, no parallel projects.
Per-format settings
Each format keeps its own dialogs, extraction paths, compression profile, and branding — tuned independently, built from the same source.
Every Windows, every arch
Targets Windows XP through Windows 11 — x86, x64, and ARM64 — from a single project. Enterprise rollouts and legacy support both covered.
Paquet Builder project-type picker — Setup Installer, Self-Extracting Archive, or Package

Start a new project, pick your format — everything else follows from the same source files.

Typical LZMA2 + solid result

75% smaller
Uncompressed bundle 48.0 MB
LZMA2, solid archive 12.0 MB

Example: a 48 MB .NET application bundle compressed with LZMA2 and solid archive mode. Your ratio will vary with file type — text and source files compress hardest, already-compressed media the least.

Smaller packages.
Faster downloads, fewer bytes.

LZMA2, solid archive mode, and multi-threaded compression squeeze every byte out of your distribution. Tune the balance between build time and final size — globally, or per file.

  • Multiple algorithms — LZMA2, LZMA, Deflate, and store-only for pre-compressed files
  • Configurable compression levels — per-file or global
  • Multi-threaded encoding on modern CPUs — faster builds, same ratio

Solid compression — the quiet superpower

Groups similar files together and compresses them as a single block. On repositories full of small text or source files, it shaves another 20–50% off what file-by-file compression would produce.

Distribution, on your terms.

Download Paquet Builder and ship in whichever format fits the job — installer, SFX, or the mix that does everything.