Automate Your Application Packaging with PACE Suite

PACE Suite is an intelligent and simple application packaging tool with a wide range of features for all application packaging tasks. Evaluate the tool now! Test all functions unlimited during the 21-day assessment. Request a trial

PACE Suite Key Features

Simple conversion of existing installers

Wizards will help to convert your existing installation to MSI, MSIX or any other supported package format with minimal effort and time.

Advanced MSI and MSIX authoring

Edit content and settings of your packages with the help of comprehensive editing tools with multiple wizards.

Packages of different formats from a single project

Build MSI, MST, MSIX, APPX, APPV, THINAPP from the same project and use that project to change resource and generate a new version of the package.

Repackaging on VM & Containers

Intelligent capturing engine: manual and automatic modes, locally or across multiple VMs. Repackaging in Windows Sandbox and Docker.

Built-in support of PSF

Quickly integrate required PSF fixups into MSIX packages of legacy applications to run in an MSIX container.

Broader Deployment

Convert app installation files into IntuneWin format. Wrap your installations with the PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit framework.

Command-line for automation

Use the command-line interface to automate packaging tasks with your batch scripts.

Intuitive and friendly UI

The product UI is designed to meet expectations of both newbies and experts, and usually doesn’t require reading tons of documentation.

MSI Build in CI/CD

Build MSI installer for your app from the command line
Harvest the dynamic set of files when building MSI

Use the simple wizard that helps non-MSI engineers configure a project
Customize of the project via UI

Repackaging

Capture on localhost
Capture on remote VM (VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle VirtualBox)
Run repackaging in automated or manual mode
Continue repackaging after system restart
Capture permission changes
Automatically filter out the captured system noise

Manage custom user-defined exclusion filters
Configuration of scanned areas
Detect hidden or wrapped MSI installations
Run repackaging functions from the batch script
Include/exclude captured resources at any time
Create and reuse system snapshots

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MSIX / APPX

Create MSIX/APPX from scratch
Convert existing installer into MSIX/APPX
Combine packages into bundle
Create modification package
Edit existing MSIX/APPX
Manage package appearance
Edit package identity properties
Manage package architecture
Author package files and folders

Manage package apps
Apply Package Support Framework fixups
Apply Package Support Framework fixups
Define the supported platforms
Edit package manifest directly
Digitally sign the package
Generate AppInstaller file
Undo/Redo any changes during package editing
Test MSIX against the Microsoft Store and Desktop Bridge requirements

Windows Installer (MSI, MST, etc.)

Create MSI from scratch
Convert existing installer into MSI
Apply profile-based packaging rules to MSI
Create customization and response MST
Create MSP packages
Create and import MSM
Compare two MSI packages
Undo/Redo any changes during package editing
Automate MSI editing with Active Scripting
Deploy package to SCCM
Run ICE validation
Test MSI for compliance with the Desktop App Certification Program
Author package files, registry and their permissions
Register Fonts

Author standard and custom actions
Install and manage Windows services
Manage environment variables
Integrate Device Drivers
Author ODBC
Run System search (AppSearch)
Close app, processes on install/uninstall
Manage MSI Upgrades
Control Media settings
Digitally sign the package
Edit MSI tables directly with reference tracking
Generate a package documentation and complexity report
Generate install/repair/uninstall batch scripts

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APPV & ThinApp Packages

APPV

Create APPV from scratch
Convert existing installer into APPV
Edit resources of existing APPV
Author package files and registry
Control virtualization levels
Author package apps, shortcuts, FTA
Specify target OS
Select Primary Virtual Application Directory (PVAD)
Control APPV streaming options

ThinApp

Create THINAPP from scratch
Author package files and registry
Author package entry points
Select primary data container
Define compression settings
Select file system isolation mode
Choose sandbox location
Specify inventory name and build details

Advantages of PACE Suite

Derive real benefits of PACE Suite — one of the most proper application packaging tools for your business: Reduce delivery costs; Automate and optimize the work of application packaging engineers; Ensure high quality and integrity of packages; Support easy distribution of software across an organization; Get reliable technical support from dedicated experts; Deliver apps to end-users faster.

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