TiddlyInstall: A universal, reusable, install system
TiddlyInstall is a universal installation system that generates native installers for Windows, Linux, and macOS directly from a GitHub repository. The tool operates as a single HTML file that bundles the installer logic, allowing users to create signed installers without requiring a server or complex build frameworks. It ensures system stability by isolating each application and its dependencies into unique folders, preventing conflicts between different software installations.
- ▪TiddlyInstall creates real installers using NSIS for Windows and POSIX shell scripts for Linux and macOS.
- ▪The entire product is contained in a single HTML file that can be saved locally to function without a network server.
- ▪Each application is installed into its own isolated folder with hashed names to prevent dependency conflicts.
- ▪The system supports runtimes for Python, Node.js, and Ruby, selecting the newest compatible version for the target machine.
- ▪Signatures are applied to the installer program itself to verify its integrity, rather than to the specific software being installed.
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| Original publisher | Github |
| Canonical URL | https://robertsdotpm.github.io/_static/tiddlyinstall.html |
| Publication time | Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:29:48 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-26T02:35:59.491Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-26T02:35:59.491Z |
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| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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01 What it is Real installers for Windows, Linux and macOS, straight from a GitHub repo. No freezing and no bundlers that break. We install your project's real runtime and dependencies into a folder of its own, then install your project against them. Windows installers are built with NSIS, and on Linux and macOS the installer is one POSIX shell script with no framework to install. Make an installer Write an app Output.exe · .run · .zip Languages13, plus your own runtime Oldest targetWindows XP · glibc 2.17 Linux · macOS 10.9 This pageOne HTML file, no server, no network Before it changes anything install_python_requests.exe Ready Installsrequests 2.32.3, from github.com/psf/requests v2.32.3 RuntimePython 3.14.7 - newest that runs on this computer IntoC:\ti\k3m9q2x7v4p8\ Signed byMatthew…
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