Dispatcher: Freeware Edition for Windows

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Developer’s Description

Create updaters (binary-diff-patching) and installers for your software.

Dispatcher fully takes care of deploying your software to your website. It creates Installers and Auto-Updaters, so your users never have to manually check for updates again. Just tell Dispatcher a little about your software and your website (many free webhosts supported), and it will bundle a customized Updater with your software, and create an Installer for you. You can also use Dispatcher with another Installer-creation software, if you wish. When you are ready to release a new version of your software, just tell Dispatcher, and it will create binary patch update data, and upload it to your website for you. Nothing more is required for your users to automatically (after user-confirmation) be updated to your latest version. No more making your users download the full installer every time. Patches can be as small as 200 bytes! The Updater can be used by your software in any way you wish: Run it silently, only showing itself if updates are available, or have it run before your program, or just use it to add a "Check for updates" feature to your software.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: August 18, 2011

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 2011.08.07

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 7
Windows XP
Windows 10
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows Server
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 923

Downloads Last Week: 0

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4.5/5

2 User Votes

An amazing program for creating automatic patches.
GoldenSonic3000January 20, 2010
Pros
One of the best parts of this program is the fact that everything is automatic. You basically go through a wizard-like setup to create a project, add versions, and release the patch. It even automatically uploads it for you.
Cons
Take a moment to read through stuff and watch the step through video on his website. Things might seem a tad unpredictable otherwise. You should try to learn how to use it before you start messing around with stuff to avoid frustration.
Summary
Bottom-line, this is a fantastic program. It's very small and straight to the point. It creates a very nice visual interface for you to see exactly what's going on in the whole process, but at no point do you ever need to sit down and get your hands dirty. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who is serious about create any piece of software that they know will be frequently updated after release. I give it 5 stars.
Excellent functionality; excellent support/feedback
kpailabsApril 13, 2009
Pros
This product filled a gap. Very helpful dialog with the development team. Even if you don't put the software into production, it is worth having a look to understand the concepts. The product creates installers and updaters - which is what I needed.
Cons
Considering the price, this is good value. Yes, there are some other features I'd like to see, but I'd expect to pay more (much more!) to see those features.
Summary
Professional Edition (which I purchased) is great value, even if you just need to understand how this type of tool works. I plan to use this product in a production application in the near future. It met a need, replacing several person-weeks of coding and testing.