What is FinalBuilder?

Software projects are inherently complex, and creating a software build process can be fraught with errors and oversights. FinalBuilder is a powerful Automated Build & Release Management tool that simplifies software build automation.

By packaging an extensive library of actions into a graphical IDE, FinalBuilder equips you to define and maintain a reliable build process. You don't have to concoct complex batch files, script or XML to overcome manual builds. Focus on developing great software and let FinalBuilder automate your build process.

FinalBuilder's built-in library offers more than 600 actions, to:

• Check in/out & label files with your Version Control System;
• Compile applications from source code;
• Compile setup/installer programs and help files;
• Send build notifications via email, news servers, ICQ and MSN;
• Run automated tests with your existing testing tools;
• Schedule daily or nightly builds;
• FTP files to/from servers;
• Burn CD's & DVD's or create an ISO image;
• Handle errors, run multiple tasks in parallel, and dynamically change the build flow;
• and much more.

For a complete list of actions in FinalBuilder, see the FinalBuilder Feature Matrix

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Why use FinalBuilder?

Traditionally, batch files, XML based build tools or general purpose scripting tools have been used to automate builds. The result of these methods is a build process which is typically difficult to maintain, difficult for people to understand and which suffers from a lack of proper error handling. It also takes a long time to create a reliable batch file or script which automates the entire build process. A visual automated build tool with all the functionality of FinalBuilder makes it quick and easy to define, debug, maintain and run a reliable build process.

FinalBuilder will:

• Save time and money - automated builds are typically much quicker than manual builds, sometimes cutting something that took a day down to minutes.
• Allow anyone in the team to run a build - FinalBuilder is so easy to use, so you'll no longer need a "build guru" to create, maintain and run your builds.
• Improve the quality of your releases - FinalBuilder cuts the human error factor substantially by automating boring and repetitive tasks.
• Record what was built and when - FinalBuilder logs the output from all the tools it calls, and the logs from previous builds are archived.

Get FinalBuilder Server Free

Access to FinalBuilder Server, VSoft's automated build and continuous integration server, is included free with every FinalBuilder Professional edition license.

FinalBuilder Server uses FinalBuilder as its build engine, so the number of build servers you can have running FinalBuilder Server is restricted only by the number of FinalBuilder Professional licenses you have available for build machines.

One FinalBuilder Server User license is also included with each Professional edition license. Additional user licenses are available for purchase, so your entire team can enjoy FinalBuilder Server.

Learn more

Feature Tour

Take the Feature Tour to get in-depth information about all of FinalBuilder's great features.

Download

If you want to explore FinalBuilder for yourself, download the free evaluation.

Feature Matrix

For the complete list of everything in each edition of FinalBuilder, see the Feature Matrix.

Demos

Watch a demo to learn more about the core FinalBuilder concepts.