AIR development tools

The Adobe® AIR® runtime includes both the WebKit HTML and Adobe Flash® engines, enabling you to build applications using HTML, JavaScript, Flash Professional, or Flex. Because Adobe AIR supports these technologies equally, you can use the tools with which you are already familiar to build web applications in the browser.

Download the software, software development kits (SDKs), extensions, and frameworks you need to build, package, and deploy AIR applications in your preferred development environment.

Adobe tools with integrated support for Adobe AIR

Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 (supports AIR mobile development)

Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 software provides integrated support for delivering interactive experiences on the desktop with Adobe AIR.

Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 (supports AIR mobile development)

Adobe Flash Builder® 4.5 software, an Eclipse™ based IDE, provides integrated support for delivering rich Internet applications (RIAs) outside the browser with Adobe AIR. Flash Builder 4.5 includes support for Adobe AIR enhanced capabilities.

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5

Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5.5 software provides integrated support for delivering web applications on the desktop with Adobe AIR. The Adobe AIR extension for Dreamweaver CS5.5 enables the use of Adobe AIR enhanced capabilities.

Adobe Fireworks CS5.5

You can package and preview AIR application files from within Adobe Fireworks® CS5.5 software for delivering web applications on the desktop with Adobe AIR.

Adobe RoboHelp 9

Adobe RoboHelp® 9 software provides integrated support for publishing online help on the desktop with Adobe AIR. The generated AIR application includes a table of contents, an index, a glossary, search, multiple topic tabs, RSS feeds, bookmarking, and a social commenting platform. Download a sample application.

SDKs

Flex SDK (supports AIR mobile development)

If you prefer working with a text editor or another development environment, the free Flex SDK has all you need to build and deploy applications for the Adobe Flash Player or AIR runtime using the open source Flex framework. Flex developers should review the How to overlay the AIR SDK for use with the Flex SDK TechNote.

Adobe AIR SDK (supports AIR mobile development)

If you prefer working with a text editor or another development environment, the free Adobe AIR SDK provides the tools you need to package and deploy Adobe AIR applications built using HTML, JavaScript, or Flash.

Next steps

• Download Adobe AIR now
• Download the free AIR SDK
• Download AIR development tools
• Get AIR applications
• Learn more about RIAs
• Get support