Getting started with Adobe AIR for HTML/JavaScript developers
Requirements
User level
Beginning
HTML applications are built using a standards-based markup language, delivered as text, and interpreted at runtime. Most complex HTML applications incorporate JavaScript and an open source Ajax framework. Typical applications that the HTML/Ajax developer community has built on AIR include network clients, desktop versions of productivity applications built for the browser, offline management of information.
Follow these steps to start building your first HTML/Ajax application on Adobe AIR:
- Download the Adobe AIR runtime. You need the runtime to launch AIR applications.
- Choose your preferred development environment:
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5
- Text Editor / Adobe AIR SDK
- Familiarize yourself with the core concepts of developing and deploying applications for the desktop:
Note: The AIR SDK includes all the tools you need to test and package AIR applications.
Next steps
Learn more
- Introducing Adobe AIR for Ajax developers
- Developing AIR Applications with HTML and Ajax
- Adobe AIR for JavaScript Developers (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Working with the sandbox bridges
- HTML Developer's Guide for AIR
- AIR tutorials for HTML/JavaScript developers
