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Building Hello World

Learn how to build your first Adobe AIR application in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional.

Ethan Eismann

Check out what Adobe's Ethan Eismann has to say about bringing distinct brand experiences to the desktop with Adobe AIR.


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Get started with Adobe AIR

Take your rich Intenet experiences to the desktop. Start building Flash applications on AIR—it's easier than you may think.

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Adobe technology platform ActionScript reference for RIA development

Use this guide both as an API reference and a tool to learn about the ActionScript APIs available within Adobe AIR, Flash Player, and the Flex framework.

Featured articles

David Tucker

Sudoku on AIR: Taking a Flash app to the desktop


Discover how you can turn your browser-based Flash application into a desktop application built on Adobe AIR.

Lucas Adamski

Introducing the Adobe AIR security model


Learn more about the rationale behind the AIR security model and what you should consider when building AIR applications.

Todd Prekaski

Digitally signing Adobe AIR applications


Learn how to sign your AIR applications built in Dreamweaver CS3, Flex, or Flash CS3 Professional.

David Tucker

Deploying AIR apps seamlessly with badge install


Explore the options you have to make installing your Adobe AIR apps easier for users.

Adobe Developer Week 2008 recap

Adobe Developer Week 2008 recap

Catch up with the latest trends in building RIAs.

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Adobe AIR Marketplace

Adobe AIR Marketplace

Post your Adobe AIR app to the new Adobe AIR Marketplace for potential customers to download.

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Overview

Introducing Adobe AIR for Flash developers

Get an overview of what Adobe AIR has in store for Flash developers interested in building RIAs on the desktop.

Introducing Adobe AIR

Find out what features you can expect in the first official release of the AIR runtime.

Building and deploying apps

Insult Dueler: Building a Flash game on AIR

Learn how to use ActionScript 3 and the AIR runtime to build an addictive Flash game for the desktop.

Managing AIR updates with ColdFusion 8

Build a system for your application updates that will work in Flash, Flex, or HTML/JavaScript apps built on AIR.


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