AIR sample applications for ActionScript developers

The EchoExample application records a sound, then plays it back simulating an echo using the new ability in AIR 2 to sample microphone data directly. It also demonstrates the use of the SoundTransform object to modify the sound dynamically before playing it back.

This sample application functions as a lightweight desktop search tool for employee information. The application is designed to be easily modified for real-world use, and demonstrates the Adobe AIR embedded SQLite API, File API, offline capabilities, windowing functionality, and binary file support.

FileTile demonstrates two new capabilities in AIR 2: mass storage device detection, and opening files with their default applications. When running, FileTile detects when a storage device (such as a USB drive or a Flip video camera) is connected, and displays the contents of the files on that device. Right-click on images to preview them, or double-click to open files with their default application.

GeoTest lets you throw images around the screen using a built-in physics engine. This application demonstrates how a user with a non-multi-touch system may tests multi-touch APIs. Note: GeoTest does not require a multi-touch device.

HTTPeek is a proxy which demonstrates the new ServerSocket APIs in AIR 2. It listens on a designated port, and proxies HTTP requests while displaying the both the request and response HTTP headers.

When you’re in a hurry, getting access to your calendaring information quickly is essential. With Lineup, you can view and browse your Exchange calendar. Note that this application requires that you have access to and connection information for an Exchange server.

Microphone records and plays back audio locally. It demonstrates a new feature in AIR 2 that lets you write audio locally without requiring a server. You can also speed-up or slow-down the playback speed of the recorded audio.

PhotoPhysics is a multi-touch application that includes a built-in physics engine. Note: PhotoPhysics requires a multitouch device such as an HP TouchSmart PC or a Dell Latitude XT2 running Windows 7.

This sample application enables you to measure the size of objects on your desktop. It leverages several AIR APIs that let you to create, resize, move, and close windows.

This sample application provides a simple user interface for reading, writing, and deleting files stored on Amazon’s S3 data storage services. S3E demonstrates the new drag-and-drop support of remote files using file promises. Please note that you must create an Amazon S3 account to obtain an access key ID and secret access key in order to use this application.

Salesbuilder is a sales force automation application written in Flex and deployed on the Adobe AIR runtime. It demonstrates local persistence using the encrypted, embedded SQLite database, data synchronization, native drag-and-drop support, direct chart manipulation, and includes rich org chart visualization and manipulation and the ability to make and receive phone calls from within the application.

This app gives web developers the ability to look inside a web page. Scout takes advantage of the HTML capabilities of Adobe AIR to inspect a page as it's rendered on the client.

This sample app enables you to draw directly on your desktop using multiple transparent windows and a variety of preset tools. It lets you configure your own drawing tools to highlight specific items currently on the desktop.

SearchCentral lets you search your desktop, Google, or Wikipedia from within a single application. SearchCentral takes advantage of the new native process API to communicate with the Mac OS X Spotlight feature. It also uses the open document API to open files when double-clicked.

ShareFire (formerly Apprise) is an RSS reader that works online and offline. It features automatic categorization by author and topic, OPML import and export of feeds, real-time search, site view and check mark support, advanced sorting, and support for RSS and ATOM. The user interface has been localized into 11 languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Similar to a screensaver, SPF is a Flex-based application that will display a slideshow of images based on a few parameters, including a transition interval, idle interval, and a picture folder. When the slideshow is invoked, it will display images in full screen mode.

SpriteFract demonstrates a mouse-compatible, direct-manipulation interface. It has a built-in physics engine and leverages the new multi-touch APIs. It also uses PixelBender to asynchronously process a large amount of geometry data. Note: SprteFract does not require a multi-touch device. Optional multitouch devices include the HP TouchSmart PC or a Dell Latitude XT2 running Windows 7.

Building notifications into your applications is a powerful way to alert users of critical events such as a new instant message or blog post. Timeslide allows you to display system notifications that fade in and out based on a time interval and a user-specified message.

TouchTest allows you to drag, scale, and rotate images on the screen. This application demonstrates the new multi-touch capabilities in AIR 2. Note: TouchTest requires a multitouch device such as an HP TouchSmart PC or a Dell Latitude XT2 running Windows 7.

This sample application is built on AIR in Flex with less than 300 lines of code. The code is all in MXML, with some ActionScript, and Adobe AIR is used to package and deliver the application. The design could easily be adapted for other document viewer applications.

ZoomExample is a simple demonstration of the zoom, rotate, and pan gestures now supported in AIR 2. If your hardware and your OS support gestures (Mac OS X 10.6 and newer with multitouch trackpads, and Windows 7 running on touch-enabled hardware), you can zoom, rotate, and pan the image in the demo.

This sample application provides search capability for the Flickr website combined with a 3D layout to provide a more interesting way to browse the images. It also has a tag cloud that allows you to find related images. This application uses the new AIR 1.5 3D transformations on a transparent background.

Sudoku is the Adobe AIR verison of a browser-based Sudoku game created by Bob Sander-Cederlof. Giorgio Natili migrated the browser-based version, which is written entirely in ActionScript 3, to AIR without modifying the original code—but he made some updates to improve the desktop experience powered by AIR.