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Aptana Studio + Adobe AIR

Aptana Studio plugin for Adobe® AIRTM 1.0 application development

An integrated development environment for creating Adobe AIRTM (formerly code-named Apollo) applications. Adobe AIR allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (HTML, JavaScript, Ajax, Flash, and Flex) to build and deploy rich Internet applications (RIA's) to the desktop. Compatible with Aptana Studio 1.1+.

"We are delighted with Aptana Studio's support for Adobe AIR. Ajax developers using Aptana Studio 1.1 and Adobe AIR can now build advanced rich Internet applications that deploy on the desktop and run consistently across operating systems. In addition, Ajax developers will save time building applications on Adobe AIR with Aptana's many productivity features including the AIR application export wizard and advanced Ajax code hinting. Aptana is making it easy to build Ajax-based applications for Adobe AIR." -Rob Christensen, Senior Product Manager of Adobe AIR

Watch the 'Developing on Adobe AIR with Aptana Studio' video on Adobe's web site or Aptana's Jaxer on AIR screencast.

New Aptana Studio Pro feature now available for the Adobe AIR plugin. Watch the screencast to find out more.

Step 1: Select Edition of Aptana Studio

Visit the product page and download and install the version of Aptana Studio right for you: (click the image below:)

You'll need to select the Professional or Community Edition, and choose to install Aptana Studio as a standalone product or a plugin into Eclipse.

Step 2: Install Adobe AIRTM Support

Follow the steps on the Aptana Start Page when
Studio first opens (watch the screencast):
Check out our forums and come and discuss our Adobe AIR support!

Aptana Studio Features

  • Free and open source; cross-platform, stand-alone product or Eclipse plug-in
  • File and project-based workflow with integrated FTP/SFTP
  • Real-time, Wiki-based online help; Studio translated into multiple languages
  • Scriptable using JavaScript ("Aptana Monkey")
  • Backed by full-time developers; well over a million combined downloads
  • Deep support (including cross-browser tips) for JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • Syntax highlighting, auto completion, code assist, error reporting, etc.
  • Full support for JavaScript and CSS embedded within HTML; unified outlining
  • Works with any JavaScript, incl. all Ajax libraries
  • JavaScript debugger with live Firebug integration

Aptana Features for Adobe AIRTM

  • Adobe AIR Project contains all necessary files for out-of-the box launching of Adobe AIR applications
  • Export wizard for bundling and deploying Adobe AIR applications
  • Support for running parts of your Adobe AIR application on the server using Jaxer
  • Easy import of Ajax libraries into Adobe AIR projects
  • Integrated content assist for the Adobe AIR SDK
  • Includes the Adobe AIR runtime and SDK
  • Certificate creation and management for signing Adobe AIR applications
  • Help and online documentation
  • Adobe AIR samples that can be previewed or imported as project

Adobe® AIRTM Features

  • Create desktop applications using HTML/JS/CSS
  • Support creation of transparent HTML windows. Developer can now create semi-transparent non-rectangular shaped HTML/JS based applications
  • Local file system access. Applications can access and leverage local file system via File I/O API once installed
  • Network detection API's
  • Server monitoring framework-allows detection for server availability to support offline and occasionally connected applications
  • Support cross platform icons
  • Application update API's
  • Multiple-window support
  • Drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste
  • Supports running popular Ajax frameworks