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Adobe AIR

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On this page, we will review Adobe AIR.

What is Adobe AIR

Adobe AIR (codenamed Apollo) runtime enables developers to use HTML, JavaScript, Adobe Flash software, and ActionScript to build web applications that run as standalone client applications without the constraints of a browser. This supports AIR files for installation. Adobe AIR's logo history falls under Adobe's Flash Player logo history, having similar logos. Adobe AIR was discontinued at the same time that Flash Player was discontinued, on January 1st, 2021.

How to use Adobe AIR past 2021

You can download the most recent version of Adobe AIR here, or install older versions.

If you need to uninstall it, open Command Prompt or Run in Windows, use path to AdobeAIRInstaller.exe -uninstall and enter. Otherwise, use this Microsoft blog post.