The Linux version of Adobe AIR, is now available. You can download Adobe AIR for Linux.

Adobe AIR 1.5, a key component of the Adobe Flash(R) Platform enables Web developers to use HTML, JavaScript, ActionScript and the free open source Flex framework to deliver Web applications outside the browser. Now with no additional efforts, developers can use Adobe Air application to create compelling software applications that are available on Linux and also window and Mac operating systems.

Using Adobe AIR, millions of Web developers can now be Linux developers  with little effort and no additional costs companies can now target emerging markets and a broad set of new devices where Linux is growing in popularity.

AIR 1.5 includes functionality introduced in Adobe Flash Player 10, such as support for custom filters and effects, native 3D transformation and animation and extensible rich text layout. Offering new features and performance improvements to create more expressive AIR applications, Adobe AIR 1.5 incorporates the open source WebKit HTML engine and now accelerates application performance with “SquirrelFish,” the new WebKit JavaScript interpreter. It also includes a new encrypted database that meets enterprise security compliance requirements while storing data more securely on customers’ computers. It is a key element of the Adobe Flash Platform, a complete system of integrated tools, frameworks, clients and servers to develop Web applications, content and video that runs consistently across operating systems and devices.

Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux is available immediately as a free download here . It is also available for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

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