FlashDevelop Alternatives

FlashDevelop is described as 'Free and open source (MIT license) code editor for Actionscript (2 and 3), Flex (MXML) and HaXe' and is a IDE in the development category. There are nine alternatives to FlashDevelop for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Eclipse apps. The best FlashDevelop alternative is Stencyl, which is free. Other great apps like FlashDevelop are KoolMoves, Haxe Develop, Wonderfl and Minibuilder.

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FlashDevelop is a free and open source (MIT license) code editor for Actionscript (2 and 3), Flex (MXML) and HaXe.

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FlashDevelop alternatives page was last updated Jun 17, 2019
  1. Stencyl icon
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    Stencyl isn't your average game creation software; it's a gorgeous, intuitive toolset that accelerates your workflow and then gets out of the way. We take care of the essentials, so you can focus on what's important - making your game yours.

    101 Stencyl alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Stencyl Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Drag and Drop
    3.  Drag and Drop Editor
    4.  Visual Programming
    Stencyl iconFlashDevelop Icon

    Stencyl VS FlashDevelop

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    • Stencyl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to FlashDevelop.

    • Stencyl is the most popular free alternative to FlashDevelop.

    • Stencyl is Freemium and ProprietaryFlashDevelop is Free and Open Source
  2. KoolMoves icon
     6 likes

    KoolMoves is a web animation authoring tool that creates Flash animations with multimedia slide shows, media players, and action scripting and frames for animated gifs. Create text effects, import vector clipart, attach wav audio, fill shapes with color gradients or bitmaps, add...

    24 KoolMoves alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    KoolMoves Features

    1.  Support for Javascript
    KoolMoves iconFlashDevelop Icon

    KoolMoves VS FlashDevelop

    Is KoolMoves a good alternative to FlashDevelop?
     
    • KoolMoves is the most popular commercial alternative to FlashDevelop.

    • KoolMoves is Paid and ProprietaryFlashDevelop is Free and Open Source
  3. Haxe Develop icon
     5 likes

    HaxeDevelop offers first class support for Haxe development: great and fast code completion & code generation, refactoring, projects compilation, debugging, plenty of project templates, etc.

    1 Haxe Develop alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Haxe Develop iconFlashDevelop Icon

    Haxe Develop VS FlashDevelop

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    • Haxe Develop is the most popular Open Source alternative to FlashDevelop.

    • Haxe Develop is Free and Open SourceFlashDevelop is also Free and Open Source
  4. Wonderfl icon
     7 likes

    wonderfl is a service where you can build Flash(swf) online.

    8 Wonderfl alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Wonderfl iconFlashDevelop Icon

    Wonderfl VS FlashDevelop

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    • Wonderfl is the most popular Web-based alternative to FlashDevelop.

    • Wonderfl is Free and ProprietaryFlashDevelop is Free and Open Source
  5. Minibuilder icon
     2 likes

    MiniBuilder is a very lightweight Flash builder, created for developing programs written in ActionScript 3. It's written in ActionScript itself.

    5 Minibuilder alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    Discontinued

    Last release 2010. Last commit 2011.

    Minibuilder iconFlashDevelop Icon

    Minibuilder VS FlashDevelop

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  6. PowerFlasher FDT icon
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    FDT is a powerful Flash/Flex development environment for ActionScript, MXML and haXe. FDT enhances your workflow while increasing your productivity.

    4 PowerFlasher FDT alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse

    PowerFlasher FDT Features

    1.  Eclipse plugin
    PowerFlasher FDT iconFlashDevelop Icon

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  7. Free Flash Effect Generator icon
     3 likes

    Build amazing Flash effects and host them on your website for free.

    8 Free Flash Effect Generator alternatives
    Free Flash Effect Generator screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Discontinued

    App unavailable, link redirects to different page.

    Free Flash Effect Generator iconFlashDevelop Icon

    Free Flash Effect Generator VS FlashDevelop

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  8. Eclipse AXDT icon
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    AXDT is a plugin for Eclipse IDE that makes it possible to write MXML and AS3 with code support.

    3 Eclipse AXDT alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Eclipse AXDT iconFlashDevelop Icon

    Eclipse AXDT VS FlashDevelop

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    Ensemble Tofino for Visual Studio is a plugin that enables .NET developers to create Flex front ends for their applications in the same IDE that they normally use. Instead of using a separate text or XML editor and manually invoking the compiler, they can move smoothly between...

    1 Ensemble Tofino alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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