Adobe AIR AlternativesRuntime Environments & Web App Development Tools like Adobe AIR

Adobe AIR is described as 'Since its release in 2008, the Adobe AIR runtime has enabled developers to create and deploy Flex, ActionScript and HTML-based content as standalone desktop apps, as well as native iOS and Android apps running on mobile devices since 2010' and is a popular runtime environment in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Adobe AIR for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Adobe AIR alternative is Appcelerator Titanium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe AIR are RhoMobile, kodeWeave, IBM Worklight and Codename One.

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  1. Appcelerator Titanium icon

    Appcelerator Titanium

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    Appcelerator Titanium, offered for free by Appcelerator, lets web developers use web technologies, open source and cloud computing to build native apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Appcelerator Titanium screenshot 1
     

    • Appcelerator Titanium is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe AIR.

    • Appcelerator Titanium is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe AIR.

    • Appcelerator Titanium is Free and Open SourceAdobe AIR is Free and Proprietary
  2. RhoMobile icon

    RhoMobile

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    Cross-platform framework for creating mobile and desktop apps for iOS, Android, WinCE, Sailfish OS, Windows, Linux and OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Sailfish OS
     

    • RhoMobile is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Adobe AIR.

    • RhoMobile is Free and Open SourceAdobe AIR is Free and Proprietary
  4. kodeWeave icon

    kodeWeave

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    kodeWeave is a realtime coding playground for HTML, CSS and Javascript. Similar to JSFiddle and JSBin, but kodeWeave was made to work offline but also as a prototyping application to build applications for desktop operating systems while on mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    The kodeWeave Web Application
     

    • kodeWeave is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Adobe AIR.

    • kodeWeave is Free and Open SourceAdobe AIR is Free and Proprietary

  5. IBM Worklight

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    Worklight helps you build, test, and deploy native, HTML5, and hybrid mobile apps for Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone devices. The free Worklight Developer Edition gives you tools and an app server—in an easy-to-install Eclipse plugin.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     

    • IBM Worklight is the most popular commercial alternative to Adobe AIR.

    • IBM Worklight is Paid and ProprietaryAdobe AIR is Free and Proprietary
  6. Codename One icon

    Codename One

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    Cross-platform framework for building truly native mobile apps with Java or Kotlin. Write Once Run Anywhere support for iOS, Android, Desktop & Web.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Eclipse
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Maven
    • NetBeans
    Codename One architecture
     
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    Sencha Touch

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    Sencha Touch allows you to develop mobile web apps that look and feel native on iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry touch devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Convertigo icon

    Convertigo

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    Convertigo is a Low code Open source Enterprise Mobility Platform enabling Enterprises to reduce their mobile apps development costs and delivery time by 10 to 50 times.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Visual Mobile Builder
     
  10. Quark icon

    Quark

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    Quark is a general purpose software tool specifically designed to help you create projects written in HTML, CSS and JavaScript with native desktop app like capabilities. Quark apps run on Mac, Windows, and Linux from a single codebase.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Node.JS
    Quark screenshot 1
     
  11. MobileSmith icon

    MobileSmith

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    Mobile App Development Platform for non-developers: create native apps; send to devices or submit to app stores; manage apps from a secure CMS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Healthcare app development
     
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