# Adobe AIR or Flex?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-air-or-flex/241734>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 17, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-air-or-flex/241734 "2007-10-17T14:23:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Darren\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Darren_E)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-air-or-flex/241734/1 "2007-10-17T14:23:49Z")

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Can someone explain the differences between Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR?

I’m familiar with how to work Flash and was just getting a feel for ActionScript 2.0 when CS3 came out and re-vamped with the new (and radically different) ActionScript 3.0.  
I want to learn ActionScript 3.0 and most books/tutorials/training videos seem to push the Flex Builder but recently, I hear people talking about Adobe AIR.

What’s the better way to go if I plan on using ActionScript mostly for web applications?

Thanks in advance!