# AIR vs EXE?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-vs-exe/310654>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 15, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-vs-exe/310654 "2010-06-15T21:26:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![jany](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@jany](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jany)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-vs-exe/310654/1 "2010-06-15T21:26:54Z")

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What are the benefits of using Adobe AIR for desktop apps, rather than publishing your app as an EXE?