# Detect browser or IDE?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-browser-or-ide/258190>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 21, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-browser-or-ide/258190 "2008-04-21T19:53:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![movax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@movax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/movax)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-browser-or-ide/258190/1 "2008-04-21T19:53:18Z")

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Hello -

I’d like to know how to get AS3 to detect if it is running in the IDE or in a browser. That way I can disable certain functionality and trace it out instead while testing.

Thanks!