# Flex or air

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**Created:** [January 18, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-or-air/303281 "2010-01-18T08:49:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ikookal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@ikookal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ikookal)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-or-air/303281/1 "2010-01-18T08:49:18Z")

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hello everybody,

a small question,  
I want to make a small (desktop)applictaion in as3

what can you suggest me, using flex or air?  
and what is the actual difference besides a different runtime player.  
I was allready reading a bit about it but couldnt really find the difference.

I have experience in writing as2 and as3 in flash and want to extend this with either flex or air or both.  
since right now I´m working on a different computer than the one in which i have my flash licinse i want to try flex or air.

another question, which IDE would you suggest me? eclipse, the standard ones from adobe or maybe another one?

thanks in advance