Six Best IDEs for Flex / Flash Application Development, Top Five alternates for Adobe Flash Builder

Flash Builder 4 Branding (Photo credit: Adam Tuttle)

Below is the list of IDEs for Flex with debugging support

1. Powerflasher FDT 

Homepage Link: http://fdt.powerflasher.com/
Check my blog PowerFlasher FDT 5 - Yet Another IDE for Flash/Flex/Air (practicalflex.blogspot.com) for further details.

2. Amethyst 

Homepage Link: http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Adobe-Flex-IDE-Amethyst-Beta-2

3. Adobe Flash Builder 

Homepage Link: http://www.adobe.com/in/products/flash-builder.html

Port of Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 to Linux - http://code.google.com/p/fb4linux/ - 

4. IntelliJ IDEA - Ultimate Edition 

Homepage URL: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/flex_ide.html)

5. Flash Develop

Homepage URL: http://www.flashdevelop.org/

Overview - FD is free and open source. It is also being developed actively, it has got lots of good features comparable to that of FDT like the debugger and profiler. For mobile development there are lot of resources from the community, like sample project files for e.g. (How to build an app for iphone or ipad with flashdevelop - http://www.lorenzonuvoletta.com/build-an-app-for-iphone-or-ipad-with-flashdevelop/)

6. Realaxy ActionScript Editor 

Website: http://realaxy.com/

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