flash develop plugin

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I have been using flex builder plug-in. But now trial period has expired and looking for some other option which comes free. I am trying to install flash develop plugin for eclipse. In my attempt to install I am trying this page but donno what all plugins to install...http://www.flashdevelop.org/wikidocs/index.php?title=3rd_Party_Plugins ...Can some one please guide. The problem i am facing here is I am not sure about what is outdated and what is useful

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apache-flexpluginsactionscriptflashdevelop

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FlashDevelop is a standalone application (windows only), as far I know there is no plugin for eclipse. If you are searching for an eclipse plugin, there's the commercial FDT, with a 30 day trial period.

A new FlashDevelop version (4.0) is about to be released and most plugins from the old version aren't compatible with the new one. So I unless there's a new list somewhere or some plugin explicitly states that it supports the new version, every plugin there is probably outdated. Anyway, many plugins from that list have been integrated in FlashDevelop. You can of course use the latests stable 3.x version if you need a particular plugin.

If you've never used FlashDevelop, you should just try the stable 3.3.4 or the latest 4.0 beta or the very latest developement build and see if you are missing some features.

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You could always write your code in Notepad and use the command line compiler provided in the free SDK. It's not going to be as nice as any IDE, but it is functional.

Another option, if you are a student or unemployed, is to request a complimentary license to Flash Builder from Adobe.

Another option is to use Tofino, a Free Visual Studio Plugin for Flex Development. However, you'll need Visual Studio for that to work. [And I assume a Windows Machine].

FlashDevelop, as others have noted, is not an Eclipse Plugin as far as I knew. It is a stand alone tool.

Other IDEs for building Flex applications are:

  1. Sapphire Steel Amethyst, which is a commercial Visual Studio Plugin
  2. FDT; which is an eclipse based plugin. I believe FDT5 will have a free / community option, but I do not know if it is available yet.
  3. IntelliJ, which many developers swear by.

And of course Flash Builder. I believe the previous three are all commercial plugins, so do not fill your "free" Criteria.