Getting Started with FlashDevelop on Windows 10

FlashDevelop is a free IDE for Windows. You can use it to develop Adobe Flash and AIR applications using ActionScript.

Install Chocolatey

Chcocolatey is a package manager for Windows.

Open PowerShell as Administrator and run the following command:

iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Install Java 8 SDK 32-bit

FlashDevelop requires a 32-bit java on the system path.

In PowerShell as Administrator:

choco install jdk8 -params "x64=false"

Install FlashDevelop

Download the latest FlashDevelop setup package from www.flashdevelop.org and install it, FlashDevelop-5.0.2.exe at the time of writing.

Install Additional Software

1. Start FlashDevelop
2. Install SDKs and other tools using AppMan, from Tools -> Install Software ...
   • Flex SDK + AIR SDK
   • Flash Player (SA)
3. Restart FlashDevelop, so that it can detect the installed SDKs and tools properly.

Create New Project

1. Create a new project from: Project -> New Project
2. For project type choose AS3 Project
3. Set a breakpoint in Main method - Ctrl+Shift+B
4. Compile - F11
5. Debug - F5