What are the best Adobe AIR Applications for enterprise IT?
Since its introduction last year, there have been many innovative applications developed for Adobe AIR. Adobe AIR is a developer's tool for creating platform-independent web applications that can be run on a user's desktop. If you want to see what you've been missing, you'll need to download Adobe AIR first. Once you've installed the runtime, check out the following list of our favorites and then check out some other Adobe AIR application reviews.
If you know about an enterprise AIR application that's not listed below, please let us know at editor@whatis.com
Agile Agenda
Enter data and use the application's dynamic scheduling features to track dependencies, story
status, share data through XML and create Gantt charts.
Download Agile Agenda
FedEx Desktop
Track your packages with this handy utility. Tracking history is cached locally and is
searchable by tracking number, nickname or date. You can apply filters to see delivery exceptions
and completed deliveries. You can put the app in the background and let it automatically notify you
as shipment status changes. Nifty.
Download FedEx Desktop
Google Analytics
View stats from Google's free analytics software. Download multiple reports, use tabbed browsing,
drill down into data and create multiple profiles.
Download Google Analytics
JoomEdit
JoomEdit is a content manager for Joomla, the open source
content management system.
Download
JoomEdit
Klok
Track hours and other tasks for multiple clients with Klok. Drag and drop editing, export to Excel
export and archive your hours.
Download Klok
kuler
Navigate thousands of different color themes. RSS feeds of different themes enable designers to
explore, create and share color harmonies. kuler allows the use to sort by tag, title, or creator
ID and then copy hex values from any theme to a clipboard.
Download Kuler Desktop
NASDAQ
Investors and brokers can replay detailed market activity at any given point in time.
Download NASDAQ
ReadAIR
Read, search, tag and otherwise manipulate your RSS feeds with ReadAIR, a desktop client for Google Reader.
Download ReadAIR
RED|Bug
Debug Flash, Flex or AIR applications. RED|Bug
modules allow the user to collect stats on memory usage, performance and device capabilities.
Download RED|Bug
RichFLV
Read, edit, modify or otherwise manipulate FLV files. Convert FLV files to SWF or MP3.
Download RichFLV
SearchCoders
This chat widget is built specifically with for Flex programmers. A code input feature allows
developers to chat about code without disrupting the flow of conversation in the dashboard. Users
can search the FlexCoders mailing list archive for advice and examples.
Download SearchCoders
Snippely
Store and organize code snippets or text. Snippely includes a syntax highlighter. Support for
JavaScript, CSS, PHP and Ruby round out a useful tool for developers.
Download Snippely
Twirl
This Twitter client improves the popular microblogging
service substantially. Filter tweets, replies, direct messages, archives and friends. An integrated
URL shortener makes linking a breeze. This app turns Twitter into an IM session, even when IM is
down. Channel Twiiter into a (more) manageable stream of conversation. Twirl can also be configured
for both multiple identities, if you maintain both work and personal twitterstreams. You can even
update FriendFeed accounts and cross-post updates on Pownce and Jaiku.
Download Twirl
Webkut
Get screengrabs of entire Web pages, or parts of them, simply by entering a URL. Grab an entire
page, the current view or a selected area. Save to the four most common image extensions and
organize the images using an output directory.
Download WebKut
BONUS: Six Fun AIR Applications that make Videos, News, Shopping, Social Media and Music better
Alert Thingy
If you're an early adopter of FriendFeed, the social media
startup that aggregates the RSS feeds from the blogs, podcasts, tweets and shared items of your
friends into a single, commentable newsfeed, Alert Thingy
will be a godsend. If you're an enterprise user, you're probably not on here yet but it's worth
listing nonetheless.
Download Alert Thingy
AOL Top 100 Music Videos
Surf the most popular music videos on AOL.com from your desktop
using this fluid interface.
Download the AOL Top 100 Music
Video Widget
CLDesktop
Browse Craigslist.org listings from the comfort of your
desktop. Useful for putting images of items from category listings side by side.
Download CLDesktop
DiggTop
DiggTop brings the social news from Digg.com to the desktop,
allowing the user to view favorite Digg topics, keyword feeds and videos or set up custom keyword
searches or filters.
Download DiggTop
Finetune
Spin the dial with Finetune. This online music recommendation
service streams songs from your favorite artists and creates playlists tailored to your unique
interests, much like last.fm.
Download Finetune Desktop
Pandora
If you like Pandora's take on an online recommendation
engine, you'll appreciate the desktop client for the service. You can contribute to the Music Genone Project in the process,
too.
Download Pandora Desktop
Other "Best AIR Applications" Recommendations:
For a comprehensive list of Adobe AIR applications, you can't do much better than the AIR Apps Wiki, a community-built and maintained site. freshAIRapps.com features application showcases, galleries, news and tutorials.
Jason Bartholme's long list of 101 Adobe AIR Resources to Add to Your Toolbelt of Awesomeness is an immense selection of AIR-related resources, including tutorials, articles and applications. We wish he could tell us where to buy a new toolbelt of awesomeness; CLDesktop is coming up empty.
Many other writers have made also great aggregations of their favorite apps, including:
25 Feb 2011