FlashDevelop
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FlashDevelop, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FlashDevelop's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FlashDevelop | Free | Windows application · .NET Framework required · Latest stable version 5.3.3 · Free and open source (MIT) |
The facts
Each one read from FlashDevelop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Built-in debugger
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Bundled toolchains
- The latest stable download includes ActionScript and Haxe toolchains, and the downloads page lists MTASC, Haxe, Flex SDK, and AIR SDK integration.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Code assistance
- It provides code completion and generation, including generating getters, setters, event handlers, delegates, and documentation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Debugging
- Its debugging features include breakpoints, stepping through code, and inspecting locals and the call stack.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Editor type
- desktopchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Extensibility
- FlashDevelop supports third-party plugins and custom plugins written in C#.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Extension support
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- File exploration
- It can inspect compiled SWF and SWC files, browse their classes and assets, and reference libraries from a project.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Other operating systems
- The project’s GitHub page says Mac OS X and Linux can run it using virtualization software or Wine/CrossOver, and mentions a native Qt helper for those systems.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Project history
- FlashDevelop says it was created in 2005 by Flash developers and is maintained by community contributors.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Projects and builds
- It supports compiling ActionScript, Haxe, Flex, AIR, and generic projects, with project templates and one-click compile and test.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to community forums for questions and help, and to GitHub for issues and pull requests.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Web development
- For web development, it offers HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and XML editing, plus HTML zen-coding and source-control support for SVN, Git, and Mercurial.checked 8 Oct 2026
- What it does
- FlashDevelop is a free, open-source code editor with support for ActionScript 2 and 3, Haxe, and web development.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2005checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- The downloads page lists Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11 and .NET Framework 2.0–4.x as system requirements.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windowschecked 21 Sep 2026
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