The Adobe® AIR® runtime allows you to run AIR applications. You can install the runtime in the following ways:

By installing the runtime separately (without also installing an AIR application)
By installing an AIR application for the first time through a web page installation “badge” (you are prompted to also install the runtime)
By creating a custom installer that installs both your application and the runtime. You must get approval from Adobe to distribute the AIR runtime in this fashion. You can request approval on the Adobe runtime licensing page. Note that Adobe does not provide tools for building such an installer. Many third-party installer toolkits are available, however.
By installing an AIR application that bundles AIR as a captive runtime. A captive runtime is used only by the bundling application. It is not used to run other AIR applications. Bundling the runtime is an option on Mac and Windows. On iOS, all applications include a bundled runtime. As of AIR 3.7, all Android applications include a bundled runtime by default (although you have the option of using a separate runtime).
By setting up an AIR development environment such as the AIR SDK, Adobe® Flash® Builder™ , or the Adobe Flex® SDK (which includes the AIR command line development tools). The runtime included in the SDK is only used when debugging applications — it is not used to run installed AIR applications.

The system requirements for installing AIR and running AIR applications are detailed here: Adobe AIR: System requirements (http://www.adobe.com/products/air/systemreqs/).

With Stage 3D, Adobe AIR combines hardware-accelerated 3D and 2D graphics rendering. It’s up to 1,000 times faster than the previous versions. While Stage 3D is only available for Mac and Windows desktops, it will soon be available for mobile apps too. Using Stage 3D, Mac users will be able to effortlessly work on complex graphics development. If you are a developer who has to evaluate an application using different versions of Adobe AIR, read the disclaimer at the bottom of this document. For regular use, download the most current and supported version from the Adobe AIR Download Center.

Both the runtime installer and the AIR application installer create log files when they install, update, or remove AIR applications or the AIR runtime itself. You can consult these logs to help determine the cause of any installation problems. See Installation logs.

To install or update the runtime, a user must have administrative privileges for the computer.

Install the runtime on a Windows computer

Following the end of 2020, Adobe are no longer supporting this or providing the AIR runtimes so HARMAN are now exclusively providing the AIR runtime and SDK. AIR is a cross-platform framework that can be used in the development of applications and games, with capabilities including a hardware accelerated 3D graphics framework, multimedia. There are various games built for windows made in Adobe Air that you cannot run in wine, because they require adobe air in the wine environment Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.

Download the runtime installation file from http://get.adobe.com/air.
Double-click the runtime installation file.
In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Install the runtime on a Mac computer

Download the runtime installation file from http://get.adobe.com/air.
Double-click runtime installation file.
In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete the installation.
If the Installer displays an Authenticate window, enter your Mac OS user name and password.

Install the runtime on a Linux computer

Note: At this time, AIR 2.7 and later are not supported on Linux. AIR applications deployed to Linux should continue to use the AIR 2.6 SDK.

Using the binary installer:

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Locate the installation binary file from http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/853/cpsid_85304.html and download.
Set the file permissions so that the installer application can be executed. From a command line, you can set the file permissions with:
Some versions of Linux allow you to set the file permissions on the Properties dialog opened through a context menu.
Run the installer from the command line or by double-clicking the runtime installation file.
In the installation window, follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Adobe AIR is installed as a native package. In other words, as rpm on an rpm based distribution and deb on a Debian distribution. Currently AIR does not support any other package format.

Using the package installers:

Locate the AIR package file from http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/853/cpsid_85304.html. Download the rpm or Debian package, depending on which package format your system supports.
If needed, double-click AIR package file to install the package.
You can also install from the command line:
1. On a Debian system:
2. On an rpm-based system:
  Or, if you are updating an existing version (AIR 1.5.3 or later):

Installing AIR 2 and AIR applications requires you to have administrator privileges on your computer.

Adobe AIR is installed to the following location: /opt/Adobe AIR/Versions/1.0

AIR registers the mime-type 'application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip', which means that .air files are of this mime-type and are therefore registered with the AIR runtime.

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Install the runtime on an Android device

You can install the latest release of the AIR runtime from the Android Market.

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You can install development versions of the AIR runtime from a link on a web page or by using the ADT -installRuntime command. Only one version of the AIR runtime can be installed at a time; you cannot have both a release and a development version installed.

See ADT installRuntime command for more information.

Install the runtime on an iOS device

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The necessary AIR runtime code is bundled with each application created for iPhone, iTouch, and iPad devices. You do not install a separate runtime component.

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