Adobe AIR vs Apache Cordova

A side-by-side look at Adobe AIR and Apache Cordova. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Adobe AIR

Development

Adobe AIR is a cross-platform runtime that allows developers to build desktop applications using HTML, JavaScript and Adobe Flash. It enables creating desktop apps that work across Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.

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Apache Cordova

Development

Apache Cordova is an open-source mobile development framework. It allows you to use standard web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for cross-platform development, avoiding native development languages like Objective-C and Java. Cordova wraps the HTML and JavaScript code into a native container which can access the device functions of many platforms.

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