Package and publish your AIR application [edit]

The first step in preparing your application for distribution is packaging the contents into an .air file and Aptana Studio provides a simple wizard for this purpose.

For the configuring certificates URL, please refer to Configure Certificates Preferences. Future features such as import certificates can be completed here.

Adobe Air Package Exporter

Air Package Exporter
Air Package Exporter
  • Select your project
  • Select the application descriptor file
  • Select the AIR SDK. Aptana ships an AIR SDK (v1.5) with this plugin but you can specify another SDK by clicking on Configure Adobe AIR SDKs
  • Optionally package and generate the Jaxer build version, an option that's only available if you created a Jaxer version of your app in the New Project Wizard.


Digital Signing

Digital Signing
Digital Signing
  • Choose whether or not to sign your packaged application. If you choose not to sign it, the generated file will be an AIRI (or AIR Intermediate) rather than an AIR file, which can not be deployed or installed.
  • Select the Certificate that you would like to package. Initially there are no certificates configured so click Configure Certificates to add your certificate; an Aptana Default Certificate is included with this plugin though we recommend using your own or a commercial cert if warranted by your application.
  • Enter your certificate's password.
  • If the timestamp option is checked, ADT automatically contacts a timestamp authority server and the information returned is included in the final AIR file. An AIR file that includes a verified timestamp can be installed at any point in the future.


File Selection

File Selection
File Selection
Select the files to include in your package.