Open Source Flash Projects

This aims to be a comprehensive list of links to Open Source Flash projects, both those 　hosted on OSFlash and elsewhere.

• 　MTASC - ActionScript Compiler
• 　Swfmill - XML to SWF, SWF to XML command line compiler
• 　FFMPEG - Video transcode engine which also supports FLV
• 　FLVTool2 - FLV Metadata Updater
• 　Flasm - Assembler/Disassembler for ActionScript Bytecode
• 　Ming - Ming is a C library for generating SWF (”Flash”) format movies, plus a set of wrappers for using the library from C++ and popular scripting languages like PHP, Perl, Python, and Ruby.
• 　Flagstone Transform - Java/C++ library that enables you to create SWF files (full SWF 7 Spec.)
• 　JavaSWF2 - JavaSWF2 is a set of Java packages that enable the parsing, manipulation and generation of the Macromedia Flash(TM) file format known as SWF (”swiff”).
• 　JGenerator - The JGenerator is the web server production application that can dynamically combine text, graphics, and sound to build rich Flash content, and is a free alternative to Macromedia Generator.
• 　SWF Tools - SWF Tools is a collection of SWF manipulation and creation utilities written by Rainer Bohme and Matthias Kramm. It is released under the GPL.

• 　Eclipse - The IDE platform
• 　ASDT - ActionScript Development Tool
• 　Flashout - SWF Preview plugin
• 　Library - Library plugin
• 　IDE for Laszlo - Wysiwyg editor plugin/IDE for Laszlo
• 　Flair - A Set of plugins for log and view SWF
• 　As2 Class Browser - plugin - Accessible through the Eclipse Help Panel
• 　LiveDocs Browser - Browse MM’s LiveDocs through the Eclipse Help Panel
• 　Colorer-take5 - A syntax-highlighting Eclipse plugin that supports Actionscript
• 　Ant - Used by Eclipse to automate the building of Flash projects

• 　ARP - Pattern-based RIA framework (ActionScript 2) for Flash and Flex.
• 　AsUnit - Unit testing framework for ActionScript 2 (works with Flash, Flex, MTASC, FAME, etc.)
• 　ActionStep - Open source component framework project based on NextStep/OpenStep/GNUStep/Cocoa “Application Kit”
• 　As2lib - Open source framework (ActionScript 2) that offers support for event handling, error handling, logging, overloading, reflections, data holders, iterators, unit testing, mock objects, profiling, local connections and file loading (is Flash, Flex, MTASC, FAME, ... compatible)
• 　EnFlash - ActionScript Application Framework
• 　XIFF - API for the XMPP Instant Messaging protocol
• 　Cairngorm - Pattern-based RIA framework (ActionScript 2) for Flex and Flash.
• 　FlexUnit - Unit testing framework for ActionScript 2.0 (Flex and Flash)
• 　FlashAnt - FlashAnt includes an Apache Ant task for integrating Flash into the build process of Rich Internet Applications.
• 　DENG - DENG is a Flash 6 component written in ActionScript 1 that renders subsets of XHTML, XForms, SVG, XFrames with CSS
• 　AsWing - AsWing is an ActionScript UI Framework, its usage is similar to Swing.
• 　AnimationPackage - helps you to create powerful and maintainable animations in an efficient and easy way.
• 　Movieclip Tweening Prototypes - ActionScript 2 (and 1) api for tweening with lots of easing equations.
• 　Fuse - Animation packaged which builds on the functionality of MovieClip Tweening Prototypes
• 　ASCrypt - Cryptography classes for Actionscript 2
• 　wisASLibrary - An ActionScript 2 library with lots of animation math.
• 　gamepackage - Open source ActionScript 2 framework for gamedevelopment(mode7, raycasting, tile2d, pathfinder,...), an audiopackage and lots of useful util and math classes
• 　SMX components set - A component library for Flash MX 2004, soon to be released...
• 　Flash 　JavaScript　 Integration Kit - Allows you to call 　JavaScript　 functions from ActionScript, and vice versa. All major data types can be passed between the two environments, and it works across browsers and platforms.
• 　XPath4AS2 - An XPath library for ActionScript from XFactorStudio.
• 　FP XHTML Render - XHTML parser and render component for Macromedia Flash 2004 (ActionScript 2.0).

• 　FlashMyAdmin - MySQL Administrator application in Flash.

• 　Spark - Java flash server which supports remoting and server side js.
• 　OpenLaszlo - Open source platform with presentation server similar to Flex
• 　AMFPHP - Flash Remoting for PHP
• 　PHPObject - Flash Remoting alternative for PHP
• 　OpenAMF - Flash Remoting for J2EE
• 　AMF::Perl - Formerly known as Flash::FLAP, AMF::Perl is an Open Source Perl and Python implementation of Macromedia’s AMF protocol.
• 　Oregano - A Multiuser Server written in Java
• 　Jive Messenger - An XMPP Server written in Java which integrates well with the XIFF library.
• 　JOnAS - A J2EE Open Source Application Server. This server is Sun Certified since v4.3.4.

• 　Alcon - An external output console for Actionscript debugging
• 　LuminicBox.Log - A logging API and output console for ActionScript
• 　As2logger - Logging Framework based on the Java Logging-API

• 　admintool - Logging/debug tool for Flash > (Free, not open source?)

• 　Acid - ACtion Info Doc, JavaDoc style AS2 doc tool in Python.
• 　as2api - A JavaDoc-a-like for ActionScript 2.0. implemented in Ruby.
• 　ASDocGen - A tool, released under the GPL, that lets you create JavaDoc style documentation for ActionScript code.
• 　NaturalDocs - Documentation system with ActionScript 2 support

• 　Flirt - An alternative Flash runtime (pre-alpha)
• 　gameswf library - Even more alternative Flash runtime (pre-alpha)
• 　GPLFlash - Another alternative Flash runtime (alpha?)
• 　Swfdec - An LGPL Flash rendering library that integrates with GStreamer.

• 　SWFHeaderInfo - A C# class (and .dll) for parsing .swf headers.
• 　swfOp - a (LGPL) .NET library for Macromedia Flash (SWF) byte code manipulation
• 　PHP::SWF Reader - Alessandro Crugnola’s PEAR package allows reading and changing basic information about a .swf.(PHP license v2)

• 　Xcode Actionscript Integration- Additions to Xcode to make it a full featured Actionscript IDE
• 　Flash4Linux - An alternative Flash IDE (alpha)
• 　SciTE - A text editor with syntax-highlighting - extended by ASCS into a lightweight Actionscript/MTASC IDE
• 　SEPY - A lightweight and popular open-source editor for ActionScript
• 　silpentree - An IDE for MTASC (windows only)
• 　.Sol Editor - A Windows .sol editor
• 　SolVE - A Cross-Platform Local SharedObject (.sol) Viewer / Editor (alpha/beta)

• 　AutoTestFlash - An easier way to create tests for your code
• 　KToon - A 2D animation toolkit
• 　SharpFlash - A “projector extender” to create .exes out of .swf files and enable desktop-like functionality. Windows only, C#/.NET, pre-alpha.
• 　FlashMidi - Play MIDI files, send MIDI events, get MIDI events from Flash.
• 　SSWF - A library which enables programmeris to easily create an SWF file.
• 　VNC2SWF - Record the live motion of a screen and record it to a SWF file
• 　sIFR - A method to embed fonts on a web page using Flash so you aren’t stuck with traditional typefaces.
• 　XSPF - A web music player.
• 　FlashActivityModule - A 　Moodle ‘activity module’ that aims to allow Flash movies to communicate with the PHP 　Moodle Open source LMS backend.

If you want a certain kind of open source Flash software and you don’t see it on the list, please make an entry on the 　OSFlash Wishlist. The 　wishlist gives developers direction on what to develop.