Files with air extension are mainly associated with Adobe AIR runtime and used for Rich Internet Applications. Several Adobe application can work with air files.

There are 4 other file types using
the AIR file extension!

empty icon.air - SeeYou airspace data

empty icon.air - Flight Simulator aircraft performance data

empty icon.air - ZX Spectrum emulator input-recording format

empty icon.air - M.U.G.E.N animation

AIR file extension - Adobe AIR rich Internet applications

What is air file? How to open air files?

File type specification:

Program executable file type icon Program executable file type

air file icon: air filetype icon

File extension air is associated with Adobe AIR.

The Adobe AIR runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems.

The air file is installation package for Adobe AIR applications. To install AIR applications for .air installation package you must have installed Adobe AIR runtime in your operating system.

Adobe AIR is multi-platform solution, AIR applications can be written for desktop as well as portable operating systems.

Adobe AIR installation packages are used ZIP compression file format. You can rename air file extension to zip and view the content of AIR installation package in any compression utility that is able to open ZIP archives.

Mime types:
application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zip

Updated: January 8, 2025

The default software associated to open air file:

Adobe AIR icon

Adobe Systems Incorporated logoAdobe AIR  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is runtime environment for Rich Internet Applications (RIA) that are use technologies from Adobe such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex and HTML, Ajax etc.

Adobe Air applications can be run as desktop applications but very popular is on mobile platforms. Adobe Air supports Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X (macOS), iOS, Android etc.

Related articles:

Run AIR apps

Help how to open:

Several Adobe applications can work with air files.

How to convert:

There is no way how to convert AIR rich Internet applications to another format.

File identification strings:

HEX code: 50 4B 03 04
ASCII code: PK

List of software applications associated to the .air file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open air file, edit air file, convert air file, view air file, play air file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting air files.

Software that open air file - Adobe AIR rich Internet applications

Programs supporting the exension air on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Adobe AIR for open air file action.

Microsoft Windows:

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