Adobe SwitchBoard

Adobe AIR is a top-performing software that was introduced in 2007, presenting developers with the unique opportunity to create standalone web applications that are cross-platform, dynamic, and highly appealing, using web standards such as HTML, Flash, and Ajax. In addition to its existing benefits, Adobe now offers SwitchBoard, a powerful technology that enables communication between AIR applications and the applications in the Adobe Creative Suite.

With SwitchBoard, AIR developers can conveniently develop applications that participate fully in creative workflows as SwitchBoard solutions consist of a SwitchBoard AIR application alongside JavaScripts and SwitchBoard service that deliver scripts to Creative Suite applications. Developers are only required to add a Flex library called SwitchBoard.swc in their projects to effortlessly send and receive scripts to and from Creative Suite applications.

SwitchBoard is a remarkable innovation that brings together the Creative Suite applications' automation capabilities and the potential for third parties to expand creative processes with new applications produced through AIR. This significantly enhances the software's functionality, offering users a highly efficient, extensible, and cross-platform environment that can adapt to the latest changes in creative workflows.

Installations of SwitchBoard present users with the SwitchBoard service, which functions as an intermediary between AIR applications and Creative Suite applications, while the SwitchBoard launcher serves to launch target applications. Adobe AIR and SwitchBoard's unmatched performance, together with the cross-platform power, makes it an excellent choice for any developer looking to work with Adobe technology.