Adobe® AIR® Launchpad beta is a new desktop tool that helps Adobe Flex® developers get started building desktop applications deployed on Adobe AIR. Simply run Adobe AIR Launchpad and select the capabilities you need; Adobe AIR Launchpad will create a ready-to-import Flex project with your selected features implemented in a way that can be easily modified and extended. You can use the resulting project as a starting point for your AIR application. Adobe AIR Launchpad creates a folder structure with a ready-to-compile AIR application with the selected features implemented. It also creates a ZIP file in the parent folder that can be imported directly into Adobe Flash® Builder™. If auto update was selected, a "server" subfolder will be created that contains the xml file needed on the server to control auto-update. If an install badge was selected, a "install_badge" subfolder will be created containing the necessary files to create an install badge. - Eric Fickes