FlashDevelop is great, but it's just an editor. It still relies on an external compiler to do the dirty job. Although there are free tools to compile ActionSc

FlashDevelop is great, but it's just an editor. It still relies on an external compiler to do the dirty job. Although there are free tools to compile ActionScript code into swf files, if you have a .fla anywhere in your development cycle you are stuck with Adobe Flash.