The AIR Distribution Kit is an ActionScript 3 open-source library for creating update functionality within AIR applications and for creating custom browser-based install applications (badges).

There are two sample applications included in the source control:

1. The first (AIRBadgeSample) is an example of how to use the BrowserInstaller class to create a custom AIR installer that runs inside the browser. This pretty much does everything the Badge example does, but abstracts the API for easier development, adds checking for new versions and adds notifications upon launch and install/update completion.

2. The second (AIRUpdateSample) is an example of how to use the UpdateManager to include update functionality within your AIR application and enable launch/install notifications to be sent to the browser installer.