In addition to continuing to offer a free version of ELIPS Studio, we introduce premium versions that bring extra value to our developers.
With ELIPS Studio Pro and Premium Edition, you'll have access to:
- All mobile platforms: iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile, with regular updates
- Premium Support: Guaranteed response times to your services requests and support tickets
Special: We have created the ELIPS Studio Indie Edition specifically for independent developers so that you can tailor your investment to match your needs and get access to our great features "a la carte" for a discounted price. Note that this edition is reserved for Indies, and cannot be used in registered companies.
ELIPS Studio SDK
ELIPS Studio is a cross-platform mobile application SDK that comes as a plugin to Adobe's Flex/Flash Builder or eclipse. The plugin package includes our native code compiler that generates robust and performant native code and a form-factor smartphone simulator that allows to test your app behaviour with respect to different screen sizes, input methods as well as device or network events. ELIPS Studio also provides the capability to handle variants of your applications for different devices from the same code base. ELIPS Studio is available for Windows and Mac desktops.
Please visit our ELIPS Studio overview page for more details.
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Supported Mobile Platforms
Applications created with ELIPS Studio are packaged in the native application format of the mobile device. They run natively thanks to an execution library specific to each mobile platform that is bundled within your app at build time.
Available platforms include: iPhone, iPad*, Android, Symbian Series 60** and Windows Mobile**. We have plans to expand the range of supported platforms to cover iPad, Windows Phone 7, MeeGo, Samsung Bada and more ... start now and expand later with minimal effort!
Please visit our ELIPS Studio supported mobile platforms page for further details.
The "Indie" version comes by default with one platform of your choice, and you can choose to purchase additional platforms as an option.
All other versions include all currently supported platforms and will be updated with additional ones when we support them in the future.
* In the first commercial release iPad support will be available free-fo-charge with no restrictions at alpha quality level.
** In the first commercial release Symbian Series 60 3rd and 5th Edition, Windows Mobile 6.x Professional will be available free-of-charge with no restriction at beta quality level.
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Develop in Flex
ELIPS Studio allows you to develop your mobile applications in ActionScript3 and MXML. The product includes a mobile-optimized Flex Framework and a wide range of Flex extension libraries, including native mobile device features and UI components. These provide additional capabilities beyond those found in the 'standard' Flex, such as initiating voice calls, accessing the phone's address book, sending SMS or MMS, taking snapshots or videos with the camera, accessing the device calendar and contact data, and much more. You can also import your own or 3rd-party open source ActionScript libraries.
Please refer to our ELIPS Studio API reference for more details.
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Develop in Native Languages
In addition to Flex development, all versions of ELIPS Studio offer the capability to create native extensions to our Framework and bind them to your Actionscript code (additional option for "Indie" users).
With this capability, you can code platform-specific features of your app in C, C++ or Objective-C.
This ELIPS Studio native extensions tutorial explores a hands-on example.
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In-app Advertisement
ELIPS Studio comes with the capability to deliver advertisement banners within your applications as an extra revenue source for you. Our partnership with leading mobile ad networks and aggregators guarantees the best possible fill rate.
Ad banners are integrated in your app's user interface thanks to a simple to use Flex component. Apps created with the "Free" version include the ad banner by default in the UI layout. Users of commercial versions can remove the ad banner component from their apps' layout.
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Developer Zone Membership - Support
All ELIPS Studio users get access to our Dev Zone website with free access to tutorials, code samples, API reference, and many other goodies.
In addition, ELIPS Studio users have exclusive access to our support Forum.
In addition to the Forum, OpenPlug is providing direct support through tickets. The advantage of support tickets is a direct access to OpenPlug’s experts, with a guaranteed answer and shorter response time, and associated hot fix or workarounds when applicable. This can be used in order to put your apps in production as quickly as possible. This service package includes application development assistance, direct support and best practices consulting for mobile application development. Our experts are here to help you make your app stunning and its code bullet proof.
The level of support given by OpenPlug's team varies depending on membership:
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provides access to direct support through support tickets (10 included, more can be purchased), in addition to the Forum. |
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provides access to direct support through support tickets (1 included, more can be purchased), in addition to the Forum. |
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support is provided through the community forum, by other users and by our team in best-effort mode. Direct support tickets can be purchased separately. |
OpenPlug support business hours are Monday - Friday between 9am and 7pm Central European Time (GMT+1), excluding French bank holidays.
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Professional Services
All users of ELIPS Studio commercial versions ("Indie", "Professional" and "Premium") are eligible to OpenPlug's Professional Services. Our team of experts and network of partners stand ready to help you out in your mobile application development projects. We can also develop on demand specific features extensions to ELIPS Studio, such as: additional Flex APIs, additional native capabilities, platform-specific developments, support for new platforms, etc.
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Available for Independent Developers / Corporation
The Indie and the Free editions are restricted to solely Independent Developers. This means that they cannot be used by registered corporations.
However, the Free edition can be used for a time-limited period, for evaluation purposes, in corporations.
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