Best Tools for Debugging Flash ActionScript 3 (AS3) [closed]

Question

Does anyone want to share the best debugging tools they have found for Actionscript 3 (AS3) and Flash CS5?

I've just done a search and found a few, but would love to hear from people who've actually used any of them. (In order of 'most promising')

• Adobe Scout - Adobe Scout is the next-generation profiling tool for Adobe Flash Player and AIR
• De MonsterDebugger - open source AIR app that allows introspection and live tweaking
• Thunderbold AS3 Console - AIR app that allows introspection of SWFs via Flash Debugger logfile
• Arthropod - another AIR app that can inspect SWFs
• Luminic Box Flash Inspector (example online, but can't seem to find source code)
• DPanel - simple, built-in to but good features to do live tracking of variables
• Alcon - looks to have some good timing and profiling features
• Print_R Inspector - supports older FlashMX, not sure about AS3
• Tracer - Better debugging in AS3 - enhanced trace() functions
• Debugging AS3 with Firebug
• Flash CS5 built-in debugger - works only on breakpoints, unable to track variables live without using trace()
• Output panel from Senocular
• Xray (The AdminTool) - AS1+AS2 only

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Screenshots...

Adobe Scout:

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De MonsterDebugger:

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Thunderbird AS3 Console:

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Luminic Box:

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Senocular:

Xray:

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Answer 1

Flashbuilder has almost everything I need. On top of that, I use JPAuclair's preload profiler , and an in-house developed equivalent to X-Ray.