Gaia is an open-source front-end Flash Framework for AS3 and AS2 designed to dramatically reduce development time.
Using the scaffolding engine in Gaia, you can build a fully-functional Flash site in a few minutes without having to code up any Actionscript. Using techniques borrowed from Ruby, Python and SmallTalk, you code “by exception” – so the standard bits of projects are auto-created for you.

Gaia is packed with features and provides a simple way to do all the things you do on every Flash site including:
- Navigation
- Transitions
- Preloading
- Asset Management
- Dynamic Font Loading
Gaia has built-in deeplinking with SWFAddress, and is fully integrated with SWFObject so you don’t have to write any HTML, CSS or Javascript. Gaia also uses SWFWheel which gives you full mouse scroll wheel support on all platforms and browsers.
Gaia is established and used on world-class websites for Clients such as Mercedes, Gillette, Honda and ElectronicArts.
Most Flash frameworks are back-end frameworks; Gaia is a front-end framework, meaning that novices can get to use its power very quickly and seasoned developers don’t feel limited by the framework.