Flash Game Monetization

Here is list of freeware soft from Iain Lobb(with few addition from me =)):

1. # FlashDevelop. Up there with FDT and FlexBuilder as one of the best ways to write ActionScript. I use it together with the Flash IDE (using the IDE for layout, animation and compiling), but it also works with the official free Flex SDK and with unofficial free alternatives MTASC, swfmill and haXe, so you can create Flash games without spending any money at all. If you've ever used Microsoft's excellent Visual Studio, this is the closest thing for Flash developers. FlashDevelop knows the contents of all your classes and provides amazing code completion that seems to know what you want to do before you know yourself. This also gives another good reason to use static typing if you're not already.

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2. # Paint.NET. Lots of people know that Gimp is a popular free alternative to PhotoShop, but I much prefer the simplicity and ease of use of Paint.NET - it's easily as good as PhotoShop for doing simple tasks like cropping an image.
3. # Audacity - for recording and editing your game's sounds.
4. # Blender - a powerful free alternative to 3D Studio Max and Maya. Plug-ins are available to export directly to PaperVision3D and Away3d - sweet!
5. # Subversion, Tortoise SVN(or DropBox) and WinMerge - invaluable tools for managing your source code. As a recent convert, I highly recommend you do this!
6. # Easy PHP and Red 5 free server-side environments for developing high score boards and multi-user games, etc.
7. # Eclipse or NetBeans - primarily Java development IDEs (useful when developing SmartFox Server extensions), they also support a range of other languages, such as PHP. The notepad days are truly over - get an IDE!
8. # FileZilla - you'll want to upload your game at some point - I recommend using this!
9. # Firefox. Firefox is a great place to test Flash games, thanks to useful plug-ins like FlashTracer, LiveHTTPHeaders and Tamper Data.
10. # Open Office - use the word processor to spell check your instructions screen, and the spreadsheet application to count your piles of money!
11. # Terragen - Scenery generator for Windows and the Mac OS. Terragen is free for personal non-commercial use(ads-base monetization aswell).
12. # NopePad++ - source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

Freeware is cool. But, you have to check next shareware, at least to understand how you can invest into your-self. Rise quality, spend less time on work, get more money.
But, if you have extra bucks, take a look here:

1. PoserPro - Professional-level application integration as well as a 64-Bit render engine and network rendering support. The Poser Pro bottom line - reduce design and production time and access thousands of rigged and textured models. 500$ and stuff to use cost from 5$ - 50$.
2. SWF Encrypt - encrypts your Adobe Flash® SWF files, protecting them from the most popular Flash Decompiler Tools on the market. Secure your ActionScript today and prevent SWF Reverse Engineering and Decompiling. 125$.
3. ParticleIllusion - standalone application that allows you to quickly and easily create amazing effects: explosions, smoke, fire, sparkles, motion graphics backgrounds, space effects, creatures, and abstract artistic effects -- literally hundreds of different types of effects. lite:$100, full:$400.
4. SliceHost - No contracts, no setup fees. Upgrade, downgrade, add a slice or remove a slice anytime. Billing is monthly, cancel at anytime. Minimum monthly fee - 20$

First part i get from Iain Lobb.