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iPadian - An Open Source iPad Simulator for Windows

IPadian is an Adobe AIR-based iPad simulator which allows you to run some iPad apps in an iPad-like interface on your own PC desktop.

The app itself requires no installation, but you will need to install Adobe AIR before you can use it. Once AIR is in place, simply unzip the downloaded archive and double-click iPadian to get started.

iPadian will overlay itself on top of your desktop, with your existing taskbar still accessible. Cleverly, it’s capable of logging in automatically to various apps such as Facebook if you’re already logged in through your computer. At the present time, however, you’re limited to simple point-and-click with the mouse – there’s no touch-screen support here, nor can you use the mouse in a gesture like fashion.

There’s no access to the official Apple App store too, which means you’re relying on iPadian’s own store for apps, which is incredibly limited seeing as it basically only works with apps that use the web or their own web-based API. Neither is there any meaningful documentation to be had – perhaps unsurprising for a program that’s only at version 0.1.

Despite these drawbacks, iPadian is still well worth a look. iPadian 0.1 is available now as an open-source download for PCs running Windows XP or later with Adobe AIR.