Originally created by FutureWave under the name FutureSplash Player, it was renamed to Macromedia Flash Player after Macromedia acquired FutureWave in 1996. It can run from a web browser as a browser plug-in or independently on supported devices. Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Solaris, BlackBerry Tablet OS, Android, Pocket PCĬhinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Turkish, Xhosa, Telugu, Vietnamese, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Zulu, and Arabic Īdobe Flash Player End of Life ( EOL, original global variants)Īdobe Flash Player Harman official website (active, Harman enterprise variant)Īdobe Flash Player China official website (active, China-specific variant)Īdobe Flash Player (known in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome as Shockwave Flash) is computer software for viewing multimedia contents, executing rich Internet applications, and streaming audio and video content created on the Adobe Flash platform. Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS (Global variant, excluding China)ģ2.0.0.465 / December 8, 2020 2 years ago ( ) Windows, macOS, Linux ( Harman enterprise variant)ģ4.0.0.137 / April 13, 2021 22 months ago ( ) For the file format sometimes referred to as 'Shockwave Flash', see SWF.ģ4.0.0.277 / November 8, 2022 3 months ago ( ) If you're not certain whether you currently still need it, work without it.'Shockwave Flash' redirects here. Note that Flash is very nearly end-of-life & most browsers are going to start actively blocking it over the next year. Scroll down the list on the left until you find Adobe Flash select, then to the right, decide whether you want behaviour on, off or ask by default & for any specific sites.įull instructions at Adobe: Enable for Safari Then to make sure it's enabled in Safari, go to Preferences > Websites. If you ascertain Flash is actually required, make sure to fetch it directly from Adobe, don't click through any links you cannot see clearly. If Flash is legitimately needed for a video, the placeholder for the video will say that Flash is required usually quite simply, 'plugin missing' or similar, possibly with a 'jigsaw puzzle piece' icon. Warning: Do not fall for any pop up telling you Flash is needed or out of date - they're scams, malware. Get the uninstaller from Adobe - Uninstall Flash Player | Mac OS If you don't have it you will see a clear indication if it's required.

I'd start by uninstalling Flash completely - very few web sites use it any more.

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