Adobe Flash Player was the dominant web multimedia plugin for 25+ years, enabling animations, games, and video on the internet before HTML5 made it obsolete.
Publisher
Adobe Inc.
Last Version
32.0.0.465
Released
1996
Discontinued
2020
Adobe Flash Player powered the interactive web for over two decades. Originally created by Macromedia and acquired by Adobe, it enabled web animations, browser games, streaming video, and interactive content. At its peak, it was installed on over 1 billion devices. Adobe officially ended support on December 31, 2020 following years of security concerns and the rise of HTML5.
Why was it discontinued?
Major security vulnerabilities, performance issues, and the maturation of HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript made Flash obsolete. Apple refused to support Flash on iOS in 2010, accelerating its decline.
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Adobe officially ended Flash Player support and removed download links. For running old Flash content, the recommended approach is Ruffle — an open-source Flash emulator that works without any plugin.
Many sites offering old Flash Player downloads contain malware. The old Flash Player itself is also extremely dangerous to install as it has unpatched security vulnerabilities. Use Ruffle instead — it's modern, open-source, and safe.
Use the Ruffle extension for Chrome/Firefox, or visit archive.org which has thousands of Flash games and animations preserved and running in-browser.
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