Flash Video Players For Mac

Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that allows browsers such as Firefox to display Flash media on web pages. Flash is often used for animations, videos and games. This article explains how to install Flash.

When you visit a webpage that uses Flash and the plugin is missing, you will see the message 'A plugin is needed to display this content' for parts of the page that require Flash (if at all):

Follow the steps below to install the latest Flash Player plugin.

Adobe Flash Player EOL General Information Page When is the Flash Player end-of-life (EOL)? As previously announced in July 2017, Adobe will stop distributing and updating Flash Player after December 31, 2020 (“EOL Date”). We made this announcement in collaboration with several of our technology partners – including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla – which issued. Adobe Flash Player One plug-in browser to play SWF videos, games and pictures. Support HD videos and 3D graphics. Compatible with multiple platform, like phones, Mac, and PC. 5: SWF Movie Player One free flash movie player for Mac. Take screenshot when playing SWF files. You can playback when playing videos. Dolphin Video - Flash Player. Mar 18, 2016 by MoboTap Inc. 2.8 out of 5 stars 332. App Free Download. Available instantly on compatible devices. Adobe Flash Player 16 for Mac OS 10.6-10.10 Download Feb 16, 2015 by Adobe. 3.4 out of 5 stars 30. Mac Download $0.00 $ 0. This Flash file player for Mac is a cross-platform player that is compatible with macOS and iOS, as well as Windows operating devices. Thus, it works for PCs, tablets, and smartphones. The media player plays FLV and SWF videos on your computer and it also supports 3GP, MP4, and MPEG-4 files with its characteristic H.264 codec.

Table of Contents

1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer.
   Caution: Adobe's download page may include a checkbox for optional software (such as Google Chrome or McAfee Security Scan) that is selected by default. If you do not clear the checkbox before downloading, that software will be installed on your computer when you open the Flash installer.
2. When the download has finished, close Firefox. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
3. Open the Flash installer file you downloaded and follow the instructions.

Note: If you are having problems with the Flash installer from Adobe's download page, you can use this Flash Player installer link to directly download the full installer.

Flash Player For Mac Download

1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer.
2. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
3. Open the file you downloaded (i.e. install_flash_player_osx_intel.dmg).
4. In the Finder, open the Install Adobe Flash Player.app to run the installer, then follow the installer's instructions.

Flash Video Player Download For Mac

1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page.
2. When prompted, save the file (i.e. install_flash_player_'version'_linux.'processor'.tar.gz).
3. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
4. Open a Terminal window (in Gnome, click on the Applications menu, select Accessories, and then select Terminal.)
5. In the Terminal window, change to the directory where you saved the file you downloaded (e.g. cd /home/user/Downloads).
6. Extract libflashplayer.so from the file you downloaded with the command tar -zxvf install_flash_player_'version'_linux.'processor'.tar.gz.
7. As the super user, copy the extracted file, libflashplayer.so, to your Firefox installation directory's plugins sub-directory. For example, if Firefox is installed in /usr/lib/mozilla, use the command sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and then enter your super user password when prompted.
   

Update Flash Player On Mac

The latest version of the Flash plugin should perform better and crash less often. To check if Flash is up to date, visit Adobe's Flash Player Help page. If it says that Flash needs to be updated, install the latest version manually using the steps in the section above.

Apple Flash Player For Mac

See Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems for steps to troubleshoot the Flash plugin.