This was the edition of Adobe Flash Player for Firefox, Opera and other non-Internet-Explorer browsers. Flash Player reached its end of life on 31 December 2020: Adobe stopped all updates, and since 12 January 2021 the plug-in refuses to play Flash content. Firefox removed Flash support in version 85 (January 2021) and Chrome did the same shortly after.
Avoid “Flash Player” downloads on other sites – they are unofficial, unpatched and a common way to spread malware.
Alternatives today
- Modern websites use HTML5 for video and games, so no plug-in is needed.
- For old Flash content, the free and open-source emulator Ruffle runs many games and animations as a browser extension or desktop app.
