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Adobe Flash Player (known in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome as Shockwave Flash) [10] is a discontinued [note 1] computer program for viewing multimedia content, executing rich Internet applications, and streaming audio and video content created on the Adobe Flash platform.
Adobe started blocking the use of Flash Player versions newer than 32.0.0.371 [12] on January 12, 2021, using a kill switch. [13] Various websites, including governmental and educational ones, were not prepared for the shut-off and abruptly stopped working.
In tests done by Ars Technica in 2008 and 2009, Adobe Flash Player performed better on Windows than Mac OS X and Linux with the same hardware. [122] [123] Performance has later improved for the latter two, on Mac OS X with Flash Player 10.1, [124] and on Linux with Flash Player 11. [125]
The final update for Adobe Shockwave Player was released on March 15, 2019. Shockwave Player is no longer available for download (as of October 8, 2019), [8] and most major web web browsers blocked the Shockwave Player plug-in from being used upon its discontinuation. [9]
We all know that Microsoft Update KB4577586 removed Adobe Flash from the Windows operating system (mostly Windows 8.1 & Windows 10), and it's possible that Windows 11 removed the built-in Adobe Flash Player from the included Windows Components.
Scaleform GFx is a discontinued game development middleware package, a vector graphics rendering engine used to display Adobe Flash-based user interfaces and HUDs for video games. [6] In March 2011, Autodesk acquired Scaleform Corporation [ 7 ] and Scaleform GFx became part of the Autodesk Gameware line of middleware.
OpenFL is designed to fully mirror the Flash API. [1] [6] SWF files created with Adobe Flash Professional or other authoring tools may be used in OpenFL programs. [6] OpenFL supports rendering in OpenGL, Cairo, Canvas, SVG and even HTML5 DOM. In the browser, WebGL is the default renderer but if unavailable then canvas (CPU rendering) is used. [21]
Adobe Flash Builder (previously known as Adobe Flex Builder) [3] is an integrated development environment (IDE) built on the Eclipse platform that speeds development of rich Internet applications (RIAs) and cross-platform desktop applications, particularly for the Adobe AIR platform. Adobe Flash Builder 4 is available in two editions: Standard ...