Shockwave
Adobe Shockwave was a multimedia framework and plugin for web browsers that allowed the delivery of rich interactive content, animations, games and multimedia experiences on websites. Developers used Shockwave Studio to create content, and end users installed the Shockwave plugin in their browser to view that content. It was particularly popular in the 1990s and 2000s for delivering games, educational simulations, and branded interactive experiences on the web. Shockwave has been discontinued by Adobe and is no longer supported.
AI Recommendation
1 suggestionAdobe discontinued Shockwave years ago and the product is end-of-life (EOL). There is no native Apple Silicon build and Adobe is not shipping updates. The Intel build runs under Rosetta 2 today but will stop working entirely when Apple removes Rosetta in macOS 28 (September 2028). If you have Shockwave content you need to access, you will need to migrate to a modern alternative before that deadline. For interactive web content, modern HTML5, WebGL and JavaScript frameworks (built into all current browsers) have replaced Shockwave entirely. If you are trying to preserve or archive legacy Shockwave content, consider reaching out to the Internet Archive or looking for third-party preservation tools, but be aware that the content ecosystem around Shockwave has largely disappeared.
Recommended reading
What happens to your Intel apps in macOS 28