Flash Player
Universal version latest seen at v35.0.0.60 · Reported by 3 Macs in the community.
Flash Player is Adobe's multimedia plugin that was historically used to display rich interactive content, animations, and videos embedded in web pages. For many years it was a standard component of web browsing, powering everything from animated advertisements to streaming video players and online games. Adobe officially discontinued Flash Player support on December 31, 2020, with the browser plugins being removed from all major browsers. Today, Flash content is rarely encountered on the modern web, having been replaced by HTML5, WebGL, and other modern web standards. Most users no longer need Flash Player, but some may still encounter legacy Flash files, archived web projects, or specialized applications that depend on it.
Suggested Replacements
1 suggestionA Universal Binary (Apple Silicon native) version of Flash Player has been confirmed running on real Macs in the community (version 35.0.0.60, first sighted May 2026). However, you should be aware that Adobe officially ended all support and security updates for Flash Player on December 31, 2020. Any version you run—including the native build—will no longer receive patches or security fixes. If you need to run legacy Flash content, the native v35.0.0.60 build is preferable to the Intel version as it will run natively on Apple Silicon, but understand you're running unsupported software with potential security risks. For new work and going forward, plan to migrate Flash projects to modern web standards (HTML5, WebGL, JavaScript frameworks) or use a Flash emulator like Ruffle for archival purposes. If you only encounter Flash content occasionally and security is a concern, consider simply avoiding those sites or using a sandboxed legacy browser environment rather than running Flash Player directly.
Native version · Reported by in the community.
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