• Adobe Shockwave Player Offline Installer
• Adobe Shockwave Player Uninstaller
• Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0

Adobe will stop updating and distributing Flash Player after December 31, 2020. (end-of-life date).

All major browser vendors, block Flash Player making it difficult to view Flash content. At most, they provide an 'allow once' option to allow Flash. Chrome and Firefox have already published their projections around when they'll stop supporting Flash. To know more, see:

1. Download free trials and updates for Adobe products including Creative Cloud, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro DC, and many more.
2. Adobe Media Encoder.exe, SWDNLD.exe, Adobe OnLocation.exe, recorder.exe or Adobe Extension Manager CS5.5.exe are the common file names to indicate the Adobe Shockwave Player installer. The latest version of Adobe Shockwave Player is supported on PCs running Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10, both 32 and 64-bit.

In the list of add-ons, look for Shockwave ActiveX Control (another name for Shockwave Player). In the Status column, check to see whether Shockwave ActiveX Control is disabled. If it is, click the row for Shockwave ActiveX Control to highlight it. Enable Shockwave Player on Internet Explorer. Click the Tools (gear) icon. In the pop-up menu that appears, choose Manage Add-Ons. In the dialog box that appears, select Toolbars and Extensions. In the list of add-ons, look for Shockwave ActiveX Control (another name for Shockwave Player). In the Status column, check to see whether Shockwave.

Open standards such as HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly can serve as viable alternatives for Flash content. Most websites have since long switched to HTML5, which is a more efficient and secure coding option. Also, the major browser vendors are integrating the open standards into their browsers and deprecating other plug-ins, such as Flash Player.

After 2020, Adobe’s long-term distribution partner, Harman will be the official enterprise distributor for Flash Player. It will provide support and security updates for customers who require commercial support options beyond the EOL date.

Harman, can assist Enterprise customers identify solutions for their content. We recommend getting in touch with them and for help with the transition.

Here are some helpful links:

• General user info: https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html
• Enterprise user info: https://theblog.adobe.com/update-for-enterprise-adobe-flash-player/
• Enterprise details: https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/enterprise-end-of-life.html
• Impact in Reader and Acrobat: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/kb/flash-format-support-in-pdf.html

Adobe has discontinued Shockwave Player from April 9, 2019. You can no longer download the Shockwave Player for Windows from the Adobe website.

Here are some helpful links:

• EOL: https://helpx.adobe.com/shockwave/shockwave-end-of-life-faq.html
• FAQ: https://helpx.adobe.com/shockwave/shockwave-end-of-life-faq.ug.html

Adobe Runtimes application support is only available on forums:

• Flash Player forums: https://forums.adobe.com/community/flashplayer
  Adobe Shockwave Player forum: https://forums.adobe.com/community/shockwave

Note:

Effective April 9, 2019, Adobe Shockwave will be discontinued and the Shockwave player for Windows will no longer be available for download. Companies with existing Enterprise licenses for Adobe Shockwave will continue to receive support until the end of their current contracts. Adobe continues to offer a rich set of content creation tools through Creative Cloud, including Adobe Animate CC for authoring interactive content for multiple platforms, such HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, Flash/Adobe AIR, and others.

For more information, please see the FAQ.

2. Download the latest version of Shockwave Player

If you don't have the latest version, download it here: Adobe Shockwave Player download

3. Install Shockwave Player

After you download Shockwave Player, follow the installation instructions that appear on the download page.

Note:

Adobe Shockwave Player Offline Installer

(Windows 8 only) Ensure that you run the browser in Desktop mode to install and enable Shockwave Player.

For more information on the latest update to Adobe Shockwave Player, see Release Notes | Shockwave Player 12.

4. Enable Shockwave Player in your browser

For Internet Explorer, see Enabling Shockwave Player | Internet Explorer.

For FireFox on any OS, see Enabling Shockwave Player | Firefox.

5. Verify if Shockwave Player is installed

If you see clouds moving in the animation below, congratulations, you have successfully installed Shockwave Player!

Adobe Shockwave Player Uninstaller

If you don't see the animation after completing all the steps, refresh this page using the icon below. For Windows 8, ensure that you view this page in Desktop mode to see the animation.

Still having problems?

Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0

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