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Shockwave Flash For Firefox Mac

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In this step-by-step guide, learn how to enable Adobe Flash Player in the Safari web browser.

I'm running Mac OS X 10.5.8 on an Intel-based iMac. I run Firefox 3.6.13 and have downloaded and installed the latest version of the Adobe Flash player which - 3291221. For instructions on uninstalling Flash, see Adobe's help page, Uninstall Flash Player - Windows Uninstall Flash Player - Mac OS. Note: Running Adobe's uninstaller will remove Flash from all browsers where it is not built-in. If you want Flash to work in Firefox you must install the plugin version, as explained above.

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Before you start, check the version of Safari running on your Mac. To display the version number, choose Safari > About Safari.

  • If your Safari version is 11.0 or later, follow the steps in For Mac OS X 10.11, macOS 10.12, and later.
  • If your Safari version is 10.0 or later, follow the steps in For Mac OS X 10.10.

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Apple Safari version 14, released for macOS in September 2020, will no longer load Adobe Flash Player or play Flash content. Please visit Apple's Safari support for more information.

  1. Click the Websites tab and scroll down to the Plug-ins section. Locate the Adobe Flash Player entry.

  2. Select a setting to use for Flash Player when you visit other websites.

  3. You can configure Flash for individual websites (domains). Select a website listed in this window, and choose Ask, Off, or On.

  4. Exit Preferences after you finish configuring Flash Player.


  1. Note:

    If you are viewing Safari in full-screen mode, mouse over the top of the browser screen to see the menu.

  2. Click the Security tab. Ensure that Enable JavaScript and Allow Plug-ins are selected. Click Plug-in Settings.


  3. From the When visiting other websites menu, choose On, and then click Done.

The message, 'The Adobe Flash plugin has crashed,' is shown when the Flash plugin stops working unexpectedly. Reloading the page will often get the video, game or animation to play again.

If the Flash plugin continues to crash, updating to the latest version of Flash may fix the issue. This article explains how to update Flash and other possible solutions.

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The latest version of the Flash plugin should perform better and crash less often. To check if Flash is up to date, visit Adobe's test page. If it says you have an outdated version of Flash, install the latest version manually using the steps below.

  1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer.
    Caution: Adobe's download page may include a checkbox for optional software (such as Google Chrome or McAfee Security Scan) that is selected by default. If you do not clear the checkbox before downloading, that software will be installed on your computer when you open the Flash installer.
  2. When the download has finished, close Firefox. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
  3. Open the Flash installer file you downloaded and follow the instructions.
Note: If you are having problems with the Flash installer from Adobe's download page, you can use this Flash Player installer link to directly download the full installer.
  1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page and download the Flash installer.
  2. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
  3. Open the file you downloaded (i.e. install_flash_player_osx_intel.dmg).
  4. In the Finder, open the Install Adobe Flash Player.app to run the installer, then follow the installer's instructions.
  1. Go to Adobe's Flash Player download page.
  2. When prompted, save the file (i.e. install_flash_player_'version'_linux.'processor'.tar.gz).
  3. Click the Firefox menu and select Exit.Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.Click the Firefox menu and select Quit.
  4. Open a Terminal window (in Gnome, click on the Applications menu, select Accessories, and then select Terminal.)
  5. In the Terminal window, change to the directory where you saved the file you downloaded (e.g. cd /home/user/Downloads).
  6. Extract libflashplayer.so from the file you downloaded with the command tar -zxvf install_flash_player_'version'_linux.'processor'.tar.gz.
  7. As the super user, copy the extracted file, libflashplayer.so, to your Firefox installation directory's plugins sub-directory. For example, if Firefox is installed in /usr/lib/mozilla, use the command sudo cp libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and then enter your super user password when prompted.

Many Flash problems can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings (Adobe's Flash Player Help - Display Settings page has details). To disable hardware acceleration in Flash:

  1. Go to this Adobe Flash Player Help page.
  2. Right-clickHold down the control key while you click on the Flash Player logo on that page, then click on Settings in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
  3. Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel.
  4. Remove the check mark from Enable hardware acceleration.
  5. Click to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
  6. Restart Firefox.
Important: The following solution does not apply to the 64-bit version of Firefox.
Adobe's Flash protected mode can cause hangs or plugin crashes for some users. To disable it, follow these steps:
Warning: Protected mode is an Adobe Flash security feature that is turned on by default. Turning off Flash protected mode disables a security protection.
  1. Click the menu button , click Add-ons and select Plugins.
  2. Find Shockwave Flash in the list of plugins and click the button.
  3. Remove the check mark from Enable Adobe Flash protected mode.
    Note: To learn more, see the Adobe Flash protected mode in Firefox article.
  4. Click the menu button and then click Exit to completely close Firefox, so that the change can take effect.
  5. Restart Firefox.
  • The Flash plugin could be crashing because of an extension, theme or hardware acceleration in Firefox. To see if one of these is causing the problem, go through the steps in the article Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems.

Shockwave Player For Firefox

  • For more help with Flash problems, see Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems.




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