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| logo = Adobe-swf-icon.png
| logo = Adobe-swf-icon.png
| url = Various
| url = Various
| project_status = {{endangered}} (Plugin is discontinued on 2020-12-31, browsers will begin actively blocking use of it on 2021-01-01)
| project_status = {{offline}} (Plugin discontinued on {{datetime|2020-12-31}} and bricked itself on {{datetime|2021-01-12}})
| archiving_status = {{saved}}
| archiving_status = {{saved}}
| source = [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/flashdomains-grab flashdomains-grab]
| source = [https://github.com/ArchiveTeam/flashdomains-grab flashdomains-grab]
| tracker = [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/flashdomains/ flashdomains]
| tracker = [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/flashdomains/ flashdomains]
| irc = flashbang
| irc = flashbang
| data = [https://archive.org/details/archiveteam_domains?query=Flash Collection of Flash website WARCs]
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Adobe has announced that it intends to end of life the multimedia plugin and player called "Flash" at the end of 2020. In doing so, it will backstab decades of created content.
Adobe ended the life of the multimedia plugin and player called "Flash" at the end of 2020, and began blocking its use in the following year. In doing so, it back-stabbed decades of created content. Browsers removed support for the plugin shortly after its discontinuation in Firefox 85<ref>{{URL|https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/85.0/releasenotes/}}</ref> and Chromium 88<ref>{{URL|https://chromestatus.com/feature/5643527180517376}}</ref>.


This working page is meant to gather information on this situation and create possibilities for prolonging Flash, even as an open-source player of content already created.
This working page is meant to gather information on this situation and create possibilities for prolonging Flash, even as an open-source player of content already created.
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== Projects ==
== Projects ==


* Data Horde's '''[https://datahorde.org/?page_id=1244 Flash Player Emergency Kit]'''
* [https://ruffle.rs/ Ruffle] is an open source Flash emulator built in Rust. Browser plugins, as well as a standalone player application, are available.


* [https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Main_Page Flashpoint] are collecting Flash games, and have written a standalone web server you run locally to play the games, they respect takedown requests from content owners.
* [https://flashpointarchive.org/ Flashpoint] are collecting Flash content, and have written a standalone launcher and web server you run locally to play them. They respect take-down requests from content owners.
 
* [https://gitlab.com/cleanflash/installer Clean Flash Player] is a distribution of the official Flash player with community patches to remove Adobe's kill switch.
 
* Data Horde's '''[https://datahorde.org/?page_id=1244 Flash Player Emergency Kit]''' provides links to various workarounds and Flash-related projects.


== Various Articles and Sources ==
== Various Articles and Sources ==
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* [https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-finally-kills-flash-dead/ Adobe Finally Kills Flash Dead], Wired Magazine, July 2017
* [https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-finally-kills-flash-dead/ Adobe Finally Kills Flash Dead], Wired Magazine, July 2017
* [https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/25/16026236/adobe-flash-end-of-support-2020 Adobe Will Finally Kill Flash in 2020], The Verge, July 2017
* [https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/25/16026236/adobe-flash-end-of-support-2020 Adobe Will Finally Kill Flash in 2020], The Verge, July 2017
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201212152500/https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_32_air_32_release_notes.html Release notes for final version of Flash], {{datetime|2020-12-08}}
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:20, 1 March 2024

Flash domains
Flash logo
URL Various
Status Offline (Plugin discontinued on 2020-12-31 and bricked itself on 2021-01-12)
Archiving status Saved!
Archiving type Unknown
Project source flashdomains-grab
Project tracker flashdomains
IRC channel #flashbang (on hackint)
Data[how to use] Collection of Flash website WARCs

Adobe ended the life of the multimedia plugin and player called "Flash" at the end of 2020, and began blocking its use in the following year. In doing so, it back-stabbed decades of created content. Browsers removed support for the plugin shortly after its discontinuation in Firefox 85[1] and Chromium 88[2].

This working page is meant to gather information on this situation and create possibilities for prolonging Flash, even as an open-source player of content already created.

Projects

  • Ruffle is an open source Flash emulator built in Rust. Browser plugins, as well as a standalone player application, are available.
  • Flashpoint are collecting Flash content, and have written a standalone launcher and web server you run locally to play them. They respect take-down requests from content owners.
  • Clean Flash Player is a distribution of the official Flash player with community patches to remove Adobe's kill switch.

Various Articles and Sources

References