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Adobe | Adobe ended the of life 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. | ||
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 == | ||
* | * [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:// | * [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 == | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 1 March 2024
| Flash domains | |
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| URL | Various |
| Status | Offline (Plugin discontinued on 2020-12-31, began blocking use of it on 2021-01-01) |
| 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 of life 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.
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.
- Data Horde's Flash Player Emergency Kit provides links to various workarounds and Flash-related projects.
Various Articles and Sources
- Adobe Finally Kills Flash Dead, Wired Magazine, July 2017
- Adobe Will Finally Kill Flash in 2020, The Verge, July 2017