Adobe Flash Player is a free software plug-in used by web browsers to view multimedia, execute rich Internet applications, and stream video on your Mac. Adobe Flash Player is the most popular multimedia player plug-in available. However, recently there have been security concerns which has threatened its popularity as users seek safer alternative solutions. Opera, Firefox and Chrome contain built-in versions of Flash running in sandbox mode.
This method is safer than running Flash as a plugin. However, currently the reality is that you still may need the Adobe Flash Player on your Mac because many websites will not work well if you uninstall it. Here I’ll show you how to install Adobe Flash Player and how to set it up correctly. How to install Adobe Flash Player on your Mac. Go to to download the Adobe Flash Player installer. By default, the installer package will be downloaded to your “Downloads” folder. Select the file on your Mac and double click to install it.
Select “Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)” and click “DONE” to complete the installation. If you installed Adobe Flash Player, but still cannot view online videos on certain websites, you need to check Adobe Flash Player on your browsers. How to set up Adobe Flash Player on various browsers. Launch Safari and go to the Apple menu bar and click Preferences. Select the Websites tab and select On for “When visiting other websites.” 3. Refresh the browser tab, or restart the browser.
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Google Chrome 1. Launch Chrome and type in the address field. Select “Ask first (recommended)” and turn it on.
Refresh the browser tab or restart the browser. Launch Opera and go to the Apple menu bar and click Preferences. Select the Websites tab and then select “Allow sites to run Flash” 3. Refresh the browser tab or restart the browser. Launch Firefox and go to the Apple menu bar and click Tools – Add-ons. Click the Plugins tab and turn the “Shockwave Flash” to “Always Activate.” Note: (SWF (Shock Wave Flash) is a special format created by Macromedia, which has been acquired by Adobe. It is widely used in web design, animation production and other fields.) For enhancing the user experience and security, Adobe is always trying to improve Adobe Flash Player.
However, sometimes when you view a website, a Flash Player upgrade popup appears. Most people would click the “update” button to update their Flash Player, but this could be a false popup used by hackers to compromise your Mac. This is a method hackers use to trick you into downloading adware and malware through a false popup. Be careful and don’t trust any automatic updates of Adobe Flash Player. Here I will tell you how to install real Flash Player updates and set it up. How to update Flash Player on Mac safely 1.
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Go to the Apple menu bar and select System Preferences. Select Flash Player. Select the Updates tab and select “Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)”. (Note: The Flash plug-in is officially updated 12 times a month, so selecting this option avoids frequent update.) 4.
You may now notice that the Flash Update settings now shows NPAPI and PPAPI plugins. Let me explain them. NPAPI – used by Safari, Firefox PPAPI – used by Chromium, Opera and Chrome (Chrome’s implementation is built in) 5. Click Check Now to confirm that you currently have the latest version installed.
If you had clicked a false popup and downloaded adware, don’t worry, the Apple App Store has many antivirus apps, such as Trend Micro’s, that you can use to do a free scan. Follow the steps below in case you downloaded a fake Adobe Flash Player. When you first install Dr.
Antivirus, click “Pattern Update” to make sure your virus pattern is up to date. We suggest you update the virus pattern every day. After the first installation, we highly suggest you perform a full scan of your Mac to check all files for possible infections. The Full scan will take more than one hour.
If you still find adware and a full scan has not found any viruses, we recommend you use Adware Cleaner. You can access Adware Cleaner in the left panel of the Dr. Antivirus window. How to uninstall Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player for the Mac is a plug-in, not a Mac OS X application.
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When you try to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Mac, you might find that this plug-in is not so easy to delete. For example, you might see this message: Cannot find Adobe Flash Player in your Applications folder.
In this case, Adobe Flash Player could not be removed and no reason was given. The following steps show how to uninstall Adobe Flash Player with no remaining parts. Go to the /Applications/Utilities/ folder on your Mac and double-click the Adobe Flash Player Install Manager app. Click Uninstall to begin the process.
Type the password and click Install Helper. If your browser is running, the following window will appear. Select “Force Close All” to continue. After the uninstaller removes the Adobe Flash software from your Mac, click Done.
Are you tired of seeing an update like this on your Mac? Adobe asks you to download and install an update to Flash Player because they have made some significant improvements in the new version? Years ago, Adobe confirmed that they have a major security vulnerability related to Flash Player, as discovered by and reported. There doesn't seem to be signs that those vulnerabilities are completely fixed as Adobe keeps releasing new versions for their Flash Player app.
While updating Flash on Mac is just a few clicks away, I found the process tedious and most of the time — unnecessary. Because unlike the old days we had to use Adobe Flash Player to view web videos as they were mostly encoded in Adobe’s proprietary Flash format. These days modern web browsers (i.e. Safari, Chrome, Firefox, etc.) all work seamlessly to YouTube, Vimeo, and many other live streaming web services — leaving Flash Player off the table. So, it makes sense to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Mac so you won't be bothered by the annoying updates and potential security issues. In this article, I'm going to show you how to do that step by step. Note: two methods are introduced in case the first one doesn't work out.
Method 1: Remove It with Adobe Flash Player Install Manager Please note that the screenshots below are taken from Flash version 29, based on macOS High Sierra. If your Mac is running an earlier macOS or an older version of Adobe Flash, minor user interface differences may apply. Step 1: On your Mac, go to Applications Utilities, find this app 'Adobe Flash Player Install Manager'.
Click to run it. This is the recommended yet standard method for deleting Flash Player from a Mac. It should take you less than a minute to complete.
The only downside of this method is that once you uninstall Flash Player, you end up with installing another Adobe app — the Helper tool. Some Mac fellows reported that they encountered issues using the Adobe Flash Uninstaller app on their Macs, it's unclear what caused that. But if Method 1 didn't work out for you, turn to the second method — it's even quicker. Method 2: Uninstall Flash Player with CleanMyMac, is an app developed by that aims to make Mac cleanup and maintenance easy. While its core features are related to cleaning, the app also allows you to quickly uninstall third-party apps or extensions in batch, and removing Adobe Flash Player can be achieved easily as well. Here's how:.
and install the app on your Mac. On the left part of the main panel, find Extensions Preference Panes, there you should be able to find 'Flash Player'. Select it and click the 'Remove' button. Pretty easy, right? It's worth noting though, CleanMyMac isn't freeware (it has a free trial).
We use the app quite often on our Macs and it works amazingly well and has saved us tons of time handling complex/techy tasks such as freeing up disk space, cleaning third-party apps or launch agents, finding large old items, and more. The app is definitely a productivity booster for most Mac users, especially if you are not a computer person. Additional tip: Adobe actually has in case you failed to install or uninstall Flash on your Mac. For example, an error message appears.
There you'll find detailed troubleshooting guide. Alright, now that we've shown two ways to get rid of Adobe Flash Player from your Mac. Are they helpful? Or do you have another 'secret' way to help get the job done?
Either way, leave a comment below and let us know.