Adobe Flash Player for Mac

CNET Editors' review

Most people know about the lack of support for Flash on the iPad and iPhone, but Flash is alive and well on Mac OS X with the Adobe Flash Player for Mac. As the app name suggests, this is a player for Flash 11 videos for Mac OS X 10.6 and higher. Adobe Flash Player for Mac is a browser plug-in and allows viewing of Web sites with Flash videos embedded in them to appear on the Mac OS. You won't find Adobe Flash Player for Mac on the App Store (thanks to the dispute between the two companies) but you can get it from the Adobe and many download sites.

Flash 11 is the latest version of Flash from Adobe, and Adobe Flash Player for Mac supports all the features of Flash 11 including filters and effects and false 3D. Since a considerable number of Web sites rely on Flash, having the ability to view these videos using Safari or other Mac-compatible browser allows Web sites to appear as the developers intended. In testing, Adobe Flash Player for Mac worked as advertised, playing Flash videos inside our Web browser without intervention, although we did experience freezes of a few videos on some sites (randomly, it seems) that required a refresh of the site to overcome. Curiously, most of the issues were while using Firefox.

Adobe Flash Player for Mac isn't the only Flash player available for the Mac, but it's the official release from Adobe. For the most part it worked great, but the random lockups are a bit worrisome. Still, that's better than not having any Flash support on the Mac at all.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Works for me"

    April 25, 2013  |   By rx_schlegel16

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.169

    Pros

    I worked fine for me.

    Cons

    none that I found yet

    Summary

    Not sure what the problem people have is. it worked fine for me.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "New one won't download!!!!"

    April 9, 2013  |   By vision4u

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 10.1.53.64

    Pros

    ABSOLUTELY NONE!!!!!!! Want 10.1 back.

    Cons

    Hate the new one won't download!!!! I deleted my 10.1 I want it back!! Is there any way to get it?

    Summary

    New Version is awful!!!!!!!!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "how can I download flash player for my mac pro?"

    March 17, 2013  |   By ardeshir bagheri

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180

    Pros

    how can i download adobe flash player for my mac pro os x 10.82?
    adobe flash is needed for mac,without it, how can we see videos?
    it,s not fair,we suffer for companies disagreements.please some one helps me.

    Cons

    this is a TALEBAN-BEN-LADAN act.cut it and solve this problem please.

    Summary

    i love adobe flash player all products

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  • 1.0 stars

    "extremely unfriendly dowloads"

    March 15, 2013  |   By Bruce R Nelson

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180

    Pros

    I have NEVER been able to make FLASH download to my Mac 10.6 for over 2 years now. All I get when flash pops up is "allow/disallow"" for which NOTHING EVER HAPPEWNS when I click "allow"

    Cons

    your site rejects donwload to MAC for over 2 years

    Summary

    if you can't make flash user friendly then why am I forced to deal with you?

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  • 1.0 stars

    "CPU melting piece of dog do-do!"

    January 17, 2013  |   By toadc69

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.146

    Pros

    convenient way to let third party cookies, spyware onto your system

    Cons

    overheats and slows every CPU regardless of OS X or Windows. Even with 8GB of RAM, Adobe Flash player will crank up your CPU usage and slow your whole system.
    Also, every single video you play is going to make you want to punch someone - due to the proprietary "allow/don't allow" popup dialogue box that remains in center of your screen even after you've clicked "don't allow". This goes on until you configure some dumb Abobe Flash Player Global settings. Who ever though of this obviously didn't do well in school.

    Summary

    Soon HTML5 is supposedly going to make this jerkware obsolete. And I hope cause some layoffs for the dimwits employed by this firm.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "absolute piece of junk"

    December 19, 2012  |   By Bruce R Nelson

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.110

    Pros

    there are no "pros", only 2 moths of unmitigated misery thatyou have shut me outy. The only worthless info I can get from you is is endless "allow/don't allow" warnings for which there is NO ACTION. I have danced all over your site and you refuse to allow any corrections. I understand at 73 this stuff is difficult but you people are impossible.

    Cons

    see above, nothing but cons

    Summary

    It is gut wrenching for me to constantly get your "allow/don't allow" screen all the time WITH NO WAY TO ACCESS. Please fix as this is pure misery. Thank you for your patience with me.

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Settings panel still doesn't work."

    November 26, 2012  |   By Thetan1--2008

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.110

    Pros

    It plays now. No hang ups so far.

    Cons

    The settings panel opens and stays open and can't be changed.

    Summary

    This should have been fixed long ago.

    Updated on Nov 26, 2012

    I take it back. It froze on me. It's still full of bugs.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "this runs like garbage"

    November 11, 2012  |   By patddfan88

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.110

    Pros

    still supported on Mac

    Cons

    Slow, Buggy, eats up battery life!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "I like it!"

    October 29, 2012  |   By Bradley_y

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.287

    Pros

    It is MUCH better as apparaently uses the GPU also. Full screen streaming is beautiful HD when my ISP can handle the traffic that is..mornings that is but that is not the fault of this really impressive new Flash Plater. It is a no brainer to upgrade to it.

    Cons

    None that I can see

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Fine when it works but keeps disappearing"

    August 29, 2012  |   By alongooanab

    Version: Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.265

    Pros

    It works fine when it's working

    Cons

    but it keeps disappearing and needs to be reloaded. Can't figure out what's happening

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