This article provides an overview of the end-of-life situation surrounding Adobe Flash and explains why the software is no longer available.

What was Adobe Flash anyway?

Adobe Flash, sometimes called Shockwave Flash or Macromedia Flash, was a platform that many websites used to play video. It was common to find Flash content on video streaming platforms and websites that offered online games.

If you’re not computer savvy, you may have gone years without ever really knowing what it was. You may have seen a few update reminders here and there, but otherwise everything you needed online worked without a hitch.