Release history Adobe Flash Player

 

the old macromedia flash player logo



macromedia flash player 6 (version 6.0.21.0, codenamed exorcist) (march 15, 2002)

support consuming flash remoting (amf) , web service (soap)
supports ondemand/live audio , video streaming (rtmp)
support screenreaders via microsoft active accessibility
added sorenson spark video codec flash video
support video, application components, shared libraries, , accessibility
macromedia flash communication server mx, released in 2002, allowed video streamed flash player 6 (otherwise video embedded flash movie).


macromedia flash player 7 (version 7.0.14.0, codenamed mojo) (september 10, 2003)

supports progressive audio , video streaming (http)
supports actionscript 2.0, object-oriented programming language developers
ability create charts, graphs , additional text effects new support extensions (sold separately), high fidelity import of pdf , adobe illustrator 10 files, mobile , device development , forms-based development environment. actionscript 2.0 introduced, giving developers formal object-oriented approach actionscript. v2 components replaced flash mx s components, being rewritten ground take advantage of actionscript 2.0 , object-oriented principles.
in 2004, flash platform introduced. expanded flash more flash authoring tool. flex 1.0 , breeze 1.0 released, both of used flash player delivery method relied on tools other flash authoring program create flash applications , presentations. flash lite 1.1 released, enabling mobile phones play flash content.
last version windows 95/nt4 , mac classic


macromedia flash player 8 (version 8.0.22.0, codenamed maelstrom) (september 13, 2005)

support runtime loading of gif , png images
new video codec (on2 vp6)
improved runtime performance , runtime bitmap caching
live filters , blendmodes
file upload , download abilities
new text-rendering engine, saffron type system
externalapi subsystem introduced replace fscommand
on december 3, 2005, adobe systems acquired macromedia , product portfolio (including flash).


macromedia flash player 8 (version 8.0.24.0) (april 23, 2006)
adobe flash player 9 (version 9.0.15.0, codenamed zaphod , formerly named flash player 8.5) (june 22, 2006)

introduction of actionscript virtual machine 2 (avm2) avm1 retained compatibility
actionscript 3 (a superset of ecmascript 3) via avm2
e4x, new approach parsing xml
support binary sockets
support regular expressions , namespaces
avm2 donated mozilla foundation open-source virtual machine named tamarin


adobe flash player 9 update 1 (version 9.0.28.0, codenamed marvin) (november 9, 2006)

support fullscreen mode


adobe flash player 9 (version 9.0.45.0) (march 27, 2007)

support creative suite 3.


adobe flash player 9 update 2 (version mac/windows 9.0.47.0 , linux 9.0.48.0, codenamed hotblack) (june 11, 2007)

security update


adobe flash player 9 update 3 (version 9.0.115.0, codenamed moviestar or frogstar) (december 2007)

h.264
aac (he-aac, aac main profile, , aac-lc)
new flash video file format f4v based on iso base media file format (mpeg-4 part 12)
support container formats based on iso base media file format
last version windows 98/me , other platforms


adobe flash player 10 (version 10.0.12.36, codenamed astro) (october 15, 2008)

new features

3d object transformations
custom filters via pixel bender
advanced text support
speex audio codec
real time media flow protocol (rtmfp)
dynamic sound generation
vector data type


enhanced features

larger bitmap support
graphics drawing api
context menu
hardware acceleration
anti-aliasing engine (saffron 3.1)
read/write clipboard access
wmode




adobe flash player 10 (version 10.0.32.18) (july 27, 2009)
adobe flash player 10 (version 10.0.42.34) (november 16, 2009)
adobe flash player 10 (version 10.0.45.2) (february 21, 2010)
adobe flash player 10.1 (version 10.1.53.64, codenamed argo) (june 10, 2010)

reuse of bitmap data copies better memory management
improved garbage collector
hardware-based h.264 video decoding
http dynamic streaming
peer-assisted networking , multicast
support browser privacy modes
multi-touch apis
for macs/osx 10.4 ppc or later

using cocoa ui macs
use of double-buffered opengl context fullscreen
use of core animation




adobe flash player 10.2 (version 10.2.152.26, codenamed spicy) (february 8, 2011)

stage video, full hardware-accelerated video pipeline
internet explorer 9 hardware-accelerated rendering support
custom native mouse cursors
multiple monitor fullscreen support
enhanced subpixel rendering text


adobe flash player 10.2 (version 10.2.152.32) (february 28, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.2 (version 10.2.153.1) (march 21, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.2 (version 10.2.159.1) (april 15, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.181.14, codenamed wasabi) (may 12, 2011)

media measurement (video analytics websites; desktop only)
acoustic echo cancellation (acoustic echo cancellation, noise suppression, voice activity detection, automatic compensation microphone input levels; desktop only)
integration browser privacy controls managing local storage (clearsitedata npapi)
native control panel
auto-update notification mac os x
last version mac os x 10.5 , windows 2000 (unofficially bypassing xp installer)
adobe replaced extended support release 10.3 11.7 on july 9, 2013.


adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.181.23) (june 5, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.181.26) (june 14, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.181.34) (june 29, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.183.5) (august 14, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.183.7) (august 24, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.183.10) (september 21, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.183.11) (november 11, 2011)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.183.25) (september 18, 2012)
adobe flash player 10.3 (version 10.3.183.29) (october 8, 2012)
adobe flash player 11 (version 11.0.1.152, codenamed serrano) (october 4, 2011)

desktop only

stage 3d accelerated graphics rendering

desktop: windows (directx 9), os x (intel processor only) , linux (opengl 1.3), swiftshader fallback
mobile: android , ios (opengl es 2)


h.264/avc software encoding cameras
native 64-bit
asynchronous bitmap decoding
tls secure sockets


desktop , mobile

stage video hardware acceleration
native extension libraries

desktop: windows (.dll), os x (.framework)
mobile: android (.jar, .so), ios (.a)


jpeg xr decoding
g.711 audio compression telephony
protected http dynamic streaming (hds)
unlimited bitmap size
lzma swf compression


mobile only

h.264/aac playback
front-facing camera
background audio playback
device speaker control
16- , 32-bit color depth




adobe flash player 11.1 (version 11.1.102.55, codenamed anza) (november 10, 2011)

last version of web browser plug-in mobile devices (made android 2.2 4.0.3)
ios 5 native extensions air
stagetext: native text input ui android
security enhancements, last official version windows 2000


adobe flash player 11.1 (version 11.1.102.62) (march 5, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.2 (version 11.2.202.228) (march 28, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.2 (version 11.2.202.233) (april 12, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.2 (version 11.2.202.235, codenamed brannan) (may 3, 2012)

the windows version offers automatic updater options
dropped support of browser plug-in mobile devices (android). android app developers encouraged use adobe air , android web developers should switch html5.
extended support flash player 11.2 on solaris last version supported.
adobe replaced extended support release 11.2 on linux 24.0 on december 13, 2016.


adobe flash player 11.3 (version 11.3.300.257) (june 8, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.3 (version 11.3.300.262) (june 21, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.3 (version 11.3.300.265) (july 11, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.3 (version 11.3.300.268) (july 26, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.3 (version 11.3.300.270) (august 4, 2012)

desktop , mobile

fullscreen interactive mode (keyboard input during fullscreen)
native bitmap encoding , compression (png, jpeg, jpeg-xr)
draw bitmaps quality (low, medium, high, best)
texture streaming stage3d
dropped support linux , solaris


mobile-only

auto-orientation on specific devices
usb debugging air on ios




adobe flash player 11.3 (version 11.3.300.271) (september 18, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.3 (version 11.3.300.273) (october 3, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.4 (version 11.4.402.259) (august 10, 2012)

flash player only

actionscript workers
sandboxbridge support
licensing support: flash player premium features gaming


flash player , air

stage3d constrained profile increased gpu reach
lzma support bytearray
stagevideo attachcamera/camera improvements
compressed texture alpha support stage3d
dxt encoding


air only

deprecated carbon apis air
direct air deployment using adt
push notifications ios
ambient audioplaybackmode
exception support in native extensions ios




adobe flash player 11.4 (version 11.4.402.265) (august 21, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.4 (version 11.4.402.278) (september 18, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.4 (version 11.4.402.287) (october 8, 2012)
adobe flash player 11.5

shared bytearray
invoke event enhancement (for openurl)
packaging multiple libraries in ane (ios)
debug stack trace in release builds of flash player
statically link drm (desktop only)


adobe flash player 11.6 (codenamed folsom)

lossless video export standalone , authplay.dll
support flash.display.graphics.readgraphicsdata() returns vector of igraphicsdata
improve permissions ui related full screen keyboard access
prevent activex abuse in office documents
support file access in cloud on windows
enhance multi-swf support
migration certification anes
rectangletexture
file api update air apps conform apple data storage guidelines
separate sampler state stage3d
set device specific retina display resolution (ios)


adobe flash player 11.7 (version 11.7.700.169, codenamed geary) (april 9, 2013)

sharedobject.preventbackup property
forcecpurendermodefordevices
remote hosting of swf files in case of multiple swfs
support uploading 16-bit texture formats
gameinput updates
android – create captive runtime apps
adobe replaced extended support release 11.7 on mac , windows 13.0 on may 13, 2014.


adobe flash player 11.8 (codenamed harrison)

stage3d baselineextended profile
recursive stop on movieclip
flash player & air desktop game pad support
support large textures (extendedbaseline, 4096)
rectangle texture
datagramsocket
serversocket
substitute redirected url source urlrequest part of url in new urlrequest


adobe flash player 11.9 (codenamed irving)

os x mavericks support
mac .pkg installation support


adobe flash player 12 (codenamed jones)

improved mac .pkg installation support work flow , ui
support internet explorer 11 on windows 7
support safe mode in safari 6.1 , higher
64-bit ppapi flash player google chrome
graphics: buffer usage flag stage3d


adobe flash player 13 (codenamed king)

supplementary characters enhancement support text field
full screen video message tweak
as of 13 may 2014 extended support release.


adobe flash player 14 (version 14.0.0.125, codenamed [lombard street (san francisco)|lombard]) (june 10, 2014)

stage 3d standard profile


adobe flash player 14 (version 14.0.0.145) (july 8, 2014)
adobe flash player 14 (version 14.0.0.179) (august 12, 2014)
adobe flash player 15 (version 15.0.0.152, codenamed [market street (san francisco)|market]) (september 9, 2014)

improved support browser zoom levels


adobe flash player 15 (version 15.0.0.167) (september 24, 2014)
adobe flash player 15 (version 15.0.0.223) (november 11, 2014)
adobe flash player 15 (version 15.0.0.239) (november 25, 2014)
adobe flash player 16 (version 16.0.0.235, codenamed natoma) (december 12, 2014)

stage3d – standard constrained profile
ppapi installers windows , mac


adobe flash player 16 (version 16.0.0.257) (january 13, 2015)
adobe flash player 16 (version 16.0.0.287) (january 22, 2015)
adobe flash player 17 (version 17.0.0.134, codenamed octavia) (march 12, 2015)

control panel improvements
installer improvements mac


adobe flash player 18 (version 18.0.0.160, codenamed [presidio of san francisco|presidio]) (june 9, 2015)

contains fixes adobe security bulletin apsb 15–11


adobe flash player 19 (version 19.0.0.185, codenamed quint) (september 21, 2015)
adobe flash player 20 (version 20.0.0.228, codenamed rankin) (december 8, 2015)
adobe flash player 21 (version 21.0.0.182, codenamed sutter) (march 10, 2016)
adobe flash player 22 (version 22.0.0.192, codenamed townsend) (june 16, 2016)
adobe flash player 23 (version 23.0.0.164, codenamed underwood) (september 13, 2016)
adobe flash player 24 (version 24.0.0.186, codenamed [van ness avenue|van ness]) (december 13, 2016)
adobe flash player 24 (version 24.0.0.194) (january 10, 2017)
adobe flash player 25 (version 25.0.0.127, codenamed webster) (march 14, 2017)
adobe flash player 25 (version 25.0.0.148) (april 11, 2017)
adobe flash player 25 (version 25.0.0.163) (april 20, 2017)
adobe flash player 26 (version 26.0.0.131, codenamed york) (june 13, 2017)
adobe flash player 27 (version 27.0.0.130, codenamed zoe) (september 12, 2017)
adobe flash player 27 (version 27.0.0.159) (october 10, 2017)
adobe flash player 28 (version 28.0.0.11, codenamed [atka]) (november 16, 2017)