Flash (software)

E30049

authoring tool browser plugin discontinued software multimedia software platform proprietary software runtime environment

Flash (software) is a now-discontinued multimedia platform used for creating and displaying interactive web content, animations, and browser-based games and applications.

Aliases (20)

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	authoring tool → browser plugin → discontinued software → multimedia software platform → proprietary software → runtime environment →
acquisitionBy	Adobe Systems →
acquisitionOfDeveloperYear	2005 →
browserVendorResponse	major browsers began blocking Flash content by default →
category	animation software → multimedia software → web browser plugin → web development software →
competingTechnology	CSS3 → HTML5 → JavaScript → WebGL →
contentDistribution	Flash content embedded in web pages via <object> or <embed> tags →
developer	Adobe Systems → Macromedia →
discontinuationDate	2020-12-31 →
endOfLifeActions	blocked Flash content from running in Flash Player after January 12 2021 →
endOfSupportDate	2020-12-31 →
fileFormat	.air → .as → .fla → .flv → .swc → .swf → .xfl →
formerName	FutureSplash Animator →
initialReleaseYear	1996 →
license	proprietary license →
majorVersion	Flash 5 → Flash 8 → Flash CS3 Professional → Flash CS4 Professional → Flash MX → Flash MX 2004 → Flash Professional CC → Flash Professional CS5 → Flash Professional CS5.5 → Flash Professional CS6 →
notableCompanyPolicy	Apple refused to allow Flash Player on iOS devices →
notableImpact	enabled widespread browser-based games in the 2000s → popularized rich Internet applications before HTML5 →
notableSecurityEvent	frequent critical vulnerabilities reported by security researchers →
notSupportedPlatform	iOS →
primaryUse	creating animations → creating browser-based games → creating interactive web content → creating rich Internet applications →
reasonForDecline	emergence of open web standards → lack of mobile support → performance issues → security vulnerabilities →
renamedTo	Adobe Animate →
runtimeComponent	Adobe AIR → Adobe Flash Player →
scriptingLanguage	ActionScript →
standardizationStatus	not an open standard →
successorSoftware	Adobe Animate →
supportedContentType	audio → raster graphics → text → vector graphics → video →
supportedPlatform	Android (via Flash Player) → BlackBerry Tablet OS → Linux → Microsoft Windows → macOS → web browsers via plugin →
supportsStreaming	RTMP streaming → progressive download video →
typicalWorkflow	author content in Flash authoring tool and publish to SWF for Flash Player →
usedBy	browser game portals in the 2000s and early 2010s → online video sites in the 2000s →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adobe Flash ("Flash 5") → Adobe Flash ("Flash MX") → Adobe Flash ("Flash MX 2004") → Adobe Flash ("Flash 8") → Adobe Flash ("Flash CS3 Professional") → Adobe Flash ("Flash CS4 Professional") → Adobe Flash ("Flash Professional CS5") → Adobe Flash ("Flash Professional CS5.5") → Adobe Flash ("Flash Professional CS6") → Adobe Flash ("Flash Professional CC") →	majorVersion
Macromedia ("Macromedia Flash") → Macromedia ("Flash Player") → Macromedia ("Flash MX") →	knownFor
Macromedia ("SWF file format") → Macromedia ("Flash runtime") →	notableTechnology
Adobe Inc. →	develops
Adobe Flash ("FutureSplash Animator") →	formerName
Foxtel ("Flash") →	hasService
Adobe Creative Cloud ("Adobe Animate") →	includesComponent
NPAPI ("Adobe Flash Player plugin") →	notablePluginType
Adobe Flash ("Adobe Animate") →	renamedTo
Adobe Flash ("Adobe Flash Player") →	runtimeComponent
Adobe Flash ("Adobe Animate") →	successorSoftware