Flash
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Developer | Adobe |
---|---|
Release date | 1996 |
Discontinued | 2020 |
Predecessor | SmartSketch |
Emulated | ✓ |
Flash is a software platform created by Macromedia and later maintained by Adobe.
Implementations
Name | Platform(s) | Latest version | Open-Source | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe Flash Player | 32.0.0.314 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Lightspark | 0.8.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | |
GNU Gnash | 0.8.10 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Ruffle | Nightly builds | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Open Flash / Doμ Player | Git | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Shumway | Git | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Comparisons
- Adobe Flash Player
- The official closed-source implementation by Adobe. Planned to be discontinued in 2020.
- Lightspark
- A C++ implementation. Says it has 67% of the APIs covered.
- Ruffle
- A Rust implementation that compiles to WebAssembly. Being sponsored by Newgrounds, and has progressed to the point where it can play the original Flash version of Alien Hominid in the browser.
- Gnash
- Another C++ implementation.
- Shumway
- An HTML5 implementation. Was sponsored by Mozilla but then abandoned.
See also
- Flashpoint - preservation effort for games designed in commercial web frameworks.