不久前，你不能访问一个网站而不访问某种Flash 元素(Flash element)。广告(Ads)、游戏甚至整个网站都是使用Adobe Flash构建的，但时代在发展，对(Adobe Flash)Flash的官方支持终于在2020年12 月 31日结束，交互式(December 31st)HTML5 内容(HTML5 content)迅速取代了它。
但是，如果您仍想播放较旧的Flash 内容(Flash content)，这对您没有帮助。不更新的网站和无法移植的旧媒体在没有适当的能力使用它们的情况下被遗忘。尽管Chrome中不再有(Chrome)Flash 播放(Flash player)器，但您可以通过以下几种方式在 2020 年及以后播放Flash文件。(Flash)
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为什么我无法在 Google Chrome 中播放 Flash 内容？(Why Can’t I Play Flash Content In Google Chrome?)
(Flash)自Apple(Apple)于 2010 年决定不在iOS 设备上支持Flash以来， (Flash)Flash一直处于借用时间。HTML5填补了这一空白，提高了速度和安全性(speed and security enhancements)，并且随着越来越多的网站采用HTML5 ，使用(HTML5)Flash的网站越来越少。
虽然谷歌比(Google)苹果(Apple)坚持的时间更长，但它不能忽视这样一个事实，即Flash本身在 2019 年底结束了对Adob e 的支持。(Adobe)谷歌(Google hasn)在一段时间内不允许Chrome中的(Chrome)Flash Player自动播放内容，虽然Chrome在技术上仍然可以播放Flash 内容(Flash content)，但内置的Flash 播放器(Flash player)应该会在 2020 年被移除。
Flash已正式死亡，但您仍然可以在Chrome 中播放您的(Chrome—for)Flash媒体——目前。不过，不要过分哀悼Flash ，因为它速度慢、非常不安全，而且没有考虑到现代浏览，如果你不再使用它，你可能想考虑在你的 PC 上完全禁用它。(disabling Flash on your PC)
2020 年在 Chrome 中使用 Flash Player(Using The Flash Player In Chrome In 2020)
Chrome 的内置Flash 播放器(Flash player)仍然存在，但不会持续太久。Flash 移除的目标是2020 年 12 月(December 2020)的Chrome 版本 87(target for Flash removal is Chrome version 87)，但这可能会更早到来。如果您通过了最后期限，则需要考虑使用下面的其他Flash播放器之一，因为这些说明将不起作用。
- 您可以通过在地址栏中输入chrome://components 来检查您在Chrome中的(Chrome)Flash 播放器版本。(Flash player)如果您安装了Adobe Flash Player，您可能仍然可以播放Flash 内容(Flash content)，但需要先启用它。
- 如果您的Chrome版本仍然安装了Flash 播放(Flash player)器，您仍然需要允许它在Flash 页面(Flash page)加载时运行。您需要按地址栏(address bar)末尾运行Flash的页面上显示的阻止设置(block settings)图标。在此处，单击“管理(Manage)”按钮。
- 这将调出Flash 设置菜单(Flash settings menu)。您也可以通过在地址栏上输入(address bar)chrome://settings/content/flash 来访问它。要允许Flash运行，请单击阻止站点运行 Flash（推荐）(Block sites from running Flash (recommended) )滑块。滑块将变为蓝色，选项将变为Ask。
- 返回包含Flash 内容(Flash content)的页面并刷新它。Chrome会询问您是否要运行Flash 内容(Flash content)，因此请单击允许(Allow)运行该内容。
此时您的Flash 内容(Flash content)应该会自动加载，允许您与之交互。如果没有，或者 Chrome 对Flash的支持已被放弃，您需要尝试另一种方法。
使用 BlueMaxima Flashpoint 玩旧的 Flash 游戏(Playing Old Flash Games With BlueMaxima Flashpoint)
随着Flash在 2020 年关闭，一旦Chrome 和 Firefox(Chrome and Firefox)等大型浏览器停止支持旧 Flash 文件，您将没有太多选择来播放旧Flash文件。(Flash)一种选择，特别是对于游戏玩家，是下载和使用BlueMaxima 的 Flashpoint 软件(BlueMaxima’s Flashpoint software)。
该项目是一个Flash 播放器(Flash player)和 Web存档项目(archive project)合二为一。您可以下载该软件并使用它在您的PC(PC—no browser)上玩 38,000 多个旧Flash游戏——无需浏览器，完全免费。
要使用 Flashpoint，您需要下载可用的 Flashpoint 软件包之一(download one of the available Flashpoint packages)。推荐的选项是Flashpoint Infinity，它会下载你想玩的游戏，文件大小(file size)只有大约 300MB 。
否则，您需要下载完整的Flashpoint Ultimate包，大小接近 300GB。这包含Flashpoint必须提供的(Flashpoint)Flash游戏的完整存档，让您可以随时随地（或任何地方）完全离线玩它们。
使用 Ruffle 在线模拟 Flash(Emulating Flash Online With Ruffle)
如果您不喜欢旧的Flash游戏，您可以使用Ruffle Flash 模拟器(Ruffle Flash emulator)来运行其他类型的Flash媒体内容。这允许您在PC 浏览器中运行旧的(PC browser)SWF Flash文件，完全取代Flash。
使用Ruffle，您无需担心Chrome(Chrome support)对Flash的支持会被删除。Ruffle将Flash 内容(Flash content)转换为现代的、网络友好的格式。它不应该被您的浏览器阻止，并且您不需要内置的Flash 播放器来执行此操作。(Flash player)
您可以通过尝试在线 Ruffle 演示模拟器(online Ruffle demo emulator)来(Ruffle)尝试 Ruffle ，该模拟器有一个演示Flash 游戏(Flash game)可供尝试，并且能够上传您自己的SWF文件以进行播放和使用。
在 2020 年及以后使用 Adobe Flash Player(Using The Adobe Flash Player In 2020 & Beyond)
虽然Adobe已放弃对Flash的支持，但您仍然可以将Adobe Flash Player作为PC 和 Mac的(PC and Mac)独立播放器(standalone player)下载。要在没有浏览器的情况下在您的 PC 上播放SWF Flash文件，您需要从 Adob e 下载Flash Player 投影仪内容调试器。(Flash Player projector content debugger)
- 目前，您可以从未维护的 Adobe 支持页面(non-maintained Adobe support page)下载此内容。单击适用于您的操作系统的(operating system)下载 Flash Player 投影仪内容调试器(Download the Flash Player projector content debugger )选项，然后运行该文件。
- 此版本的Adobe Flash Player是独立的，因此您无需安装即可使用它 - 只需运行文件，然后在Adobe Flash Player窗口中，按文件(File )>打开。(Open.)
- 在打开(Open)框中选择您的 SWF Flash 文件。您可以使用网址链接(web address link)，或按浏览(Browse)从您的计算机运行SWF 文件。(SWF file)
独立的Adobe Flash Player 文件(Adobe Flash Player file)将加载并运行您的Flash 内容，允许您在(Flash content)Chrome和其他浏览器停止支持后继续播放Flash文件并与之交互。
从 Flash 继续(Moving On From Flash)
是的——在 2020 年仍然有使用Flash 播放器播放(Flash player)Adobe Flash 内容(Adobe Flash content)的方法，但对它的支持已正式停止。现在是离开Flash 并拥抱 HTML5的时候了，但在此之前，请使用(Flash and embrace HTML5)Chrome中的内置Flash 播放器(Flash player)在您仍有机会的同时欣赏您的旧内容。
如果您是游戏玩家，如果您想在 2020 年截止日期之后继续玩旧版 Flash 游戏，则需要下载它们。(download older Flash games)您可以使用Flashpoint之类的项目来执行此操作，或者您可以查看一些最好的在线浏览器(online browser)游戏来代替。
Flash Player in Chrome is Dead in 2020: How to Play Flash Files
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That doesn’t help you if you’re still looking to play older Flash content, however. Websites that don’t update and old media that can’t be ported are forgotten without the capabilities in place to use them. Although there isn’t a Flash player in Chrome anymore, here are a few ways you can play Flash files in 2020 and beyond.
Also, check out the YouTube video we created for our channel if you want a quick overview of the article.
Why Can’t I Play Flash Content In Google Chrome?
Flash has been on borrowed time ever since Apple decided not to support Flash on iOS devices back in 2010. HTML5 filled that gap, with speed and security enhancements, and as more and more websites adopted HTML5, fewer sites used Flash.
While Google held on for longer than Apple, it couldn’t ignore the fact that Flash itself reached the end of its support from Adobe at the end of 2019. Google hasn’t allowed Flash Player in Chrome to play content automatically for some time, and while Chrome can still technically play Flash content, the built-in Flash player should be removed in 2020.
Flash is officially dead, but you can still play your Flash media in Chrome—for now. Don’t mourn Flash too much, though, as it was slow, pretty insecure, and not built with modern browsing in mind, and you might want to think about disabling Flash on your PC entirely if you’re no longer using it.
Using The Flash Player In Chrome In 2020
Chrome’s built-in Flash player still remains, but not for long. The target for Flash removal is Chrome version 87 in December 2020, but this may come sooner. If you pass that deadline, you’ll need to look at using one of the other Flash players below, as these instructions won’t work.
- You can check if your version of Flash player in Chrome by typing chrome://components into the address bar. If you have Adobe Flash Player installed, you may still be able to play Flash content, but it’ll need to be enabled first.
- If your version of Chrome does still have a Flash player installed, you’ll still need to allow it to run whenever a Flash page loads. You’ll need to press the block settings icon that appears on a page running Flash at the end of your address bar. From here, click the Manage button.
- This will bring up the Flash settings menu. You can also access this by typing chrome://settings/content/flash on the address bar. To allow Flash to run, click the Block sites from running Flash (recommended) slider. The slider will change to blue, and the option will change to Ask.
- Return to the page with Flash content and refresh it. Chrome will ask you if you want to run the Flash content, so click Allow to run the content.
Your Flash content should automatically load at this point, allowing you to interact with it. If it doesn’t, or if Chrome support for Flash has been dropped, you’ll need to try an alternative method.
Playing Old Flash Games With BlueMaxima Flashpoint
With Flash shutting down in 2020, you won’t have many options for playing old Flash files once big browsers like Chrome and Firefox stop supporting it. One option, especially for gamers, is to download and use the BlueMaxima’s Flashpoint software.
This project is a Flash player and web archive project rolled into one. You can download the software and use it to play over 38,000 old Flash games on your PC—no browser required, and entirely for free.
To use Flashpoint, you’ll need to download one of the available Flashpoint packages. The recommended option is Flashpoint Infinity, which will download games as you want to play them, with only an approximate 300MB file size.
Otherwise, you’ll need to download the full Flashpoint Ultimate package, which is nearly 300GB in size. This contains the entire archive of Flash games that Flashpoint has to offer, allowing you to play them whenever (or wherever) you want, completely offline.
Emulating Flash Online With Ruffle
If old Flash games aren’t your thing, you could use the Ruffle Flash emulator to run other types of Flash media content. This allows you to run old SWF Flash files in your PC browser, replacing Flash entirely.
With Ruffle, you won’t need to worry about Chrome support for Flash being dropped. Ruffle converts Flash content into a modern, web-friendly format. It shouldn’t be blocked by your browser, and you won’t need a Flash player built-in to do it.
You can try Ruffle out by trying the online Ruffle demo emulator, which has a demo Flash game to try, as well as the ability to upload your own SWF files to play and use.
Using The Adobe Flash Player In 2020 & Beyond
While Adobe has dropped support for Flash, you can still download Adobe Flash Player as a standalone player for your PC and Mac. To play SWF Flash files on your PC without a browser, you’ll need to download the Flash Player projector content debugger from Adobe.
- At the moment, you can download this from a non-maintained Adobe support page. Click the Download the Flash Player projector content debugger option for your operating system, then run the file.
- This version of Adobe Flash Player is self-contained, so you don’t need to install it to use it—just run the file, then in the Adobe Flash Player window, press File > Open.
- Select your SWF Flash file in the Open box. You can use a web address link, or press Browse to run an SWF file from your computer.
The standalone Adobe Flash Player file will load and run your Flash content, allowing you to continue to play and interact with Flash files once Chrome and other browsers stop supporting it.
Moving On From Flash
Yes—there are still ways to play Adobe Flash content using a Flash player in 2020, but support for it is officially dead. It’s time to move on from Flash and embrace HTML5, but before you do, use the built-in Flash player in Chrome to enjoy your older content while you still have the chance.
If you’re a gamer, you’ll need to download older Flash games if you want to continue playing them past the 2020 deadline. You can use a project like Flashpoint to do this, or you can look at some of the best online browser games to play instead.
