The latest versions for macOS and Windows will remain on TechSpot's download pages for as long as we are around. Even though Adobe will no longer host a download for Shockwave, you will always be able to download the player from our archives. This also comes with an end to support for the platform - no more updates. What it primarily means is that Adobe will no longer accept ETLA and EULA agreements. For older websites that have not converted, the latest version of Shockwave will still work. Fresher interactive web content done with HTML 5, is already supported in all major browsers. What does it mean for end users? Again, not much. Macromedia Shockwave Player is a browser plug-in that allows you to experience animation and entertainment created with Macromedia Director Shockwave Studio.
It still has authoring tools like Adobe Animate that take advantage of modern web-content technologies. Download Now This will download from the developer's website. "Adobe will no longer accept ETLA and EULA agreements for Shockwave effective on April 9, 2019." With the advent of HTML5 and WebGL, Shockwave has become somewhat obsolete even though thousands of older webpages haven't upgraded to the current open standards. Macromedia first developed and released Shockwave player in 1995 to provide cross-platform multimedia and interactive content on webpages. However, once their contracts expire there will be no renewals.
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Adobe Director, a tool for creating Shockwave content, and Shockwave player for Mac were both discontinued in 2017.Īdobe will continue providing Shockwave support to companies with a current Enterprise license. The company says that discontinuing the Windows component was the final step in a "multi-year process" to phase out the application. As of Tuesday, the plugin is no longer available on the Adobe website. Version 12.3.5.205, released less than a month ago will be the last iteration of the software.Īdobe has taken down Shockwave for Windows just as we reported it would last month.
Adobe pulled the last plug on Tuesday, taking the Windows plugin offline.
End of an era: Shockwave is finally off life-support.
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