What can I use instead of Adobe Flash Player? I need it to view certain videos.
iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
You need to tell us what the videos require in order to be viewed or at the very least where the videos are displayed.
You need to tell us what the videos require in order to be viewed or at the very least where the videos are displayed.
The video is on Huffington Post. When trying to view it, I get the message that I need the plugin Adobe Flash Player. I am reluctant to just download it because when I had it previously, my computer ran very slowly until I removed it. I don't know for sure if the Adobe Flash Player was the cause ?
Probably not. And you need it to play Flash videos.
Flash Player should ONLY be installed from Adobe’s website.
You can check here what version of Flash player you actually have installed: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html
You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS. You should first uninstall any previous version of Flash Player, using the uninstaller from here (make sure you use the correct one!):
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/909/cpsid_90906.html
and also that you follow the instructions closely, such as closing ALL applications (including Safari) first before installing. It is highly recommended that you carry out a permission repair after installing anything from Adobe.
After installing, reboot your Mac and relaunch Safari, then in Safari Preferences/Security enable ‘Allow Plugins’. If you are running 10.6.8 or later:
When you have installed the latest version of Flash, relaunch Safari and test.
If you're getting a "blocked plug-in" error, then in System Preferences… ▹ Flash Player ▹ Advanced
click Check Now. Quit and relaunch your browser. More advice here:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/unblock-safari-plug-ins-on-mac-360 8065/
Facebook dropping all but the very latest version of Flash:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/14/facebook-end-adobe-flash-firef ox-blocks-hacking
As Klaus1 mentioned Flash probably was not the cause of your slow-down. One thing to know is Flash must only be downloaded directly from Adobe's website. There are illicit sites the claim to download Flash, however when they do they sometimes attach malware along with Flash. That is why it is critical to only download software of any type from site that you trust. In the case of Flash, only download from the developers which is Adobe.
What can I use instead of Adobe Flash Player?
