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Last updated on Jun 12, 2023
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for End of Life of Adobe Shockwave
Effective April 9, 2019, Adobe Shockwave will be discontinued and the Shockwave
player for Windows will no longer be available for download.
Companies with existing Enterprise licenses for Adobe Shockwave continue to
receive support until the end of their current contracts.
Adobe Shockwave is a browser-based multimedia platform for interactive
applications and video games. Retiring the Shockwave player for Windows is the
last step in a multi-year process: Adobe Director, an authoring tool for
Shockwave content, was discontinued on February 1, 2017 and the Shockwave player
for macOS was discontinued on March 1, 2017.
Adobe continues to offer a rich set of content creation tools through Creative
Cloud, including Adobe Animate for authoring interactive content for multiple
platforms, such HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, Flash/Adobe AIR, and others.
For more information, please see the FAQ below.
WHY IS ADOBE DISCONTINUING THE SHOCKWAVE PLAYER?
As technologies evolve and the use of mobile devices has grown, interactive
content has moved to platforms such as HTML5 Canvas and Web GL and usage of
Shockwave has declined.
WHEN WILL THE END OF LIFE TAKE EFFECT?
Starting on October 8, 2019, Shockwave player for Windows will no longer be
available for download. Adobe is no longer accepting ETLA and EULA agreements
for Shockwave effective on April 9, 2019.
WILL I STILL HAVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR SHOCKWAVE?
Support for individual customers will end on October 8, 2019. Customers with
EULA distribution licensing will continue to receive support until the end of
their 1-year contract. Enterprise customers will continue to be supported until
the end of their contracts in 2022.
WHY IS ADOBE PROVIDING ADVANCE NOTICE?
Adobe is providing advance notice to help customers prepare for the change.
Retiring the Shockwave player for Windows is the last step in a multi-year
process: Adobe Director, an authoring tool for Shockwave content, was
discontinued on February 1, 2017 and the Shockwave player for macOS was
discontinued on March 1, 2017.
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