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sir.joseph.banksy
sir.joseph.banksy
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Sep 5, 2017 11:47 AM UTC
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Flash Player "End of life" 2020

I have been reading about Adobe's plan to "kill Flash" in 2020, but am slightly confused as to what it means. Every article I've read seems to only talk about the web Flash Player. Is this the only thing which is being discontinued? Or does Adobe plan to completely discontinue the .swf file format?

My work requires me to create projects and publish them in .swf, they're then included in presentations using 3rd party software and used for educational purposes. I believe the end result is contained in a .exe file so that the presenters don't require any version of Flash Player. But the presentations are never deployed on the web.

Does anyone know the specifics of what will and won't be supported after 2020? Ie, is it just the web player? Or will the desktop version of the player be discontinued as well? Or even worse, will Animate no longer allow publication in the .swf file format?

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      Colin Holgate
      Colin HolgateCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      Sep 5, 2017 4:18 PM UTC

      SWF will continue to be developed, for use in projectors, AIR app, exporting animation to video, and for tools like you described. It's only Flash Player plugin that will not be developed after the end of 2020.

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      Noah23929025dt0i
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      Apr 6, 2022 5:55 PM UTC

      dont kill flash

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      mrwizzer2
      Inspiring
      Jul 23, 2020 3:45 PM UTC

      Hi Colin, I hope you are well.

      Your resonse from a couple years ago is reassuring. Do you know if it's still accurate?  I'm particularly interested in the longevity of the flash projector files after 2020.  I've seen other posts mentioning kill-switches built into the projector files that will render them useless after the new year.  You're a trusted voice in this community, do you know whether or not projectors will continue to work in 2021 and beyond?

       

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      Colin Holgate
      Colin HolgateCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      Sep 5, 2017 4:18 PM UTC

      SWF will continue to be developed, for use in projectors, AIR app, exporting animation to video, and for tools like you described. It's only Flash Player plugin that will not be developed after the end of 2020.

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      deepakr46023445
      deepakr46023445
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      Feb 26, 2019 10:45 AM UTC

      What about Adobe Flex Builder which is used to compile action scripts to SWF files. ? Could you please confirm if support for Flex Builder will continue after 2020 and if there is any plan to end that ?

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      IceStone
      IceStone
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      Oct 2, 2019 10:38 AM UTC
      Hello. Maybe you will find my topic useful https://community.adobe.com/t5/Flash-Player/A-Second-Life-for-Flash-games-IceStone/m-p/10627768. Have a nice day
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