Skip to main content
S
stevenp82005888
Participant
June 23, 2016
Question

Is Adobe Flash NPAPI require for PDF embedded Flash?

  • June 23, 2016
  • 2 replies
  • 613 views

We recently removed Adobe Flash NPAPI from our deployment and user are now unable to view embedded Flash content within a PDF.

The default pdf viewer is Adobe Acrobat Standard XI

Acrobat ask them to download the latest Flash version.  We have Adobe Flash 22.0.0.192 deployed.

My understanding is this plugin is for Chrome.

Regards,

Steven

This topic has been closed for replies.

2 replies

T
Test Screen Name
Legend
June 27, 2016

Background: NPAPI = Netscape plug-in API. Invented a long time ago as a neat way to let one app show content in another app. There are still all sorts of uses of it. Chrome, however, has phased it out -- NPAPI deprecation: developer guide - The Chromium Projects

In this although both Flash and Acrobat are Adobe products, they need a way to talk to each other, and so they both use NPAPI.

S
stevenp82005888Author
Participant
June 27, 2016

Re-deployed NPAPI and all is good again.

EnterpriseHelp
EnterpriseHelp
Inspiring
June 24, 2016

Flash content in a PDF requires a Flash player to view. 11.x looks for a standalone version that resides on the machine. For more information, see Adobe Reader and Acrobat Flash Player Download for Windows

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices