For Mac, there are two Flash Player plug-ins: NPAPI for Safari & Firefox and PPAPI for Chrome & Opera. Adobe Flash Player is a plug-in and thus a small computer program that adds features to another program, in this case to the web browser.įor websites using the flash format the Flash Player is necessary to view multimedia, stream videos, include gaming functionality, and more. The answer is: Sometimes and in some cases. Probably most Mac users have already faced the situation that a pop-up appeared while browsing, telling them that Adobe Flash Player is out of date.īut how to perform a Flash Player Update on Mac?Īnd, in the first place: Is it necessary to have Adobe Flash Player for Mac? In the following you will find answers to these questions, information about the Flash Player, possible risks during update or installation, and how to run them.
