FlashPatch!
What's this?
FlashPatch! is a tool that modifies the Flash Player installation on your computer, making it possible to play games in the browser again.
It bypasses the January 12th, 2021 killswitch that prevents you from playing any Flash Player game or animation after January 12th.
Compatibility
Browser | Plugin API | Version | Windows | Linux | Mac | 64-bit | 32-bit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Chrome | PPAPI (Pepper) | 32.0.0.465 | |||||
Mozilla Firefox | NPAPI (Netscape) | 32.0.0.465 | |||||
Safari | NPAPI (Netscape) | 32.0.0.465 | |||||
Internet Explorer | ActiveX (OCX) | 32.0.0.465 |
Patch File...
button.
A generic patch is also available that is version independent. To try this patch, use the Patch File...
button and manually choose the Flash binary you wish to patch.
China-specific Enterprise Flash
Browser | Plugin API | Version | Windows | Linux | Mac | 64-bit | 32-bit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Chrome | PPAPI (Pepper) | 34.0.0.137 | |||||
Mozilla Firefox | NPAPI (Netscape) | 34.0.0.137 | |||||
Safari | NPAPI (Netscape) | 34.0.0.137 | |||||
Internet Explorer | ActiveX (OCX) | 34.0.0.137 |
Old Chinese Flash versions supported:
- Version 34.0.0.118
While Adobe has completely stopped updating the global version of Adobe Flash Player, it continues to maintain an enterprise version of Adobe Flash for Mainland China. This version is completely compatible with the global version of Flash, but contains a non-closable process, known as the "Flash Helper Service", that collects private information and pops up advertisement window contents.
This special version of Flash normally only works within Mainland China. Furthermore, if it detects an enterprise environment (an Active Directory environment) it refuses to start without special registration on the Flash.cn service. It also contains a dormant killswitch.
FlashPatch fully supports the latest version of the Chinese Flash Player browser plugin: 34.0.0.137.
FlashPatch provides the following patches for this version:
- Patch Chinese region lock on runtime (geo2.adobe.com)
- Remove dependence on Flash Center Chinese system service
- Deactivate dormant OOD Macromedia XML killswitch
- Patch Chinese Enterprise phone-home service
- Patch activation check
Download clean builds of Flash 34.0.0.137:
Flash Player
But I want to play games using the standalone Flash Player!
Adobe ships a current version of the Flash Player projector without the killswitch built-in on their debug downloads page.
I do not have Adobe Flash Player installed, where can I get it?
You can download Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.465 from this archived link. You might need to turn back your system clock to January 11th, 2021 or earlier to install it.
Linux
I would like to use Flash Player on Linux!
Unfortunately, the tool only works on Windows right now, but if you have a Windows machine, feel free to manually patch version 32.0.0.465 of libpepflashplayer.so
or libflashplayer.so
. You can then use these binaries on your Linux machine.
Windows XP
I need to use Flash Player on Windows XP!
FlashPatch is not compatible with Windows XP. FlashPatch relies on .NET Framework 4.5, but the last supported version of .NET Framework on Windows XP is 4.0.3. Regardless, there is a way to keep using Flash on Windows XP. Please check out the following instructions on GitHub.
Usage
- Extract
FlashPatch.exe
into a new folder. - Run
FlashPatch.exe
and allow it to run as administrator (necessary to change system Flash Player files) - Press the "Patch" button and agree to the warning message
- Your Flash Player is now usable once again!
To restore the old, unpatched binaries:
- The unpatched binaries are saved into a
Backup
folder when you patch Flash Player - Run
FlashPatch.exe
and allow it to run as administrator (necessary to change system Flash Player files) - Press the "Restore" button and agree
- Your Flash Player is now back to its factory defaults.