Fortunately, the Internet Archive is working to preserve some of the best Flash content so it won’t be lost to Father Time. The software platform started to fall out of favor in the mid-2000s and has been on a downward trajectory ever since as alternatives like HTML5 gained support. As such, the company “strongly recommends” that all users immediately uninstall Flash Player to help protect their systems.Īdobe has been planning to sunset Flash for a few years now and arguably could have done so even sooner.

Adobe will stop supporting Flash Player after December 31, 2020, and will actively start blocking content from running in Flash Player from January 12, 2021.