Adobe Shockwave is a browser-based multimedia platform for interactive applications and video games. Retiring the Shockwave player for Windows is the last step in a multi-year process: Adobe Director, an authoring tool for Shockwave content, was discontinued on February 1, 2017 and the Shockwave player for macOS was discontinued on March 1, 2017. If the web browser you are using is not able to install Shockwave Player: download this package, close the browser, and use the installer. Notes For Mac OS X 10.4 or later equipped with Intel chipset.
If you can't view content with the Shockwave Player, it could be that your computer is running a 64-bit Web browser on a 64-bit Windows operating system. Shockwave Player does not run in most 64-bit browsers in Windows. If you attempt to download the Shockwave Player in a 64-bit browser on Windows operating system that does not support Shockwave Player, you see a message from Adobe and a link back to this page. To install Shockwave Player, use a 32-bit Web browser on your 64-bit Windows operating system. All major browsers are available in 32-bit versions and the Internet Explorer 32-bit browser is the default browser on Windows 64-bit systems.
Or, learn more about 64-bit operating systems and Shockwave Player:
Install Shockwave Player on a 64-bit Windows operating system
To run the current 32-bit Shockwave Player on a 64-bit Windows operating system, use a 32-bit browser. Here are the instructions to install Shockwave Player in a 32-bit browser on a Windows and Web browser combination:
Windows with other browsers, such as Firefox, Google Chrome, or Opera
To use Firefox or other (not Internet Explorer) browsers with Shockwave Player on your 64-bit system, do the following:
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What is a 64-bit operating system or a 64-bit application?
64-bit refers to the size of each piece of data the operating system or application uses. Many operating systems and applications are sold as either 64-bit or 32-bit applications, though it’s not always obvious which version you have. For example, you can buy a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 or a 32-bit version, and they’re both called 'Windows 7.' You need to look at your computer settings (or possibly the box it came in) to find the version your computer uses. Applications usually say in the application name, such as 'Internet Explorer (64-bit)', if the application is a 64-bit version. But, applications don’t always indicate if they are 32-bit. Typically, an application is assumed to be 32-bit unless otherwise noted in the name or Help contents for that application.
64-bit processes are faster than 32-bit processes, but 32-bit mode is more common and has been available longer. Shockwave Player is a 32-bit application. 64-bit operating systems often run some applications that are 64-bit and some that are 32-bit applications. For example, Windows 7, 64-bit version, comes with two Internet Explorer programs; one is Internet Explorer 64-bit and the other is Internet Explorer 32-bit (though the 32-bit version doesn’t say that in the program name).
The current release of Shockwave Player does not run within a 64-bit Web browser on Windows operating system. When your 64-bit browser tries to open a website containing content for Shockwave Player in it, you will get an error message or link to download Shockwave Player. You can't install the current release of Shockwave Player in a 64-bit Web browser, and that is why you need to use the 32-bit browser. You can run Shockwave Player in a 32-bit Web browser on 64-bit Windows operating systems. To install Shockwave Player on a 64-bit system follow these instructions: Install Shockwave Player on a 64-bit operating system.
Determine whether you have a 64-bit operating system
Often 32-bit operating systems are not explicitly named or called out as 32-bit systems in any place that is obvious. However, you can check the operating system on your computer while it is running:
To check your version of Windows:
Why doesn't Shockwave Player come in a 64-bit version for Windows?
64-bit software is coded differently from 32-bit software. Generally, programs built on and integrated with other software must have the same architecture (for example, 32-bit or 64-bit). In many cases, a compatibility layer allows 32-bit software to run on 64-bit operating systems. For example, most browsers on Windows are 32-bit (such as Internet Explorer 32-bit, Firefox, and Chrome), and they run well on 64-bit Windows with Shockwave Player today. Accordingly, Shockwave Player currently runs well on Windows 7 64-bit using any of these 32-bit browsers.
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Mac OS comes with Apple's Safari Web browser pre-installed. The 64-bit version of the Safari browser includes a feature called a 'compatibility layer' (a process that runs 32-bit plug-ins in the 64-bit application) so you can install Shockwave Player in a 64-bit Safari Web browser. To install Shockwave Player into the Safari browser go to: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave (the Shockwave Player Download Center).
Firefox and other browsers on Mac OS
To use other browsers (like Firefox or Chrome) with Shockwave Player on your 64-bit Mac OS system:
I'm trying to play a Shockwave video.
The icon of the video I'm trying to play has a black square with the letters 'Di' centered in it. Get info says that the video is an 'Application' and the version number is 11.5.0r593 copyright Adobe Systems, Inc. I presume this is a player application but I don't know if I'm using the terminology correct.
I have a MacBook Air 13' Mid 2012 (MBA13) running OS X 10.11.6 on which I'd installed Shockwave a long time ago. The file /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/DirectorShockwave.plugin has a creation date of August 9, 2012 and a version number of 11.6.6r636. The video runs fine on the MBA13.
I also have a MacBook Air 11' Mid 2012 (MBA11) running OS X 10.11.6 and I need to play the video on this computer too. When I double-click on the video, I get a message saying, 'Application Error This application requires Shockwave Player 11, which can not be found. Click OK to download it.' When I click on OK, Safari opens https://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ and I downloaded the file Shockwave_Installer_Full_64bit.dmg. This disk image has a Shockwave installer but it installs version 12.24.r194 of the plugin. Unfortunately, when I double-click on the video I still get the same error message about needing Shockwave Player 11.
I tried putting a copy of Shockwave Player 11 from my MBA13 on my MBA11, but I got the same error when I tried to launch the video file. I guess that the installer registers the plugin in some way that I don't know how to do manually. Yes, I tried rebooting and I got the same error. Yes, I opened Safari's preferences and made sure I could see the plugin and I set it to run 'Always' but I still got the same error.
I found an installer for Shockwave Player 11 at http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/#sp. Unfortunately, the installer in this .dmg refuses to do the installation because 'Incompatible OS version! Adobe Shockwave Player isn't supported on this OS version'
Can anyone tell me how to get Shockwave Player 11 working on my MBA11?
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Thank you for your time and attention reading my long tale of woe.
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MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), 8GB RAM and 128 SSD
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