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Many websites require the Adobe Flash Player plugin to display videos and games. Learn how to install the Flash plugin for Firefox.

Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that allows browsers such as Firefox to display Flash media on web pages. Flash is often used for animations, videos and games. This article explains how to install Flash. {for fx35} When you visit a webpage that uses Flash and the plugin is missing, you will see the message "''A plugin is needed to display this content''" for parts of the page that require Flash (if at all): ;:[[Image:plugin required - fx35]] Follow the steps below to install the latest Flash Player plugin. {/for} __TOC__ {for not fx35} = Installing Flash using the Plugin Finder Service = {for not fx29} {for mac,linux}{note}If you don't have Flash installed you may see a {for mac}yellow{/for}{for linux}black{/for} info bar with an {button Install Missing Plugin} button. This is the Plugin Finder Service and it won't work on {for mac}OS X{/for}{for linux}Linux{/for}. '''To install Flash, skip to the next section, Installing the Flash plugin manually.'''{/note} {for mac}[[Image:Missing plugin mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Missing plugin lin]]{/for} {/for} {/for} {for fx29} {for mac,linux}{note}If you don't have Flash installed you may see an info panel with an {button Install Flash} button. This is the Plugin Finder Service and it won't work on {for mac}OS X{/for}{for linux}Linux{/for}. '''To install Flash, skip to the next section, Installing the Flash plugin manually.'''{/note} {for mac}[[Image:Flash1 29 - Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Flash1 29 - Lin]]{/for} {/for} {/for} {for win} # Go to a page that uses Flash such as [http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ Adobe's test page]. #{for not fx29}A yellow notification bar will appear above the webpage. Click {button Install Missing Plugins}. The Plugin Finder Service window will appear.{/for}{for fx29}An info panel will appear above the webpage. Click {button Install Flash} and the Plugin Finder Service window will appear.{/for} #;{for not fx29}[[Image:Flash win1]]{/for}{for fx29}[[Image:Flash1 29 - Win]]{/for} # Select the most recent version of Flash listed, then click {button Next >}. #* If Windows asks to allow Adobe Flash Player to make changes to your computer, click {button Yes}. #In the Flash installer window, click the check box next to '''I have read and agree to the terms of the Flash Player License Agreement''' and then click the {button INSTALL} button that will become activated, to begin the installation.<br>[[Image:Flash win4]] # When the installation is done, click {button Finish}. The page will reload and you should have Flash installed. {/for} {/for} = Installing the Flash plugin manually = [[T:updateflash]] = Keeping Flash up-to-date = The latest version of the Flash plugin should perform better and crash less often. To check if Flash is up to date, visit Mozilla's [https://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/ Plugin Check] page. '''If it says that Flash needs to be updated, install the latest version manually using the steps in the section above.''' = Troubleshooting the Flash plugin = See [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems#w_troubleshooting]] for steps to troubleshoot the Flash plugin.