Adobe Shockwave Player icon
Adobe Shockwave Player icon

Adobe Shockwave Player

Freeware web browser plug-in for playing content made with Adobe Director. It enabled interaction with multimedia and games by running DCR files directly in a browser. The player supported raster and vector graphics, 3D graphics, audio, and an embedded scripting language called Lingo.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

Application type

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac  System Requirements * PowerPC® G3, G4, or G5 or Intel processor * Mac OS X v10.4 or Mac OS X v10.5 * 512MB of RAM * Safari 2.0
  • Windows  System Requirements * Intel® Pentium® 4 processor * Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista® or Windows 7.0 * 512MB of RAM * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0 or 8.0; Firefox 2.0 or 3.0
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Discontinued

Effective April 9, 2019, Adobe Shockwave has been discontinued and no longer available for download.

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Adobe Shockwave Player information

  • Developed by

    US flagAdobe

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.

  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is Adobe Shockwave Player?

Over 450 million Internet-enabled desktops have installed Adobe Shockwave Player. These people now have access to some of the best the Web has to offer - including dazzling 3D games and entertainment, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications. Shockwave Player displays Web content that has been created by Adobe Director.

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