We are sure that you have come across Adobe Flash Player at some point, either because some application or website has asked you to download it or because it has been executed in some specific instance without you knowing what it is for. Well, the first thing you have to consider is that, in many cases, this application is essential for viewing certain content, so it cannot be discarded in any way, even if its peak time has already passed.

Adobe Flash Player is software that allows us to visualize certain content in the Flash format, almost always related to multimedia, and executed in some of the most famous browsers nowadays. When you have this program installed, it will be possible for you to visualize elements such as games, videos, music, animations of all kinds, and others that would otherwise remain hidden.

Adobe Flash Player can also play any content stored on your computer or uploaded to the web in the format SWF, thanks to tools such as Adobe Flash or Flex, for example. However, don't get confused, as this service is only a player for Flash format files, while to create Flash applications, you need other tools, such as Flash CS3 Professional or Flex.

Adobe Flash Player will allow you to access vectorized images or vector graphics, as well as to visualize many of the animations that websites add to their contents, and it is perfectly compatible with the browsers that currently have the most users, among which we can mention Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, and others.

In these browsers, Adobe Flash Player works as a plugin, taking into account the massive use of the mentioned SWF format, at this point one of the most important in the world. However, it is also fair to mention that many browsers have considered this software insecure, starting to give more and more space to HTML5, denying it to the application we are analyzing today.

It is relevant to dwell on this issue because, in fact, with time, some of the companies that allowed the entry of Adobe Flash Player, such as Mozilla or Google, have begun to turn their backs a little on this service. They have even withdrawn support for their browsers; probably the two most used on Windows, so now the installation of Flash Player is up to us.

Likewise, it is also fair to point out that those in charge of Adobe have been reporting for some time that they have taken all the complaints about it seriously, trying to correct all possible errors in their service operation. For this reason, they point out that they have made several important security corrections, always thinking of achieving the best user experience for their customers beyond the discredit produced.

Beyond these clarifications, if you are determined to install this application on your computer, we will recommend you in the same way that you always download it from the official website of Adobe or Usitility, but not from another site. This is because many cybercriminals have taken advantage of the historical success of Adobe Flash Player to offer supposed downloads of this content that, in the end, were not such.

As for the user interface of Adobe Flash Player, we have to say that it is practically non-existent since it is a plugin that we know is installed when we can view the SWF content in our browsers. The only possible analysis has to do with the windows and boxes that appear during the installation of this tool, which is nice and simple but not much more than that.

The best thing about Adobe Flash Player is that only with this application can we visualize certain contents in SWF format, so if you want to access them, you are almost obliged to install them on your computer. You should do so if you usually access websites that ask you to install this software to view some of your content because you may miss out on good animations, videos, or music.

As for what we liked least about Adobe Flash Player, it certainly has to do a bit with all the recent warnings that computer security professionals have given. It turns out that this is a utility that allows you to view certain content and could also be an open door for the entry of all kinds of viruses or malware to our computer, so do not lose sight of it.

In summary, we can say that Adobe Flash Player is still today an essential content for most users, especially those who, when browsing every day, encounter browser messages that demand its download. In case that does not happen to you, and you are not forced to download it, our recommendation is not to download it because you will only gain exposed access to your PC.