{"id":162427,"date":"2021-01-15T10:19:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T10:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=162427"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:15:07","slug":"how-to-save-adobe-flash-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-save-adobe-flash-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Save Adobe Flash Files in Firefox and Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you know <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adobe-flash-player.en.softonic.com\/articles\/adobe-flash-player-end-of-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adobe Flash will not be with us much longer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, it\u2019s a good time to start migrating all your existing Flash files to your current, or alternative, browser. Flash files are generally embedded in websites, and it can be challenging to save. You can use any preferred browser to find a web page\u2019s source code, and that will show you the Flash file location to save it to your PC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019ll typically find two types of Flash files embedded, namely SWF and FLV files. The SWF files typically hold the FLV files. You\u2019ll be surprised once you start looking for it just how many of your favorite apps, music videos, and games are indeed free Flash files. The quickest way to download flash files as and when you find them is to add a free extension to your Google Chrome browser. You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/flashpoint.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">download Flash<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> extensions for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adobe-flash-player.en.softonic.com\/mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mac<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adobe-flash-player.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Windows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that are free and safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162430\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Flash_2_zq5tok.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>How do I save a Flash file in Chrome?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open Google Chrome and go to any Web Store page with a Flash extension, such as Flash Video Downloader, Sothink Flash Downloader for Chrome, or VFD Video Downloader.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select \u2018Add to Chrome\u2019 and then press \u2018Add.\u2019 Chrome will install the extension. Once the installation is complete, Chrome will add a new icon to the window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open the Web page with the Flash file and click on the new icon in your Chrome window. All Flash files that can be downloaded will show in the pop-up window. Select the Flash file you want, and it will download to your hard drive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How do I save a Flash file in Firefox?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Firefox is one of the easier browsers for downloading Flash files because each unique object on the page can be viewed and downloaded.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Launch Firefox.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to the specific page that has the Flash file you want to save.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you\u2019ve found the Web page, you must right-click on it and choose \u2018View Page Info.\u2019 Keep in mind during this step that you shouldn\u2019t right-click directly on the Flash file but rather on the background of the page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select the \u2018Media\u2019 tab to list all the files containing music, videos, and pictures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select the \u2018Type\u2019 tab to find the Flash files easier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scroll through the files and select the \u2018Object\u2019 types where the Flash objects are grouped.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose the specific Flash file you want to save.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now you can \u2018Save As\u2019 the file to your preferred location.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162431\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Flash_3_c1kkof.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Adobe Flash Player extensions beyond 2021<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many people are concerned about the Flash Player End of Life, as announced by Adobe recently. Even if you don\u2019t use Flash in your regular browsers, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/internet-explorer-7.en.softonic.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internet Explorer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chrome<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the new alternatives are excellent. Apps and videos in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jeb-webassembly-decompiler.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WebAssembly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/windows-media-player-html5-extension-for-chrome.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HTML5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are built for the future, and you\u2019ll notice how much easier it is to enjoy all your favorite apps and videos on mobile.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you know Adobe Flash will not be with us much longer, it\u2019s a good time to start migrating all your existing Flash files to your current, or alternative, browser. Flash files are generally embedded in websites, and it can be challenging to save. You can use any preferred browser to find a web &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-save-adobe-flash-files\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How To Save Adobe Flash Files in Firefox and Chrome&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":162429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":3},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2392],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-162427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionadobe-flash-player"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325124,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162427\/revisions\/325124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162427"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=162427"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=162427"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=162427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}