Most of you have fortunately not had to think about Adobe Flash support in years, but for those still having some old assets in Adobe Flash/SWF format or wanting to relive some old games/entertainment based in Flash, the open-source Ruffle project remains one of the leading contenders for dealing with Flash in 2024 and beyond. Ruffle is a [1]Rust-based emulator for Adobe Flash that continues to be actively developed and supporting more features.

The Ruffle project as an open-source Flash Player emulator continues working well and integrating into modern desktops. The project has published a new status update outlining some of their recent advancements.

Ruffle has been advancing its ActionScript 1/2/3 scripting language support, they are preparing for a long-awaited stable release, tab focusing support, a number of performance optimizations have added, and the Ruffle desktop application has been enhanced a lot this year. The Ruffle browser extension also continues to be improved for those wanting to safely enjoy Adobe Flash content within your web browser.

Adobe Flash enthusiasts can learn more about these recent software improvements to the Ruffle emulator via [2]Ruffle.rs . Look for the first stable release of Ruffle soon for letting Adobe Flash Player support (safely) live on in 2024 and beyond.



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ruffle-Adobe-Flash-Rust

[2] https://ruffle.rs/blog/2024/09/12/optimisations-text-more