Adobe Flash Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) was a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich web applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players. Flash displays text, vector graphics, and raster graphics to provide animations, video games, and applications. It allows streaming of audio and video, and can capture mouse, keyboard, microphone, and camera input. Macromedia 1996 1996-11 November 1996 Engine 1-1 B92E34 FFFFFF 4A0000 B11313 710000 Spelmotor