System requirements
- Hardware
- Recommended hardware for standard and high-definition (HD) video playback
- Operating systems and browsers
- Languages
Hardware
Adobe has tested Adobe® Flash® Player 9 extensively on the following minimum hardware configurations:
| Windows® | Macintosh | Linux® |
|---|---|---|
| Intel® Pentium® II 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent) | PowerPC® G3 500MHz or faster processor Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor |
Modern processor (800MHz or faster) |
| 128MB of RAM | 128MB of RAM | 512MB of RAM, 128MB of graphics memory |
Recommended hardware for standard and high-definition (HD) video playback
The following minimum hardware configurations are recommended for an optimal playback experience:
| Resolution | Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|
852x480 (480p), |
Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz processor (or equivalent) 128MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
PowerPC G5 1.8GHz or faster processor Intel Core Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor 256MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz processor (or equivalent) 128MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
1,280x720 (720p), |
Intel Pentium 4 3GHz processor (or equivalent) 128MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor 256MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
Intel Pentium 4 3GHz processor (or equivalent) 128MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
1,920x1,080 (1080p), |
Intel Core Duo 1.8GHz processor (or equivalent) 128MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
Intel Core Duo 2.66GHz processor (or equivalent) 512MB of RAM 128MB of VRAM |
Intel Core Duo 1.8GHz processor (or equivalent) 128MB of RAM 64MB of VRAM |
Operating systems and browsers
Flash Player 9 is supported on the following minimum operating systems and browsers:
| Platform | Browser |
|---|---|
| Microsoft® Windows Vista® | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0, AOL 9, Safari 3.x or later |
| Microsoft Windows XP | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Firefox 1.x, Firefox 2.x, Mozilla 1.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later, AOL 9, Opera 7.11 or later, Safari 3.x or later |
| Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Firefox 1.x, Firefox 2.x |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Firefox 1.x, Firefox 2.x, Mozilla 1.x, Netscape 7.x or later, AOL 9, Opera 7.11 or later |
| Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Firefox 1.x, Mozilla 1.x, Netscape 7.x or later, AOL 9, Opera 7.11 or later |
| Microsoft Windows 98 | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Firefox 1.x, Mozilla 1.x, Netscape 7.x or later, Opera 7.11 or later |
| Platform | Browser |
|---|---|
| Mac OS X v10.1 or later (PowerPC) |
Firefox 1.x, Mozilla 1.x, Netscape 7.x or later, AOL for Mac OS X, Opera 6, Safari 1.x or later |
| Mac OS X v10.4.x or later (Intel) | Firefox 1.5.0.3 or later, Opera 6, Safari 2.x or later |
| Platform | Browser |
|---|---|
| Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 update 8, RHEL 4 update 4 (AS/ES/WS) | Firefox 1.5.0.7 or later, Mozilla 1.7.x or later, SeaMonkey 1.0.5 or later |
| Novell SUSE™ 9.x or 10.1 | Firefox 1.5.0.7 or later, Mozilla 1.7.x or later, SeaMonkey 1.0.5 or later |
| Platform | Browser |
|---|---|
| Solaris 10 | Firefox 1.5.x or later, Mozilla 1.7.x or later |
- ATI Rage 128 GPU does not support fullscreen mode with hardware scaling.
- Only Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) is supported (OSS/ESD will not play audio; audio will silently fail). Only GTK2-based browser versions are supported.
Languages
Flash Player 9 is available in the following languages for the above operating systems and browsers: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, and Spanish.
If you're having trouble viewing Flash content, visit the Flash Player Support Center.
