Player Distribution FAQ

You do not need a distribution license to download any of the Adobe Players for individual use. You can download the Player installers you need from our Downloads page.

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Adobe provides installers in the following formats: EXE, MSI, MSM and DMG. Installers may not be available in all formats for all Players. Adobe also provides a Flash Player Catalog for licensing and use with the SMS 2003 R2 Inventory Tool for Custom Updates. Catalogs for other players are not available at this time. View licensing options for more information.

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Adobe currently provides a Flash Player Catalog for licensing and use with the SMS 2003 R2 Inventory Tool for Custom Updates. Network administrators can download and import the catalog into the Custom Scan Tool. Catalogs for other players are not available at this time.

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Yes. If you've created CD-ROM or intranet content that depends on an Adobe Player, you can distribute the Players via CD or intranet so your users won't have to download them from the Internet. View licensing options for more information.

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No. The Adobe free Player distribution agreement does not allow you to distribute the Players from your website. You must direct visitors to the Adobe Web Players area of our Downloads site. To easily link to our website, we provide Adobe Web Player buttons that you can display on your site. You can download the buttons and view the guidelines here: http://www.adobe.com/macromedia/style_guide/buttons/

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The license terms are fully described in the License Agreement.

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Yes, with restrictions. You may make the Adobe Players available using servers that create instances of software programs on workstations within a closed environment only, for example within your secured intranet or private extranet. You cannot use this or any means, however, to provide any Adobe Player over the open web, for example for visitors to your website.

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No. The standard license only permits distribution on authorized operating systems as defined in the agreement, and for which installers or packages are provided.

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The free distribution agreement covers general purpose computing desktop and laptop computers that are open systems, where an end-user is able to update the player on the device. Distribution on closed devices is subject to a licensing fee and different licensing terms, and restrictions are specified in the license agreement.

If your Intel MID or UMPC device is an open system, uses an authorized operating system, can use the desktop binaries as-is, and otherwise complies with the terms specified in the license agreement, you may license the Adobe Players for distribution.

Please contact an Adobe Mobile & Devices representative if you are interested in licensing Flash Player for distribution on devices.

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If you have questions about the Player Distribution Licensing Agreement please fill out the Contact Request form to indicate that you wish to be contacted about your Player licensing needs. Adobe offers the License Agreement as-is and enters into custom agreements on an extremely limited basis.

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Adobe does not currently provide documentation on embedding the Player ActiveX controls or Plug-ins within non-browser environments. Please fill out the Contact Request form to speak more with someone at Adobe about your needs.

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The Agreement does not allow for modifying the installers that are provided via the Player Distribution Licensing Agreement in any way. For example, you cannot use the contents to create a new installer or install the Adobe Player to a location on disk other than that specified by the provided installers. If you are using systems management software or deployment tools, you may wrap the installers in the appropriate packaging format for your system provided no other changes to the Adobe Player installation are made.

If you would like information about a custom agreement, please fill out the Contact Request form to speak more with someone at Adobe about your needs. Adobe offers the License Agreement as-is and enters into custom agreements on an extremely limited basis.

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No. The installers must be used as-is as provided by the Player Distribution Licensing Agreement. If you would like information about a custom agreement, please fill out the Contact Request form to speak more with someone at Adobe about your needs. Adobe offers the License Agreement as-is and enters into custom agreements on an extremely limited basis.

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The debugger and standalone Players are not provided. If you would like information about a custom agreement, please fill out the Contact Request form to speak more with someone at Adobe about your needs. Adobe offers the License Agreement as-is and enters into custom agreements on an extremely limited basis.

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If you have questions about the Player Distribution Licensing Agreement please fill out the Contact Request form to indicate that you wish to be contacted about your Player licensing needs. Adobe offers the License Agreement as-is and enters into custom agreements on an extremely limited basis.

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Adobe cannot offer legal guidance on the terms of the Player Distribution Licensing Agreement; rather this is a matter between you and your attorney. Adobe offers the License Agreement as-is and enters into custom agreements on an extremely limited basis.

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