Flash Plugin Switcher

Updated March 09, 2011

This script will allow you to easily switch your Flash plugin to a different version. You can also use this script to backup your existing Flash plugin for later use/switching.

This works for Firefox, Safari and Chrome* for Windows, OS X and (hopefully) Linux.

Tested on Windows and Mac (Thanks Jim Kremens!). Not tested on Linux but should work (maybe requiring path tweaks).

How to run the script:

First, make you sure you have Python 2.x installed (it comes with OS X). Then, from command line:

cd folder/containing/the/script/
python flash-plugin-switcher.py

Download Script

Download Plugin Backups

You can backup your existing Flash plugin but you can also get a head start by downloading some backups below. Unzip these files into a "plugins" folder in the same folder as the script. The folder structure should look like this:

folder/
'-- flash_plugin_switcher.py
'-- plugins/
    '-- windows/
        '-- 7.0/
        '-- 8.0/
        '-- etc...
    '-- mac/
    '-- linux/

Windows pack

Contains versions:

7.0.63.0
8.0.24.0
9.0.124.0
10.0.22.87
10.0.22.87 Debug
10.1.102.64 Debug
10.2.152.26 Debug
11.0.0.58 Incubator

Download Windows

OS X pack

Contains versions:

9.0 r115
9.0 r124
10.2 r152.26 Debug

Download OS X

Linux pack

Contains versions:

7.0 r79
9.0 r124

Download Linux

* By default Chrome manages it's own version of the Flash plugin. To disable this, do this:

Enter "about:plugin" in the url bar
Click on the "[+] details" link (top-right)
In the "Flash" section, disable the plugin located in your user files, like: C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\8.0.552.224\gcswf32.dll