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The Universal Windows installer installs browser extensions for Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. This is a Mac App which includes the Safari. For a free plugin, this stereo controller offers great versatility and functionality. And there you have it! These are 25 of the best Mac free plugins, and we haven’t even mentioned all the free instrument plugins for Mac yet. Still, this list should keep you Mac users busy for a while. How to unblock plug-ins in Mac OS X Safari. We're going to assume that Adobe Flash is probably the problematic plug-in. Flash is a target for internet ne'er-do-wells and frequently needs updating.

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Article ID = 13
Article Title = Keeping Internet Web Browser Plug-ins Up-To-Date
Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 17th June 2011
Article Last Updated = 19th March 2013
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?13
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A guide to keeping your internet web browser plug-ins up-to-dateInternet Plug Ins For Mac

Primary Internet Web Browser Plug-in List

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Adobe Plug-ins

Adobe PDFViewer
The Adobe PDFViewer web browser plug-in is installed by Acrobat v8 (or later) Reader or Professional version and works with Apple's Safari.
  • To keep the Adobe PDFViewer web browser plug-in up-to-date simply make sure your Acrobat Professional / Reader software is up-to-date.
NOTE: There are potential problems with some versions of the Adobe PDFViewer if you are running Safari in Rosetta or 64 bit mode so you might want to disable the PDF Viewer. Or you can disable it for security reasons (if you trust Apple to keep their PDF viewing software more up-to-date than Adobe).
  • There is no point in deleting the Adobe PDFViewer plug-in from the Macintosh HD > Library > Internet Plug-Ins folder as the 'self-repair' feature of Acrobat / Reader will just reinstall it!
  • To disable the Adobe PDFViewer plug-in start Acrobat or Adobe Reader, go to Preferences > Internet and untick the 'Display PDF in Browser' option. This will cause any PDF to display inside the Safari window using its native PDF viewer but note that Apple's PDF Viewer may not support all Adobe PDF workflow features such as Collaboration or some of the more complex Forms.
Adobe Flash Player
SECURITY WARNING: Adobe Flash Player requires OS X 10.9 or later - if you are using an earlier versions of macOS / OS X you are highly recommended to remove Flash completely from your computer.
SECURITY WARNING: Adobe Flash Player is a high security risk and we recommend that if you do not need the software you should remove Flash completely from your computer.
NOTE: Adobe Flash Player will become end of life on the 31st December 2020 and will no longerreceive security updates after this date - you should remove Flash completely from yourcomputer on or before this date.
  • Check for an update now:
    • Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Flash Player > Advanced tab and click the 'Check Now' button.
  • Turn on Automatic Updates:
    • Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Flash Player > Advanced tab and make sure either the 'Allow Adobe to install updates (recommended)' or 'Notify me to install updates' option is on.
  • Download the latest version/updates manually from the Adobe Flash Player web site.
Adobe Shockwave Player
SECURITY WARNING: Adobe Shockwave Player is no longer supported on the macOS platform and no longer receives security updates. If you have it installed you are strongly recommended to remove it:
  • Remove Shockwave using the official Adobe uninstaller (if still available to download)
    1. Go to the Adobe Shockwave Player download site
    2. At 'Step 1' choose 'Macintosh OSX' from the pop-up menu
    3. At 'Step 2' choose 'Shockwave 12.2.5.195 Full (OS X 10.6 and above)' from the pop-up menu
      4. NOTE: If this download is not available go to the 'Remove the Shockwave plug-in manually' section below
    4. If the 'Shockwave_Installer_Full_64bit.dmg' downloads go to your Downloads folder/location
    5. Locate and delete the 'DirectorShockwave.plugin' file if it exists
    6. Restart your computer
  • Remove the Shockwave plug-in manually
    1. Quit all running applications
    2. Go to Macintosh HD > Library > Internet Plug-Ins
    3. Locate the 'DirectorShockwave.plugin' file
    4. Delete the 'DirectorShockwave.plugin' file if it exists
    5. Go to Macintosh HD > Users > ~your home directory~ > Library > Internet Plug-Ins
    6. Locate and delete the 'DirectorShockwave.plugin' file if it exists
    7. Restart your computer

Microsoft Plug-ins

Microsoft Silverlight
Silverlight 2.x or later is no longer supported on Apple PowerPC computers. If you still use a PowerPC computer for browsing the internet you are now strongly recommended to remove Silverlight completely.
  • There is no automated update facility for Silverlight 3.x for Mac or earlier but you can check if you are running an outdated version by going to either Mozilla Plug-in Checker or the Microsoft Silverlight web site.
  • If you are running Silverlight 4.x for Mac or later you can go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Microsoft Silverlight (this is actually an alias to the Silverlight Preferences utility found in Macintosh HD > Library > Internet Plug-Ins >right/control click on Silverlight/plugin > select 'Show Package Contents' > Contents > Resources). On the 'Updates' tab set the 'Check for updates but let me choose whether to download or install them' option.
  • Download updates manually from the Microsoft Silverlight web site.
Windows Media Components for QuickTime (Flip4Mac) Version 3 or later
As of 01/05/2014 Flip4Mac Windows Media Components for QuickTime are no longer free - if you are not going to pay for the upgrade it is recommended that you remove the plug-in/software.
Flip4Mac version 3 or later is no longer supported on Apple PowerPC computers or any Mac with Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier. If you still use a PowerPC computer/Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier it is recommended that you remove the plug-in/software.
  • Check for an update now: Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Flip4Mac > Update tab > click the 'Check Now' button.
  • Turn on Automatic Updates: Go to Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Flip4Mac > Update tab and set the 'Check For Updates' pop-up menu to Daily, Weekly or Monthly.
  • Download updates manually from the Microsoft Windows Media Components for QuickTime web page.
How To Remove The Flip4Mac Software
Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Flip4Mac folder and run the 'Flip4Mac Uninstaller.pkg'
To manually remove the Flip4Mac software delete the following files and folders:
  • Macintosh HD > Library > Internet Plug-Ins > delete 'Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin' (computer admin password may be required)
  • Also check Macintosh HD > Users > ~user's home folder~ > Library > Internet Plug-Ins > for the 'Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin' file in each user account
  • Macintosh HD > Library > PreferencePanes > delete 'Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane' (computer admin password may be required)
  • Also check Macintosh HD > Users > ~user's home folder~ > Library > PreferencePanes > for the 'Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane' file in each user account
  • Macintosh HD > Applications > delete 'Flip Player' (computer admin password may be required)
  • Macintosh HD > Applications > delete 'Flip4Mac' folder (computer admin password may be required)
  • Macintosh HD > Users > ~your home folder~ > Library > Preferences > delete all files beginning with 'net.telestream.'
Windows Media Components for QuickTime (Flip4Mac) Version 2 or earlier
  • Check for an update now: Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Flip4Mac WMV > click the 'Check Now' button.
  • Turn on Automatic Updates: Go to Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Flip4Mac WMV and set the 'Check For Updates' to Daily, Weekly or Monthly.
  • Download updates manually from the Microsoft Windows Media Components for QuickTime web page.

Other Plug-ins

Apple QuickTime web browser plug-in
QuickTime updates are now offered as part of the standard Apple Software Update feature of macOS.
SECURITY WARNING: QuickTime is no longer supported with security updates on OS X 10.11 El Capitan or earlier.
Perian (QuickTime components)
  • Check for an update now: Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Perian > click the 'Check for Updates' button.
  • Turn on Automatic Updates: Go to Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Perian and tick 'Automatically Update' plus set your preferred recurrence timeframe.
  • Download updates manually from the Perian web site.
RealPlayer
  • Check for an update now: Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > RealPlayer. Then go to RealPlayer menu > Check for Update
  • Turn on Automatic Updates: Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > RealPlayer. Then go to RealPlayer menu > Preferences > General tab and set the 'Automatic Updates' to Weekly or Monthly.
  • Download updates manually from the Real downloads page.

Java Security for Mac Users > How To Disable/Secure Java

Java SE v6 and earlier are end of life and are no longer supported/updated. If you are running Mac OS X 10.6 or earlier you are recommended to disable Java and read up on securing older operating systems.
Q. How can I tell which version of macOS / OS X / Mac OS X I am running?
A. Go to Apple menu (top left) > About This Mac > check the version reported for macOS / OS X / Mac OS X.
Securing/Disabling Java SE in OS X 10.7 or later
  1. Go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Java > (the Java Control Panel will open separately) > Security tab
    • If the Java preference pane does not exist you do not have Java SE v7 or later installed. Go to the disabling Java SE v6 instructions below.
    • If you have a Java preference pane and the Java Control Panel opens separately go to the 'Security' tab in the control panel. If there is no Security tab you have an old version of Java SE v7 installed - update Java SE v7 first, then come back to these instructions.
  2. Set the 'Security Level' slider to 'Very High'.
  3. If you don't use Java untick 'Enable Java content in the Browser'.
  4. If you do use Java click 'Advanced Security Settings' and configure as required for your Java usage.
  5. Now go to the 'Update' tab and tick 'Check for Updates Automatically'.
  6. Now go to the 'General' tab, click 'Settings…' under 'Temporary Internet Files' and untick 'Keep temporary files on my computer' and click 'Delete Files…'. Click 'OK'.
  7. You are now also recommended to switch off Java in your web browsers.
Disabling Java SE v6 in OS X 10.7 or later
  1. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Java Preferences > General tab.
    2. NOTE: If you get a message stating 'To open 'Java Preferences,' you need a Java SE 6 runtime. Would you like to install one now?' click 'Not Now' (you do not have Java SE v6 installed - go to disabling the Java plug-in in your web browsers).
  2. Make sure no Java versions are ticked under 'On'.
  3. Then go to the 'Network' tab and untick 'Keep temporary files for fast access' and click 'Delete Files…'. Click 'OK'.
  4. You are now also recommended to switch off Java in your web browsers.
NOTE: If you need Java and have installed Java Update 2012-006 or later from Apple you will have no Java Preferences in Applications > Utilities or a Java plug-in so you are recommended to install Java SE v7 to give you the most up to date Java RE, a Java plug-in and a Java Preferences pane in System Preferences.
Disabling Java SE v5/v6 in Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6
NOTE: Java will not work at all including locally installed applications that may require it.
  1. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Java Preferences > General tab.
  2. Make sure no Java versions are ticked under 'On'.
  3. Then go to the 'Network' tab and untick 'Keep temporary files for fast access' and click 'Delete Files…'. Click 'OK'.
  4. You are now also recommended to switch off Java in your web browsers.
Disabling Java SE in Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier
You cannot switch off Java in Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier and there is no Java Preferences so make sure you delete any (Java plug-ins and also switch off Java in your web browsers.

Disabling the Java plug-in In Your Web Browsers

NOTE: Java applets will not work in your web browser but locally installed Java applications may still work (see disabling the Java Runtime Environment for your OS).
NOTE: You need to disable the Java plug-in for each and every web browser that you use/have installed.
  • Apple Safari 12 or later (for macOS 10.12 or later) - Java is not supported (because NPAPI plug-ins are not supported)
  • Apple Safari up to version 11 - open Safari > go to Safari menu > Preferences… > Security tab > click 'Plug-in Settings…' > untick 'Java' in the list on the left
  • Apple Safari 5.1.9 (for Mac OS X 10.6) / 6.0.4 (for OS X 10.7/10.8) or later - open Safari > go to Safari menu > Preferences… > Security tab > untick 'Allow Java' or you can tick it to enable it and you now have control of the Java plug-in for individual websites by clicking the 'Manage Website Settings…' button
  • Google Chrome - Java is not supported (because NPAPI plug-ins are not supported)
  • Chromium - Java is not supported (because NPAPI plug-ins are not supported)
  • Mozilla Firefox - Java is not supported (because NPAPI plug-ins are not supported)
  • iCab - open iCab > go to iCab menu > Preferences… > Java icon > untick 'Execute Java applets'
  • Omniweb - open Omniweb > go to Omniweb menu > Preferences… > Security icon > untick 'Enable Java'
  • Opera - Java 7 or later is not supported - plug-ins cannot be disabled
  • Seamonkey - open Seamonkey > go to Seamonkey menu > Preferences… > select 'Scripts & Plugins' on the left under the 'Advanced' heading > untick 'Enable Plugins for Suite'
  • Maxthon - TO BE CONFIRMED
  • Yandex - Java is not supported (because NPAPI plug-ins are not supported)
  • Brave - Java is not supported (because NPAPI plug-ins are not supported)
  • Vivaldi - Java is not supported (because NPAPI plug-ins are not supported)
  • tenFOUR Fox - Java is not supported (because plug-ins are not supported)
REMOVING THE JAVA PLUG-IN FROM YOUR OS
NOTE: Java applets will not work in your web browser and they never will until you reinstall Java. Only follow these instructions if you will never use Java on the internet. If you are unsure simply switch off Java in all your web browsers.
  1. Go to Macintosh HD > Library > Internet Plug-Ins folder and remove/delete any of following items if they are present:
    • JavaAppletPlugin.plugin (alias/shortcut)
    • JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
    • JavaPluginCocoa.bundle
  2. Go to Macintosh HD > Users >your home directory > Library > Internet Plug-Ins folder too and remove/delete any of the above items if they are present.
NOTE: If there are multiple users on your computer you should remove the plug-in from each user account's Library.
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: If you have OS X 10.7 or later your user Library folder is hidden. It can be accessed by going to the Go menu > Library while holding down the alt (option) key.

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