Editing Adobe Flash (section)

===Websites===
In the early 2000s, Flash was widely installed on [[desktop computer]]s, and was often used to display interactive [[web page]]s and [[online game]]s, and to play video and audio content.<ref name="lifedeath">{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2012/11/19/history-of-flash/ |title=The Life, Death and Rebirth of Adobe Flash |last1=WARREN |first1=CHRISTINA |date=2012-11-20 |publisher=Mashable |access-date=2015-06-11 |archive-date=June 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613060710/http://mashable.com/2012/11/19/history-of-flash/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005, [[YouTube]] was founded by former [[PayPal]] employees, and it used Adobe Flash Player as a means to display compressed video content on the web.<ref name="lifedeath"/>

Between 2000 and 2010, numerous businesses used Flash-based websites to launch new products, or to create interactive company portals.<ref name="smash50">{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/07/50-beautiful-flash-websites/|title=50 Beautiful Flash Websites|last1=Pinho|first1=Carlos|date=2009-07-07|work=Smashing Magazine|access-date=2015-06-11|archive-date=June 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612114315/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/07/50-beautiful-flash-websites/|url-status=live}}</ref> Notable users include [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Hewlett-Packard]] (more commonly known as HP), [[Nokia]], [[General Electric]], [[World Wide Fund for Nature|World Wildlife Fund]], [[HBO]], [[Cartoon Network]], [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], and [[Motorola]].<ref name="smash50"/><ref>[https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/fwa_2009.html Looking back at the best Flash sites of 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018034214/http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/fwa_2009.html |date=October 18, 2015 }}, Adobe Developer Connection, 14 December 2009</ref> After Adobe introduced hardware-accelerated 3D for Flash ([[Stage3D]]), Flash websites saw a growth of 3D content for product demonstrations and virtual tours.<ref name="smash3d">{{cite web |url=http://www.smashingapps.com/2011/06/15/35-of-the-best-3d-flash-websites-ever.html |title=35 Of The Best 3D Flash Websites Ever |last1=DAVLIN |first1=ANN |date=2011-06-15 |publisher=Smashing 3D |access-date=2015-06-11 |archive-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804222246/https://www.smashingapps.com/2011/06/15/35-of-the-best-3d-flash-websites-ever.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://webdesignerdrops.com/gallery/3d-websites/ 20 Best 3D Websites] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612142420/http://webdesignerdrops.com/gallery/3d-websites/ |date=June 12, 2015 }}, Web Designer Drops, September 15, 2012</ref>

In 2007, YouTube offered videos in HTML5 format to support the [[iPhone]] and [[iPad]], which did not support Flash Player.<ref name="lifedeath"/> After a [[Thoughts on Flash|controversy with Apple]], Adobe stopped developing Flash Player for Mobile, focusing its efforts on Adobe AIR applications and HTML5 animation.<ref name="lifedeath"/> In 2015, [[Google]] introduced [[Google Swiffy]], a tool that converted Flash animation to HTML5, which Google used to automatically convert Flash web ads for mobile devices.<ref>[http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/24135/google-to-automatically-convert-flash-web-ads-to-html5 Google to automatically convert Flash web ads to HTML5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612060136/http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/24135/google-to-automatically-convert-flash-web-ads-to-html5 |date=June 12, 2015 }}, IT Pro Magazine, Caroline Preece, 27 Feb 2015</ref> In 2016, Google discontinued Swiffy and its support.<ref name="venturebeat.com">{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/15/google-is-killing-its-swiffy-tool-for-converting-flash-files-into-html5-on-july-1/|title=Google is killing its Swiffy tool for converting Flash files into HTML5 on July 1|date=15 June 2016|website=venturebeat.com|access-date=July 28, 2018|archive-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803215648/https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/15/google-is-killing-its-swiffy-tool-for-converting-flash-files-into-html5-on-july-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, YouTube switched to HTML5 technology on most devices by default;<ref>[http://www.popsci.com/youtube-now-plays-html5-video-by-default-eschews-adobe-flash YOUTUBE NOW PLAYS HTML5 VIDEO BY DEFAULT, ESCHEWS ADOBE FLASH] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504082114/http://www.popsci.com/youtube-now-plays-html5-video-by-default-eschews-adobe-flash |date=May 4, 2015 }}, [[Popular Science]], Dan Moren, January 28, 2015</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150131023336/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2392445/youtube-ditches-adobe-flash-for-html5-on-most-browsers YouTube ditches Adobe Flash for HTML5 on most browsers], [[The Inquirer]], Chris Merriman, Jan 28 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.pcworld.com/article/2876307/so-long-flash-youtube-now-defaults-to-html5-on-the-web.html So long, Flash! YouTube now defaults to HTML5 on the web] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630003555/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2876307/so-long-flash-youtube-now-defaults-to-html5-on-the-web.html |date=June 30, 2015 }}, PC World Magazine, Ian Paul, Jan 28, 2015</ref> however, YouTube supported the Flash-based video player for older web browsers and devices until 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=YouTube Flash app for TVs no longer available - YouTube Help|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7379403?hl=en|access-date=2021-02-04|website=support.google.com|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219030618/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7379403?hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>