Dec 16, 2012 Question: Q: Mac OS X 10.6.8 I and flash player On my Mac OS X 10.6.8 I am unable to play videos and keep being told to download Flash Player over and over again. This I've done over and over again but still cannot play any videos from sites like CNN. I am using Mac OS x 10.6.8 on my Apple Laptop. I need to install the latest version of Flash Player. But when I try to download page loads, but the Flash itself never downloads to the computer. Flash Player 10 and Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Posted on September 2, 2009 by Tom Barclay The initial release of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) includes an earlier version of Adobe Flash Player than what is available from Adobe.com.
Mozilla has ended or is ending (Mozilla issued one current update for Firefox 48) support their browser on OS X Snow Leopard through OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
It will end with some last version of FF 48.
You can update to the latest FF 48 version and install the latest Adobe Flash Player.
OR
Flash Player For Mac Update
Do a search for Mozilla's Firefox ESR program. It is a slightly older version of FF (FF 45.x) and is a security update version only of FF.
Disregard all of the enterprise and educational institutional stuff.
You can download, install and run the Firefox ESR versions.
You can still use the latest Adobe Flash Player, but Mozilla is not offering anymore feature updates for FF users still on 10.6-10.8.
Only security updates until April 2017.
Your only other option for a web browser that is still supported for OS X 10.6-10.8 and later is SeaMonkey.
Do a search for the
Flash Player
SeaMonkey project
I don't have any links handy.
Flash Player For Mac Downloads
Good Luck!
Adobe Flash Player for Mac lets you access Flash content in Web sites when using browsers like OS X's Safari. The plug-in integrates seamlessly and through a preference pane, gives you control over the type of access each Web site has to your system. The only downside to using it is that it suffers from performance issues.
Pros
Configurable: The plug-in adds a new preference pane in System Preferences where you will be able to adjust your local storage, camera, mic and peer-assisted networking settings to either allow the feature for all Web sites, on a per-request basis, or to deny all requests.
Per-site settings: All the features listed above support per-site settings for even more precise control.
Advanced options: The app lets you delete all Flash-related data and settings as well as audio and video license files, deauthorize the computer, and access trusted locations for developer testing.
Cons
Performance issues: Despite its long history with OS X, this software tends to slow down your computer and drain your battery.
Bottom Line
If you're constantly visiting Flash-based Web sites, you will have to install either this plug-in, or a browser like Google Chrome, which has built-in Flash support. Generally, the better way to go would be to use Chrome since there will be a lower performance impact on your system. But if Chrome is not your kind of browser, then this plug-in remains a viable solution for enjoying Flash content on your Mac.