I really wish Adobe would just add some type of 'Offline installer' checkbox to the OS/Browser selection form (screenshot attached).

That allows me to grab the offline installer without resorting to firing up another machine/VM. So from a Windows VM, I get the Mac offline installer.Īnother way is to right-click the 'Download now' button, copy the link, and append '&standalone=1' to the URL.

If I fire up another computer or VM running a different OS, I get the offline installer. So far I've found a few ways to get the offline installer: If I'm on Windows and choose Windows, I get the online installer. ie, if I'm on a Mac and choose Mac, I get the online installer. I can't grab the offline download as easily as I used to - the Flash download webpage detects what operating system I'm using, and if I pick a download for my operating system, I get the online installer. Some time ago, I figured out the offline/standalone installer works correctly, so I've come to use that. For whatever reason, the regular Adobe Flash installer has always failed to update Flash on my Mac.

Flash player standalone installer