Adobe Media Player

1.8 for Windows

Fernando Ortega

Adobe bets on Internet video distribution.

A desktop media/video player created by Adobe with a focus on TV shows support for hardware acceleration.

Adobe Media Player 1.8 is a freeware video player app and media player, developed by Adobe for Windows. It's pretty user friendly.

The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.

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A media player and server built on Adobe AIR

Adobe Media Player is a cross-platform desktop application specifically designed to play back streamed or downloaded FLV or MPEG-4 video content when users are online or offline. It offers a wealth of features for discovering, organizing, and subscribing to video content - even automatically downloading subscribed episodes so they can be viewed anytime.

Please note: Adobe has ceased all support and development for Adobe Media Player.

Features of Adobe Media Player

  • Automatically download your favourite new episodes.
  • Catalog Internet TV shows
  • Catalog search allows for easy retrieval of content.
  • Channel preview gives control over viewing experience.
  • Continuous play allows for series marathons.
  • Hardware-acceleration was introduced with improved performance.
  • Organize and watch personal videos.

Compatibility and License

Adobe Media Player is provided under a freeware license on Windows from media players with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 1.8 is the latest version last time we checked.

on newer versions of Windows like Windows 11 and Windows 10 but more likely to be stable on older versions of the operating system with Vista and XP coming to mind. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.

Other operating systems: The latest Adobe Media Player version from 2024 is also available for Mac.


Filed under:
  1. Adobe Media Player Download
  2. Free Media Players
  3. Video Playing Software
Adobe Media Player has been picked by our editors as very good.
Adobe Media Player has been tested for viruses and malware.
We have tested Adobe Media Player 1.8 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans.