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Sometime in 2012, Adobe Flash asked me to update it. I tried, but it didn't work because my browsers (firefox and chrome) didn't support the newest flash. I tried to update my browsers, but neither firefox nor chrome supports mac os 10.5.8 anymore. Safari keeps telling me to update flash too. I know that using an older version of flash can be a security hazard, so I really want to update.

My question: Is there any browser I can use safely now?

Is there perhaps a variant of firefox that has been kept up to date for mac 10.5?

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I was wondering whether you have had the chance to take a look at the answers below. Could you check them and, if you think that one solves your issue, accept it and mark your question as answered? If that's not the case, could you provide feedback on what is missing? – jaume Apr 3 at 8:22

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You should try opera Opera 12 download it fast and works well.

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+1: Didn't know Opera 12 supported 10.5. – jaume Feb 20 at 11:53
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For the impatient:

You have two possibilities:

Long version:

  • If you use an Intel processor you can use Opera:

    Opera 12

    OS X Leopard (10.5), or greater: 32-bit and 64-bit Intel systems supported

    Opera supports Flash Player plug-in.

  • If you use a PowerPC processor you may want to try TenFourFox. TenFourFox seems to be actively developed (version 17.0.3 was released Feb 16 2013). TenFourFox supports add-ons, but not plugins, that is, you can't use Flash at all.

Please notice that Flash Player 11 only supports 10.6 and newer. You can still download version 10.3 for 10.5 Intel (which seems to be supported by Adobe).

As for other browsers:

  • Firefox no longer supports PowerPC processors (PowerBook, PowerMac):

    Firefox 3.6.28 is the last version of Firefox that works with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) on a computer with a PowerPC processor.

    Firefox 16 is the latest version that supports Leopard on Intel-based Macs as Firefox 17 requires 10.6 or newer.

  • Apple no longer releases Safari updates for Mac OS X 10.5 (as stated here).

  • Chrome doesn't support Leopard, either:

    Google Chrome on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) will stop receiving any updates following Chrome 21.

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I really like the following 2 browsers. They work even on 10.4.11

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Can you add some details about thinks you especially like and which make these browsers stand out? – patrix♦ May 2 at 6:02

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