# Flash detection

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/31086>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 18, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/31086 "2003-09-18T02:32:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![hesuresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@hesuresh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hesuresh)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/31086/1 "2003-09-18T02:32:42Z")

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Hi Guys,

Does anyone know about a javascript which can detect if the user has Flash and if the user decides not to download flash, display a regular image.

I have seen different methods of detecting flash, but none of them do anything if the user decides not to download the flash plugin. Eg, Linux users.

-Shawn