Macromedia Shockwave Player 是专门播放使用 Director Shockwave Studio 制作的网页的外挂软件，像是在网页上看到的互动游戏、电影短片等等，亦包括 Macromedia Flash Player，也可以观看 Flash 所制作的网页。

Adobe (formerly Macromedia) Shockwave Player is the web standard for powerful multimedia playback. Shockwave Player allows you to view interactive web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your web browser. You can enjoy multimedia games, learning applications, streaming audio, interactive animation and product demonstrations on the Web, using exciting new 3D technology.