Bejeweled(previously Diamond Mind), The Helicopter Game, etc.
were among the most played flash games in the early days of the modern Internet.
It is a part of Adobe Flash media family.
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What Is An SWF File?
As mentioned above, these files are used to bring animated media content to the web.
SWF is generally abbreviated form of ShockWave Flash, while others consider it as Small Web Format.
There is no consensus and clarity on the subject by the owners of SWF format either.
Also Read-How To Unblock Adobe Flash Player
What Is An SWF Player?
As its name suggests, an SWF player is a media player that supports the .SWF file extension.
An SWF player eliminates the need for relying on a web internet tool for opening SWF files.
What is the need for SWF Players?
Google Chrome has started blocking it and will stop supporting Flash by the end of 2020.
And now Apple has also announced to end support to flash in its safari bowser.
Why is Flash with SWF files support being phased out?
SWF player is for playing/opening Shockwave Flash files.
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Download SWF File Player
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SWF files can be opened without any hiccup.
Download Media Player Classic
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Pot player
Pot player is another freeware media player for the Windows operating system.
Download Pot Player
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Download GOM Player
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SWIFF player
SWIFF is a free standalone media player for flash developers to test-run their creations independently.
Users can play SWF movies or Flash files using the hardware acceleration for enhanced viewing experience.
Download SWIFF Player
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KM player
KM Player is a media player which can open SWF files on Mac as well.
It is compatible with Windows, Mac and Android operating systems.
The drag and drop option for SWF files is also present.
However, if you feel the need to convert SWF to MP4, MPEG, MP3, etc.
then dont lose your hopes.
It can be done with ease through free online converters.
Here is one that I found after trying various SWF converters that did not give the desired results.
I mentioned ways to open SWF files on PC, OS X, and Android, to an extent.
Some Android web-browsers can cater to Flash files, but they are somewhat unreliable, bloated with ads.
Let us know via the comment section if we missed out on something.
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