Details of extension .swf

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .swf file extension. We'll explain what exactly a .swf fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .swf files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the 2 file formats associated with this file extension!

Contents

• Sidewinder Profile Activator Data
• Shockwave Flash

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Sidewinder Profile Activator Data

The SWF file is a Sidewinder Profile Activator Data. The Sidewinder Game Voice is an early voice chat device. It was shaped like a hockey puck, with four channel buttons that allowed the user to speak to individual teammates. It could also be set to communicate with the entire team, or globally to all players. The driver software also allowed it to function as a voice command device using programmable macros.

Category: Data files

Application: Sidewinder Game Voice

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

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Related extensions:

.swv Sidewinder Game Voice Settings

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Shockwave Flash

The SWF file is a Shockwave Flash. It is a proprietary vector graphics file format produced by the Macromedia Flash software. SWF files can be played by the Macromedia Flash Player.

Category: Application files

Application: Shockwave Player

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/x-shockwave-flash

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

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Related extensions:

.md93 Macromedia Director 4 Data

.fxpl Adobe Flash FXP Library

.spa FutureSplash Animator Movie

.dir Macromedia Director Movie

Links:

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The .swf file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .swf extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .swf extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .swf filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .swf file?

If you want to open a .swf file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .swf association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.swf

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android