Download SWF Files
Found a Flash game or movie that you want to be able to play any time, even when you're offline? You can download most SWF files that you come across by examining the code of the website. If you have Firefox, you can use some built-in tools to isolate the SWF file.
Steps
Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari
- Load the page with the SWF file you want to download. Allow the file to load completely on the website.
- Right-click on the website and select "View page source". Alternatively, press Ctrl+U. This will open a new tab or window with the website's HTML code.
- On a Mac, press ⌘ Cmd+U
- Press .Ctrl+F to open the "Find" box. This will help you locate the location of the SWF file easier.
- Type .swf into the Find box. This will highlight every line that has the phrase "swf", which should only highlight SWF files.
- Use the arrows in the Find box to cycle through search results.
- Look for URL linking to an SWF file that matches the title of the content. On a lot of sites with SWF movies and games, there will be multiple results for your swf search. You'll want to find the one that has a filename that refers to the title of the movie or game you are trying to download.
- The URL will need to be valid. Some sites like Newgrounds will have URLs with \/, which won't load. Make sure you find the address that is properly formatted.
- Copy the SWF file's entire URL. Make sure that the URL ends with ".swf". This will let you load the SWF file directly.
- Paste the URL in a new tab. Press ↵ Enter to load the SWF file. If you copied the correct URL, the SWF file should load in the entire tab.
- Open your browser's menu to save the file. The process varies depending on the browser:
- Chrome - Click the Chrome Menu button (☰). Select "Save page as" and then choose a location you want to save the SWF file or select more tools then "Save page as".
- Firefox and Internet Explorer - Click the File menu and select "Save page as". Choose a location you want to save the SWF file. If you can't see the File menu, press Alt. Note for Internet Explorer (Windows 8 and 8.1): You can use immersive browser to download swf file. Just past that copied link to open with immersive browser. And you can see after the few second that warning: "Do you want to open or save". That's it.
- Safari - Click the File menu and select "Save as". Choose a location you want to save the SWF file.
- Run the SWF file. Once you have downloaded the file, you can simply drag it into an open browser window to run it. Open-SWF-Files.
Firefox
- Load the page with the SWF file you want to download. Allow the file to load completely on the website.
- Right-click on the website and select "View Page Info".
- Click the "Media" tab. This will open a list of all the media files on the website.
- Click the "Type" column to sort the list by the type of content.
- Scroll down and find the Objects files.
- Select the SWF file that you want to download. It will usually have a filename similar to the title of the video or game.
- Click .Save As.... Choose a location that you would like to save the file.
- Run the SWF file. Once you have downloaded the file, you can simply drag it into an open browser window to run it. Open-SWF-Files.
