A compiled flash file has extension swf. When you see a nice flash you want to save you can not just right-click it and save it as you can do with images.
Here are a few ways to copy a swf file to your hard disk.
- In Firefox, File – Save Page As – Web Page, complete. This gives you a folder you can open. It contains all the swf files on the page you saved.
- In Firefox, use the tool Web Developer. Information – Web Page Information – Media. Scroll to a swf file and click Save As.
- Download Sothink SWF Catcher for Firefox. Click Alt+C and all the swf files on the page are listed on the left.
A flash source file has extension fla. How do you decompile a swf file to a fla file so you can have a look at to see how it was made?
Sothink SWF Decompiler is the only tool I have found so far. The free download does not include any action script in the swf file, and it lasts only 30 days. The full version comes with a full price at $79.99. (I don’t know about you, but I intend to buy a chocolate with the one cent it is off $80.)
Now I have found a few more! Here is a list.
DeFlash costs only $12, but has dubious information about its availability:
If you know which is the best and the cheapest, please post a comment.
