Extract SWF files from Flash Executables

Posted on Thu Aug 2 2007 in Tools by Tim

Lost your SWF file but still have a projector (EXE) version kicking around? Use exe2swf to recover your original SWF so you can get at the assets it contains instead of trying to recreate your project completely from scratch.

You can pass the EXE name as a command line parameter to exe2swf or you can simple launch the application and use the Windows File Open dialog to locate the EXE you want to convert. If an SWF file can't be found in the EXE you provide, exe2swf will tell you. If an SWF file is found it will be extracted to the same directory where the EXE file is located.

Note: exe2swf may not work on projectors created with third party tools like SWF Studio because they bundle their SWF files differently than Flash does. If you need to recover your SWF file (or files) from a projector created with SWF Studio, contact Northcode Support for assistance.

No installer is required, exe2swf is completely standalone and was designed to run on all current versions of the Windows desktop operating systems and works with all versions of Flash from 4 right up to Flash CS4 (10).

Version: 5.0
Released: November 27, 2008
Download: exe2swf.exe (48KB)

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Thank you very much! Program works simply super :)

Posted by Rik on 13 Jan 2008 at 1:34am

This is a great program and was much useful for me.

Posted by Balan K on 28 Jan 2008 at 2:04pm

This tool is da bomb!

Posted by Gil on 5 Feb 2008 at 1:19pm

hi, thank you sir, i ws in very big problem u solve with this software.\, thank you very much

Posted by sameer on 27 Feb 2008 at 2:27am

thank you, you made my day.

Posted by Bisdak on 24 Mar 2008 at 1:46pm

Two words: simply amazing.

I've searched for a tool like this for months, only to come up empty-handed. Now, exe2swf has helped me enormously.

Thank you!!! ^_^

5/5

Posted by Mark on 14 Apr 2008 at 10:13pm

Thank U very much!
5/5

Posted by Osh on 27 May 2008 at 11:08am

cool man :) thx

Posted by Dimitry on 26 Jun 2008 at 9:18am

This thing actually WORKED! Like in a flash (sorry, pun...) it converted it to SWF. Cool! Thanks!

Posted by Mike Welch on 8 Jul 2008 at 2:54am

Tim - Thank you very much for this helpful tool! An agency created a small flash presentation and I only had the .exe file. I was under deadline and the agency was unable to send a .swf version in time. I found your application and it really helped me out.

Thanks again,
David

Posted by david on 15 Jul 2008 at 9:27am

Brilliant! For the record, this even works on a Linux machine running WINE. Made my life MUCH easier -- Thanks!

Posted by Jessica T on 25 Aug 2008 at 12:38pm

thanks! simple, easy, useful.

Posted by markus s.k. on 23 Sep 2008 at 11:27pm

kudos, exactly what i needed

Posted by kaarel on 15 Oct 2008 at 5:34am

great thanks!!

i've been searching for this long time ago..
but i found here..

really good, simple and efficients!
hohoho..

Posted by smith on 18 Oct 2008 at 6:08am

Thank you ! That's merveilleux :-)

Posted by françois on 10 Nov 2008 at 2:05pm

Really Fantastic solution........!
Thank you very much.....!

Posted by Ajimol on 7 Jan 2009 at 1:09am

This is a great tool, thanks so much!

Posted by Hesham on 2 Feb 2009 at 10:21am

Tested it on a Flash 8 projector - works as advertised.

Thank you :)

Posted by Roys on 5 Feb 2009 at 10:24pm

Amazing tool. Fast and efficient. Well done.

Posted by Ben Frain on 6 Mar 2009 at 9:35am

Nice! What a treat. A free app that works seamlessly, does what it says, and really is free!

Thanks guys!

Posted by Rory on 13 Mar 2009 at 3:17pm

Great tool, and free too... thanks very much Northcode :)

Posted by ShamzZ on 28 Apr 2009 at 5:38am

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Posted by Maddy on 14 Jun 2009 at 4:10pm

Thanks a million!

Posted by Scott on 16 Jun 2009 at 7:58pm

Good tool. Simple, no need installation.
Thank you

Posted by augusta on 10 Jul 2009 at 10:40am

Incroyable!!

Posted by frenchy on 16 Jul 2009 at 7:18am

great work!!! thank U!!

Posted by jo on 16 Jul 2009 at 8:05am

Great Tool. However, my exe has multiple .swf files, but I can extract only one. Please help.

Posted by kumar on 21 Jul 2009 at 11:22am

The tool only works (properly) with projectors created using Flash and Flash only allows you to create projectors from a single SWF.

Posted by Tim on 21 Jul 2009 at 11:26am

that rocks! exactly what i wanted, no fuss. brill.

Posted by dave on 7 Aug 2009 at 6:34am

Amazing, little BIG excelent program!, works fine

Posted by Tron on 21 Aug 2009 at 2:11am

I was desperately looking for such software to convert some exe games to swf for my games website and this tool worked like a charm for me.

Many thanks to developers and those who shared it.

Posted by tajgames on 21 Aug 2009 at 12:08pm

Simple but brilliant. It does what it says on the tin and as the pun above says... converts in a flash!

Posted by Steven on 31 Aug 2009 at 5:50am

Very good. I just tested it now instead of saying it works on flash projectors 4-10 you can now say it works on flash projectors 3-10 because I just tested it on the very old flash 3 projector from 1998!

Posted by Heylon on 10 Oct 2009 at 6:47am

Great Tool!!!

Posted by D on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:50pm

Worked perfect! Googled Exe to swf on the off change I would find something that worked and found your page in the number one position, I now know why.

Posted by mentilreq on 25 Oct 2009 at 7:59pm

All the comment have reasons, but there is annoy : it works only if the original swf file wasn't compressed !!

Posted by toskydao on 3 Nov 2009 at 9:01am

No, it works with compressed SWFs too. If the EXE you are trying to extract the SWF from wasn't created with Flash (like Breeze, some screen capture application) then exe2swf won't work properly.

Posted by Tim on 3 Nov 2009 at 9:36am

Brilliant. You just save me A LOT of time, and effort. Thank you..

Posted by dia5 on 21 Nov 2009 at 2:23am

Hi,
You are simply great Tim. Thank you for creating such an awesome utility and making it freely available. Hats off to you. Thank you. God bless u. :-)

Posted by J10 on 4 Dec 2009 at 9:51am

Thank you so much! Amazing what you can do with just 40KB! :D

Posted by L@chlan on 16 Dec 2009 at 12:58am

You made my day!
Thank you!!!!

Posted by sanditon on 22 Dec 2009 at 7:32am

What a great software! Thank you so very much.

Posted by Miles on 31 Dec 2009 at 6:00pm

Excellent!! works on MAC with Crossover!!! no need PC!!!!! thanx!!!

Posted by sebastián Viqueira on 6 Jan 2010 at 10:36am

Tim,
Thanks you so much! Seriously, I can't thank you enough!
Quinn

Posted by Quinn on 18 Jan 2010 at 11:05pm

Thanks for building this tool and for making it free.

Posted by Saeid on 29 Mar 2010 at 3:26pm

Thank you sir, you made my day ^^

Posted by Demartan on 7 Apr 2010 at 6:27am

thankssssssssssssssssss

Posted by mohammad on 7 Apr 2010 at 5:23pm

very useful tool Thanks a lot !!

Posted by Deepti on 29 Apr 2010 at 2:27am

Nothing like commenting on a two year old post, but thanks!!!

Posted by Don Gilbert on 14 Jun 2010 at 4:08pm

You're welcome Don. We still read, and appreciate, every comment :)

Posted by tim on 14 Jun 2010 at 5:13pm

Thank you very much, this tool worked perfectly!

Posted by Chris on 15 Jun 2010 at 3:14am

Great application, helped me enormously

Posted by Dave on 20 Jul 2010 at 8:51am

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