# SWFTools

SWFTools is a Digital Forensics product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

SWFTools is a collection of utilities for working with Adobe Flash files, including tools for converting PDFs, images, audio, and video files to SWF format.

Checked October 2026.

## What is SWFTools?

SWFTools is a collection of utilities for working with Adobe Flash files (SWF files). The tool collection includes programs for reading SWF files, combining them, and creating them from other content (like images, sound files, videos or sourcecode). SWFTools is released under the GPL. The current collection is comprised of the programs detailed below:

- PDF2SWF: A PDF to SWF Converter that generates one frame per page, enabling fully formatted text, including tables, formulas, graphics, etc., inside your Flash Movie.
- SWFCombine: A multi-function tool for inserting SWFs into Wrapper SWFs, concatenating SWFs, stacking SWFs, or for basic parameter manipulation (e.g., changing size).
- SWFStrings: Scans SWFs for text data.
- SWFDump: Prints out various information about SWFs, like contained images/fonts/sounds, disassembly of contained code, as well as cross-reference and bounding box data.
- JPEG2SWF: Takes one or more JPEG pictures and generates a SWF slideshow from them, supporting motion estimation compression (h.263) for better compression of video sequences.
- PNG2SWF: Converts PNGs to SWF.
- GIF2SWF: Converts GIFs to SWF, also able to handle animated gifs.
- WAV2SWF: Converts WAV audio files to SWFs, using the L.A.M.E. MP3 encoder library.
- AVI2SWF: Converts AVI animation files to SWF, supporting Flash MX H.263 compression.

Tags: File Analysis, Binary Analysis

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Digital Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/categories/digital-forensics)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB
- Pricing model: Free
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## SWFTools FAQ

### What is SWFTools?

SWFTools is a product in the Digital Forensics category. It covers File Analysis and Binary Analysis.

### What is the pricing for SWFTools?

SWFTools is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/swftools/swftools.

### What are alternatives to SWFTools?

Alternatives to SWFTools listed on CybersecTools:

1. [MailXaminer MIME Header Analyzer](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mailxaminer-mime-header-analyzer) - Email forensics tool for analyzing MIME header fields across 20+ formats. (Commercial)
2. [Cyacomb](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cyacomb) - Digital forensics tools for detecting CSAM on devices and online platforms. (Commercial)
3. [CaseScan](https://cybersectools.com/tools/casescan) - Finds known and new child abuse material for police and online platforms (Commercial)

Compare all SWFTools alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/swftools](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/swftools)

### What deployment and organization size does SWFTools fit?

SWFTools is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups and small businesses. It is free.

## Compare SWFTools with similar solutions

- [SWFTools vs MailXaminer MIME Header Analyzer](https://cybersectools.com/compare/mailxaminer-mime-header-analyzer-vs-swftools)
- [SWFTools vs Cyacomb](https://cybersectools.com/compare/cyacomb-vs-swftools)
- [SWFTools vs CaseScan](https://cybersectools.com/compare/casescan-vs-swftools)

All alternatives to SWFTools: [/alternatives/swftools](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/swftools)

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