How to open a .sfw file without installing new software

So you are stuck with a .swf file and wanna open it. One of the first things that come to mind is to look for some 'lite' software that don't have to allow editing but should allow you the see the file, at the very least. Sounds silly? I guess, I am because that's what I did.

What I came across was a Standalone Flash Player, the SWF Opener and lots of other stuff. Most of it from 2009 or so. No doubt, SWF opener would be a great alternative but for the love of everything holy, I just wanted to watch this viral video, that I had saved locally, which was apparently in a swf format.

To show it to my friends on the phone, I thought of converting it to mp4 (since that's one of the formats my phone supports)! That's when I started to think for real. The browser. The almighty browser!

tl;dr - Open the swf file in a browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera or any other); be sure to have the Adobe Flash Plugin installed (the same thing we use to watch youtube videos).

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Chances are high that this might never really be read by humans but I hope this blog turns out to be helpful for someone who might face the same issues as me (of if I end up suffering from major amnesia in the future).

So once again, this is a tech blog. So all my technical difficulties (and the solutions I came up with) go here. Some post would be long and detailed, some would be short and concise. Feel free to drop me a message in case you don't get any parts. Constructive criticism would be GREATLY appreciated. Maybe even better ways of doing the same things. Anything that gets the job done (better).

As of now, I'm no tech guru but I have my small moments of victory that I would love to share with you. Help a few souls in their endeavors, if possible. I've been helped a lot on the open internet and I think, at some point of time, it's time to give back.

What might be trivial for someone might be groundbreaking for someone else.

So cheers. Long live open source and the open internet!