SWF Reader

SWF Reader is a comprehensive yet user-friendly piece of software whose main purpose consists of offering you a simple method of unprotecting Flash videos, allowing you to modify the contents of the source files however you please.

This Java-based application does not require installation prior to working with it, so you can just decompress the downloaded archive and launch the JAR file.

Consequently, SWF Reader can be stored on removable memory devices and carried with you wherever you may have use for it, without leaving a trace on the host system, when deleted.

For starters, you can load the SWF video that you wish to process into the program using the ‘Open’ function of the ‘File’ menu. Once added, its contents will be revealed in various panels in the main window of SWF Reader.

As such, you will be able to discover some details about the ‘SWF Header’ (version, size, frame count and frame rate) or the ‘Tags’. You can access the ‘HexView’ component and individually analyze each byte it comprises, also being able to modify its contents.

From the ‘Edit’ menu, you can work with the ‘Tags’ function and add, remove or replace certain entries, while the ‘Deobfuscators’ allow you to choose the decryption tool that you prefer, for instance ‘SWF Encrypt 5.0’ or ‘Secure SWF’ to unprotect the Flash video.

To conclude, SWF Reader is a handy and effective utility that can successfully assist you in unprotecting the contents of Adobe Flash videos, decompiling such files for you without too much trouble.