Software Alternatives & Reviews

SWF File Player VS Media Player Classic

Compare SWF File Player VS Media Player Classic and see what are their differences

SWF File Player logo SWF File Player

SWF File Player is a free player for SWF (Shockwave Flash) files.

Media Player Classic logo Media Player Classic

Download Media Player Classic 6.4.9.1 [2011.04.11] : Media Player Classic (MPC) comes with a big load of extra features you will enjoy
  • SWF File Player Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-08-03
  • Media Player Classic Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-28

SWF File Player videos

Trying out SWF File Player

Media Player Classic videos

Media Player Classic HC Review

More videos:

  • Review - Media Player Classic Announces End of Development - End of an Era?

Category Popularity

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, SWF File Player seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 1 time since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

SWF File Player mentions (1)

  • Running a flash file in SWF Player no longer works. "No Shockwave Flash Object installed"
    Recently, since flash has been shut down, I have been getting around this by setting my system clock to a year ago and running the SWF file in SWF File Player (http://swffileplayer.com). Source: almost 3 years ago

Media Player Classic mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Media Player Classic yet. Tracking of Media Player Classic recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing SWF File Player and Media Player Classic, you can also consider the following products

BlueMaxima's Flashpoint - the webgame preservation project.

MPC-HC - MPC-HC, the free, open source media player for Windows. DownloadsNote. Supported Operating Systems: Windows® XP SP3 .

Ruffle - An open source Flash player

VLC Media Player - VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework.

Lightspark - The Lightspark project

SMPlayer - SMPlayer is a free video and audio player for both Windows and Linux that allows you to play almost all media files without having to install additional codecs. Read more about SMPlayer.