Open SWA File

SWA file extension is an audio file originally created for Macromedia Shockwave, now owned by Adobe, the predecessor to Flash.

Adobe Shockwave is a discontinued multimedia flash software for developing interactive applications and video games.

The SWA file saves audio data in a compressed format similar to an MP3 file, generally with the same encoding.

Originally, the SWA file was used as the audio part of Flash animations whose extension was SWF.

Software to open and work with SW files

Despite being discontinued, Adobe guaranteed users who still use this format to open it through the Adobe Director and Adobe Shockwave Player applications, as web browser plugins.

• Adobe Director
• Adobe Shockwave Player