Shumway AlternativesFlash Players and other similar apps like Shumway

Shumway is described as 'HTML5 technology experiment that explores building a faithful and efficient renderer for the SWF file format without native code assistance. Our goal is to create a general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering SWFs' and is a Flash Player in the web browsers category. There are six alternatives to Shumway for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Windows, Web-based and Android apps. The best Shumway alternative is Lightspark, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Shumway are Gnash, Swfdec, XMTV Player and Cloud Browse.

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  1. Lightspark icon

    Lightspark

     38 likes

    An open source Adobe Flash Player implementation, designed from the ground up to be efficient on current and (hopefully) future hardware.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Lightspark show­ing video.
     
  2. Gnash icon

    Gnash

     27 likes

    GNU Gnash is the GNU Flash movie player — Flash is an animation file format pioneered by Macromedia which continues to be supported by their successor company, Adobe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Konqueror
    • AmigaOS
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    Gnash screenshot 1
     
  4. Swfdec icon

    Swfdec

     11 likes

    Swfdec (pronounced "swiff deck") is a decoder/renderer for Macromedia Flash animations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Swfdec screenshot 1
     
  5. XMTV Player icon

    XMTV Player

     10 likes

    In the beginning was the need for a player. Adobe Flash Player Alternative! Google Cast feature for Android TV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • SAM - SlideME Application Manager
    • 1Mobile
    • Google Cast
    • Firefox
    XMTV Player is a free multimedia and online TV streams player for android made for enjoying, Easy way to monetize your video content.
     
  6. Cloud Browse icon

    Cloud Browse

     2 likes

    Cloud Browse is an app that allows you to watch Flash videos and run Flash and Java games from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. To do this, Cloud Browse runs Firefox on a remote server and displays it on your mobile device, so that you get a full desktop experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    Cloud Browse screenshot 1
     

  7. Gordon

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    An open source Flash™ runtime written in pure JavaScript

    Gordon lets you run your SWF movie files in a JavaScript based environment, without the need of any plugins or additional software. It takes advantage of the latest web technologies like SVG to render vector based graphics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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