.FLA File Extension

An FLA file is an animation project created by Adobe Animate, a program used to draw and publish interactive animations. It contains graphics, video, text elements, audio, and other assets. FLA files are often saved as .SWF files for use on the web as they are viewable in most web browsers with the Flash plugin.

When you open an FLA file in the Animate environment you will see five main parts. The environment includes a stage that shows the visible area, a timeline that controls the timing of the elements, a tools panel that contains tools for working with elements in the project, a property inspector that displays information about elements, and a library panel that stores media elements.

NOTE: Animate was formerly known as Flash, which was originally developed by Macromedia but then merged with Adobe in 2005. Flash became Animate in 2016.

An FLA file is an audio file saved in the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) format. Some CD ripping software saves FLAC files with the .fla extension instead of the .FLAC extension. To use these files more easily, change their extension to .flac.

You can open an FLA file with VideoLAN VLC media player (multiplatform) or Audacity (multiplatform). If you change the file's extension to .flac, you'll be able to open it in additional media-playing and audio-editing programs.

You can use VideoLAN VLC media player or Audacity to convert FLA files to other audio formats. For example, Audacity can convert FLA files to the following formats:



• .AIFF - Audio Interchange File Format
• .WAV - WAVE Audio
• .MP3 - MP3 Audio
• .OGG - Ogg Vorbis Audio
• .MP2 - MP2 Audio
• .M4A - MPEG-4 Audio
• .AC3 - Audio Codec 3
• .WMA - Windows Media Audio