.SWC File Extension

File Type 1

Flex Components Archive

Developer Adobe Systems
Popularity
3.9  |  89 Votes
Category Developer Files
Format Zip

What is an SWC file?

Contains a group of components and other assets used by an Adobe Flex application; includes a .SWF file and a catalog.xml file, which lists the contents of the package and the individual components; generated by the Animate authoring tool and compressed using the PKZIP archive format.

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SWC archives may also include Live Preview and Property Inspector SWF files, ActionScript (.AS) files, an .SWD debug file, and a .PNG icon file.

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.

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Programs that open or reference SWC files

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Mac
Updated October 17, 2016
File Type 2

Super Nintendo Wild Card ROM File

Developer N/A
Popularity
3.4  |  13 Votes
Category Game Files
Format N/A

What is an SWC file?

Super Nintendo (SNES) ROM saved in the SNES "wild card" format; contains the exact data from a SNES cartridge and can be played on a PC using an SNES emulator.

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Most SNES ROMS use the .SMC file extension.

Programs that open SWC files

Windows
Free
Mac
Free
Linux
Free
Updated July 24, 2008

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