How to Decompile Flash CS5 SWF to Flash XFL Format?

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What is XFL? Here is a short explanation. (Skip this paragraph if you've got familiar with XFL).
XFL is a new file format available to Flash Professional CS5. Similar to the interchange file format available in Adobe Creative Suite 4, XFL files store the same information as a FLA file but in XML format.

 

Follow this guide to decompile Flash CS5 SWF to Flash XFL format.

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Step 1: Convert the SWF to FLA

1. Launch Sothink SWF Decompiler for Mac, and open the target Flash CS5 SWF that you want to decompile as Flash XFL file.

Decompile SWF to XFL - Navigate to Target SWF

 

2. Go to the right panel, and now you will enter Single File Export mode by default.

Decompile SWF to XFL - Single File Export

 

3. Choose the "Convert" button, and then you will see the following popup window.

Decompile SWF to XFL - Export FLA

Specify name and store path for the exported FLA file. In the "Format" drop-down list, please choose "Export as Flash CS5 (11.0) format", and then click Convert.

 

4. Now the target Flash CS5 SWF (get_xfl.swf) has been exported as FLA file (~get_xfl.fla), and you can find it in the path you specified.

Decompile SWF to XFL - Suceess Prompt

 

Step 2: Find Flash XFL File from the Decompiled FLA

1. Find the exported FLA file and rename its file extension from "fla" to "zip". See the following, "~get_xfl.fla" is changed into "~get_xfl.zip".

Decompile SWF to XFL - Change File Extension

 

2. Double-click the "~get_xfl.zip" file, and you will get the Flash XFL file and other XML files and resources.

Decompile SWF to XFL - Find Decompiled XFL

 

3. Now, you have decompiled the target SWF into Flash XFL successfully, and you can open this Flash XFL file in Adobe Flash CS5 for further alterations.

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