Gnash

Updated: 01/31/2023 by Computer Hope

Gnash is a free Adobe SWF (Small Web Format) movie player that users may utilize to view SWF media versions 1 to 9 (version 10 is not supported).

Gnash through the command line

The program is run through the command line using a command similar to the following example.

gnash /home/hope/gnash/testsuite/car_smash.swf

In this example, we're playing the car_smash.swf file included with the Gnash installation file.

It's also possible to use Gnash to play Flash files still on the Internet using a command similar to the following example.

gnash -u http://example.com/flashfile.swf

Tip

Further command options are found using the gnash --help and in the manual on the Gnash website.

Note

The last release of Gnash was Gnash 0.8.9, posted on March 20, 2011. If Gnash doesn't support your needs, consider Ruffle.