# My mac won't play .swf :(

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-mac-wont-play-swf/65955>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 30, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-mac-wont-play-swf/65955 "2004-09-30T22:02:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kristopher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kristopher/32/501_2.png) [@Kristopher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kristopher)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-mac-wont-play-swf/65955/1 "2004-09-30T22:02:06Z")

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I downloaded Gordon’s flash player before I downloaded Macromedia’s Flash player (on accident). I can’t figure out how to switch it so that .swf files will be opened with the regular Flash player. AH!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-mac-wont-play-swf/65955/2 "2004-09-30T22:23:01Z")

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> My **mac** won’t play .swf ☹  
> 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-mac-wont-play-swf/65955/3 "2004-09-30T22:26:25Z")

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If you can uninstall Gordon’s Flash Player (what is that anyway??), the Mac should use the next default player which is hopefully the official, non-Gordon one 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-mac-wont-play-swf/65955/4 "2004-09-30T23:24:11Z")

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Easy!

Click on the .swf  
Command+I  
When the “Get Info” box pops up go to “open with” and choose MM Flash Player (or w/e)  
Choose apply to all button.

That will make the flash player default!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-mac-wont-play-swf/65955/5 "2004-10-01T02:54:12Z")

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I wish I had a mac ☹