How to play SWF files without browser

"Update: You can use either the Windows Flash Player 13 Projector or the Flash Player 13 ActiveX control content debugger for IE, as suggested by Name and Doktoro Reichard.

Macromedia also used to have a standalone Shockwave/Flash player that they marketed as a gaming platform, but the last time I used it was probably around 2000, long before Adobe acquired Macromedia. I've tried finding it again several times over the past several years, but haven't had any luck. It seems to have been discontinued. Maybe if you spend enough time digging through the WayBackMachine, you'll find some reference to it, and can look it up by the exact product name.

If the above-mentioned solutions are discontinued, here's one more standalone SWF player to add to the list: http://www.standaloneflashplayer.com (direct download link)"

IrfanView plays SWF files, if you install the plugins package.

"There is a solution to that problem but you have to install Adobe Flash CS 4.

I can't remember if it asks to play swf files separately or if it does it by default but it does play them separately and creates thumbnail views too."
"There is a solution to that problem but you have to install Adobe Flash CS 4.

I can't remember if it asks to play swf files separately or if it does it by default but it does play them separately and creates thumbnail views too."

"I've used Flash Movie Player on XP in the past.

Works on Win7 as well, but rather annoyingly the volume slowly reduces, and it does not appear to be under further development."

"You need a Flash game which runs from Flash player, then go to your SWF file, right-click on the file and select Open with…

Then click Browse, go to the location where your Flash game is present and double-click on the Flash game.

Then you will see the Flash Player appearing in the list of programs. Select it and click OK."