SWFObject

SWFObject is a deprecated framework for detecting the Adobe Flash Player plugin and embedding Flash (swf) files.

According to our data, SWFObject ranks 87th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.4% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.3% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

SWFObject is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 SWFObject Awards

⚡ Sites Using SWFObject

We have data on 10,765 websites that use the SWFObject JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using SWFObject is dlsite.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 dlsite.com #409 Japan Japanese
2 plazavea.com.pe #3,318 Peru Spanish
3 oechsle.pe #3,991 Peru Spanish
4 promart.pe #4,304 Peru Spanish
5 plovdiv24.bg #4,462 Bulgaria Bulgarian
6 drogariasaopaulo.com.br #4,833 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
7 biedronka.pl #5,357 Poland Polish
8 on.cc #6,014 Hong Kong Chinese
9 garant.ru #6,117 Russia Russian
10 shufoo.net #6,430 Japan Japanese
11 moh.gov.my #6,676 Malaysia English
12 montbell.jp #7,781 Japan Japanese
13 zaxid.net #8,906 Ukraine Ukrainian
14 cctv.com #9,129 China Chinese
15 focus-news.net #9,423 Bulgaria Bulgarian
16 live24.gr #9,817 Greece Greek
17 drogariaspacheco.com.br #10,029 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
18 dinos.co.jp #10,202 Japan Japanese
19 bernama.com #10,281 Malaysia English
20 slovensko.sk #11,861 Slovakia Slovak

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use SWFObject:

Most of the sites using SWFObject are from the United States, Russia, and Japan.

  • United States 18.9%
  • Russia 7.2%
  • Japan 6.1%
  • Germany 4.8%
  • United Kingdom 4.5%
  • France 4.1%
  • Poland 4%
  • Italy 3.6%
  • Spain 2.9%
  • Other 43.9%

Most SWFObject users speak English, Russian, or Japanese.

  • English 41.4%
  • Russian 8.3%
  • Japanese 5.6%
  • Spanish 5%
  • Chinese 4.9%
  • German 4.5%
  • French 4%
  • Polish 3.5%
  • Portuguese 3.2%
  • Other 19.6%

The SWFObject JavaScript library is especially popular on .com, .org, and .ru top-level domains.

  • .com 40.4%
  • .org 6.3%
  • .ru 5.6%
  • .net 4%
  • .de 2.9%
  • .pl 2.6%
  • .it 2%
  • .com.br 2%
  • .jp 1.7%
  • Other 32.5%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing SWFObject include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.

  • Business 14.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.9%
  • Education/Reference 8.1%
  • Entertainment 6.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 6.7%
  • Online Shopping 4.9%
  • Travel 4.4%
  • General News 4.2%
  • Internet Services 3.7%
  • Other 37%

🔢 SWFObject Versions

The most widespread version of SWFObject is 2.2, used by 76.4% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 17.1% of sites use SWFObject 2.1, and 2.6% use SWFObject 2.

  • 2.2 76.4%
  • 2.1 17.1%
  • 2 2.6%
  • 1.5 1.8%
  • 22 0.6%
  • 1.1 0.5%
  • 2.3 0.5%
  • 15 0.4%
  • 1.9 0.1%
  • 2.0 0.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best SWFObject alternatives.

RankName
1
jQuery
San Francisco, California, United States

A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax.

FreeOpen source
8
🍪 JS Cookie
Germany

A simple, lightweight JavaScript library for handling browser cookies.

FreeOpen source
12
Modernizr

A JavaScript library that detects the availability of HTML, CSS and JavaScript features in the user's browser.

FreeOpen source
227
Ruffle

An Adobe Flash Player emulator written in the Rust programming language.

FreeOpen source
244
HInclude

Allows HTML from other pages to be included in a web page using the tag.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use SWFObject for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.

Which country uses SWFObject the most?

The majority of SWFObject users are from the United States.

Who uses SWFObject?

According to our data, SWFObject is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as dlsite.com, plazavea.com.pe, and oechsle.pe.

Is SWFObject used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by moh.gov.my. In total, we found SWFObject on 2 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use SWFObject?

Yes. Overall, we know of 12 academic websites in the United States that use SWFObject.

How does SWFObject compare to its competitors?

SWFObject is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 223 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to SWFObject?

Alternatives and possible competitors to SWFObject may include Ruffle, HInclude, and jQuery.

👉 See Also

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