Amafayela ukuphela kwawo kungukuthi SWF Yilawo mafayela wefomethi ye-multimedia, yemidwebo yevektha, neyekhodi ye-ActionScript, ahlelwe ngokususelwa kuhlelo lwe-Adobe Flash futhi igama lawo liba yisifinyezo segama elithi Shockwave Flash, yize kubuye kubhekiswe kwi-Small Web Ifomethi.
Kukho konke lokhu siyaqonda ukuthi yifomethi yefayela lehluzo le-vector futhi elisekela ama-bitmaps futhi elingadala ukugqwayiza nolimi lwe-actioncript. Ukubuka umlando wayo kudalwe yinkampani i-Adobe Systems ngenkathi isabizwa ngeMacromedia.
Uzoba nentshisekelo yokwazi ukuthi amafayela e-SWF angenziwa ngemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene ye-Adobe: njengeFlash Builder ne-After Effects, ukubala embalwa. Ezinye izinhlelo ezingakhiqiza amafayela e-SWF yiMultimedia Fusion 2, Captivate, noma iMax SWiSH.
Ukuze amafayela e-SWF asebenze, i-plugin ekhethekile eyaziwa ngaphansi kwegama le-Adobe Flash Player iyadingeka, imiswe kahle emakhasini ewebhu wezithombe noma imisebenzi enokuxhumana okuningi. Kuvamile ukuyithola njengendlela ehlaba umxhwele kakhulu yokufeza ukwaziswa ezimweni eziningi.
Zonke lezi zici zenza ukuthi zikwazi ukuthola umkhawulokudonsa omncane futhi ngaleyo ndlela zingaphazamisi kakhulu ekusebenziseni kwethu inethiwekhi, futhi zisebenza ngokuphelele nazo zonke izinhlobo zesiphequluli sewebhu nohlelo lokusebenza, kufakwa i-plugin eyenza isebenze cishe kuma-98 % wamakhompyutha anokufinyelela kwe-inthanethi emhlabeni wonke.