What is a .FLA file?
FLA is the editable source file of Adobe Animate, formerly Flash. Created and opened by Adobe Animate.
- Did you know
- FLA dates back to Macromedia Flash in the late 1990s; Adobe renamed the app to Animate in 2016.
- An FLA holds the editable project, including timelines, vector art and ActionScript, that compiles down to a SWF for playback.
- The format began as FutureSplash before Macromedia bought it in 1996 and rebranded it Flash.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify Adobe project files and read their metadata: Photoshop (PSD, PSB), Illustrator (AI), InDesign (INDD), After Effects (AEP, AEPX, AET) with composition / layer / effect and asset extraction, Premiere Pro and Elements (PRPROJ, PREL) with sequence and media counts, XD, Animate (FLA), and Lightroom.
- Depth of analysis
- .FLA is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .FLA file
- Drag a .FLA file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.