Google on Tuesday unveiled a new experimental tool for developers called Swiffy, which converts some .SWF Flash files into HTML5 code compatible with devices like the iPhone and iPad.

They are calling it Swiffy (sweet) and its sole purpose is to convert Flash SWF files to HTML5. But make no mistake about it – this is about Apple’s iOS gadgets.

Google today announced that it will discontinue Swiffy, a tool that people can use to convert .SWF Adobe Flash files into HTML5, on July 1. The Swiffy Flash extension will also stop working.

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Longer-term, of course, advertisers are free to upload ads in HTML5 format themselves. Google also offers a Swiffy plugin for Adobe Flash Professional, allowing designers to export their graphics as ...

The application is currently available in Google Labs as an experimental application and is described to import Flash and spit out HTML5 code. It is a webapp, so it will take a SWF and convert it ...

To convert online SWF files to HTML 5, the URL of an online SWF file has to be input and a code generated. The generated code is then copied to a clipboard and pasted on the desired web page.