Open .desktop files on your Mac.
.desktop
Linux app launchers: name, command, icon and MIME types in a small INI file.
Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens Linux desktop entry instantly and colors every part of the file, so you find the value you need at a glance and can fix it right there. No IDE, no project to load, no gray wall of text.
Show the file as text
[Desktop Entry]Type=ApplicationName=DaVinci ResolveComment=Edit, grade and finishExec=/opt/resolve/bin/resolve %uIcon=/opt/resolve/graphics/DV_Resolve.pngTerminal=falseCategories=AudioVideo;Video;MimeType=application/x-resolveproj;How to open .desktop files
- Download Loper (free, Apple silicon, signed and notarized) and move it to Applications.
- Double-click your .desktop file, drag it onto the Loper window, or right-click it and choose Open With › Loper.
- Want every .desktop file to open in Loper? Choose Loper › Make Loper the Default Editor….