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Open .edl files on your Mac.

.edl

Edit decision lists with event numbers, reels, tracks, transitions and source/record timecodes, each in its own color.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens EDL (CMX3600) 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.

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REEL_01.edl opened in Loper: EDL (CMX3600) with color-coded EDL (CMX3600)
Show the file as text
TITLE: REEL 01 – LOCK v12FCM: NON-DROP FRAME 001  A001C003 V     C        10:02:34:16 10:02:39:04 01:00:00:00 01:00:04:13* FROM CLIP NAME: A001C003_261025_R1AB.mov002  A001C004 V     D    012 10:05:12:00 10:05:16:00 01:00:04:13 01:00:08:13* FROM CLIP NAME: A001C004_261025_R1AB.mov003  SOUND    AA    C        14:22:01:05 14:22:05:05 01:00:08:13 01:00:12:13

How to open .edl files

  1. Download Loper (free, Apple silicon, signed and notarized) and move it to Applications.
  2. Double-click your .edl file, drag it onto the Loper window, or right-click it and choose Open With › Loper.
  3. Want every .edl file to open in Loper? Choose Loper › Make Loper the Default Editor….

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