Loper · Broadcast, IPTV & streaming

Open .mpd files on your Mac.

.mpd

DASH manifests with periods, adaptation sets and representations.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens MPEG-DASH manifest 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.

manifest.mpd opened in Loper: MPEG-DASH manifest with color-coded XML
Show the file as text
<MPD xmlns="urn:mpeg:dash:schema:mpd:2011" type="static" mediaPresentationDuration="PT10M2S">  <Period id="1">    <AdaptationSet mimeType="video/mp4" segmentAlignment="true">      <Representation id="1080p" bandwidth="5000000" width="1920" height="1080"/>    </AdaptationSet>  </Period></MPD>

How to open .mpd files

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