loper

Loper · Subtitles, captions & localization

Open .po files on your Mac.

.po .pot

msgid/msgstr pairs, references and fuzzy flags in color.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens gettext PO 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.

Download Loper – freeAll formats
de.po opened in Loper: gettext PO with color-coded Translations (PO)
Show the file as text
#: src/editor.ts:42msgid "Save"msgstr "Speichern" #: src/editor.ts:57#, fuzzymsgid "Open recent"msgstr "Zuletzt geöffnet"

How to open .po files

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

More for subtitles, captions & localization

SubRip subtitles (SRT) .srtWebVTT .vttScenarist closed captions (SCC) .sccTTML / DFXP / IMSC / iTT .ttmlAdvanced SubStation Alpha .assXLIFF translations .xliffYouTube captions (.sbv) .sbvMacCaption closed captions (.mcc) .mccSAMI captions (.smi) .samiApple .strings .stringsXcode string catalog (.xcstrings) .xcstringsApple plural rules (.stringsdict) .stringsdict.NET resources (.resx) .resxFlutter translations (.arb) .arbTranslation memory (.tmx) .tmx