Loper · Subtitles, captions & localization

Open .scc files on your Mac.

.scc

CEA-608 caption data: drop-frame timecodes and hex control words, separated by color.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens Scenarist closed captions (SCC) 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.

episode_01.scc opened in Loper: Scenarist closed captions (SCC) with color-coded Subtitles (SRT, VTT, LRC)
Show the file as text
Scenarist_SCC V1.0 00:00:01;02	9420 9420 94ae 94ae 9452 9452 97a1 97a1 d0f2 e5f6 e9ef f5f3 ec79 00:00:04;12	942c 942c

How to open .scc files

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