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Open .sh files on your Mac.

.sh .bash .zsh .zshrc

Deploy scripts and dotfiles like .zshrc, clearly colored.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens Shell scripts & dotfiles 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.

deploy.sh opened in Loper: Shell scripts & dotfiles with color-coded Shell
Show the file as text
#!/usr/bin/env bashset -euo pipefail TARGET="${1:-staging}"echo "Deploying to $TARGET" if [[ "$TARGET" == "production" ]]; then  npm run build -- --mode productionfirsync -az dist/ "deploy@$TARGET:/srv/app"

How to open .sh files

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