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Open .stringsdict files on your Mac.

.stringsdict

Plural forms for iOS and macOS apps, as a property list.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens Apple plural rules (.stringsdict) 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.

Localizable.stringsdict opened in Loper: Apple plural rules (.stringsdict) with color-coded XML
Show the file as text
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><plist version="1.0"><dict>  <key>files.count</key>  <dict>    <key>NSStringLocalizedFormatKey</key>    <string>%#@files@</string>    <key>files</key>    <dict>      <key>NSStringFormatValueTypeKey</key><string>d</string>      <key>one</key><string>%d Datei</string>      <key>other</key><string>%d Dateien</string>    </dict>  </dict></dict></plist>

How to open .stringsdict files

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