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Open .xmp files on your Mac.

.xmp

Rating, color label, keywords and develop settings that photo apps keep next to raw files.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens XMP sidecar (Lightroom, Bridge, Capture One) 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.

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A7S_0042.ARW.xmp opened in Loper: XMP sidecar (Lightroom, Bridge, Capture One) with color-coded XML
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<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/"> <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">  <rdf:Description rdf:about=""    xmlns:xmp="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/"    xmlns:crs="http://ns.adobe.com/camera-raw-settings/1.0/"    xmp:Rating="5"    xmp:Label="Red"    crs:WhiteBalance="Custom"    crs:Temperature="5600"    crs:Exposure2012="+0.35"    crs:Highlights2012="-40"/> </rdf:RDF></x:xmpmeta>

How to open .xmp files

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

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