LanguageSSA
SubStation Alpha subtitle data
File type: Text file
Files with ssa file extension are subtitles in SubStation Alpha format. One of the many subtitle formats, popular with the Anime scene.
Found 4 different file type records with the same ssa filename suffix.
What is ssa file?
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The ssa file extension is used for one of the common video subtitle format called SubStation Alpha.
SSA is an external subtitle file format that supports both text formatting and styling. It has an enormous amount of options including Karaoke, audio effects, graphic drawing etc.
It is usually considered to be somewhat bloated and badly designed, however is the only subtitle format that (at least on windows) really supports text formatting and styling at all. It is popular in the Anime scene and among Karaoke fans.
How to open ssa file?
You can open and edit *.ssa files by any simple text editor, such as Notepad etc.
How to convert ssa file?
Subtitles may be re-saved to various subtitling formats (SUB, SRT etc.) with a proper tool.
Suggested software to open ssa file:
Associated software actions with the ssa file
Software applications that can open ssa files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle Workshop (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)
URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)
TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)
Aegisub (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit ssa files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle Workshop (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)
URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)
TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)
Aegisub (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving ssa files:
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle Workshop (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)
URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)
TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)
Aegisub (Multiplatform)
Apps designed for playing ssa files:
KMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
MPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
MPlayer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create ssa files:
URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)
Aegisub (Multiplatform)
Software apps that convert ssa files:
URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)
SubtitleConverter.Net (On-line services)
Software apps that import ssa files:
Gaupol Subtitle Editor (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that export ssa files:
MKVtoolnix (Microsoft Windows)
Subtitle 3D (Microsoft Windows)
MKVtoolnix for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MKVtoolnix for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ssa files:
VobSub (Microsoft Windows)
MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Children of the Nile campaign
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: December 13, 2016
The ssa file extension is associated with the Children of the Nile, a city-building video game for Microsoft Windows, set in the ancient Egypt.
The ssa file contains campaign data.
Empire Earth custom assets
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: February 9, 2019
The ssa file extension is associated with the Empire Earth, a strategic video game for Microsoft Windows operating system. Old file extension. Sierra was acquired by Activision.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
Suggested software to open ssa file:
Associated software actions with the ssa file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ssa files:
Empire Earth 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Visual SourceSafe backup archive
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: November 22, 2017
The ssa file extension is used by Visual SourceSafe, a file-level version control system for Microsoft Windows, developed by Microsoft.
The ssa file stores backup archive created with the Visual SourceSafe.
How to open ssa file?
Use Visual SourceSafe to work with *.ssa files.
Suggested software to open ssa file:
Associated software actions with the ssa file
Software apps that backup ssa files:
Visual SourceSafe (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ssa files:
Visual SourceSafe (Microsoft Windows)