Scheme source code
File type: Source code and script file
An ss file extension is related to Scheme a programming language based on the Lisp and used for its source code files.
Found 5 different file type records with the same ss filename suffix.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The ss file extension is associated with Scheme, a functional programming language and one of the two main dialects of the programming language Lisp, that first appeared in 1975.
Scheme is often used in computer science curricula and programming language research, due to its ability to represent many programming abstractions with its simple primitives. It is also an ideal test bed for compilation and interpretation techniques since it is possible to write a simple, yet fully standards-compliant Scheme interpreter in just a few days.
Scheme is a dialect of Lisp that stresses conceptual elegance and simplicity. It is much smaller than Common Lisp; the language specification is about 50 pages, compared to Common Lisp's 1300 page draft standard.
Advocates of Scheme often find it amusing that the entire Scheme standard is shorter than the index to Guy Steele's "Common Lisp: the Language, 2nd Edition".
Unlike the Scheme standard, the Common Lisp standard has a large library of utility functions, a standard object-oriented programming facility (CLOS), and a sophisticated condition handling system.
The ss file contains source code written in Scheme programming language.
You can most likely view or edit *.ss files in any text editor.
Conversion to other formats is not possible.
Software applications that can open ss files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that can edit ss files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software capable of saving ss files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: April 18, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ss file extension is also by some highly specialized biochemistry programs.
The ss file contains protein data used by program called Ribbons. These files contain secondary structures that are not required, but is recommended. These files are the most complicated. They control both the coloring and the overall shape of the ribbon. These files should be generated automatically by 'pro-ss', then edited or modified to the desired effect.
The ss file consists of a 1-line title, a 1-line header, and one line of data for each residue. The 1-line header consists of blank-separated strings --- the ss-residue-key strings (currently a maximum of 20).
The ss file extension is also used for sample sheet in dnaLIMS 377, also a scientific software. The same suffix is probably coincidence.
Use Ribbons to open *.ss files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
Sam Spade was a free, integrated network query tool for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. It was used to investigate network information and track down spam, and was named after the fictional detective Sam Spade.
An ss file contains script instructions for Sam Spade, most likely executed within the program as part of its network-query functions.
The program's website appears to be unavailable, although copies of the software may still be found online.
Open an ss file in Sam Spade on a compatible Windows system to execute the script. If Sam Spade is unavailable, a text editor can usually display the script contents, but it cannot execute Sam Spade commands.
There is no standard conversion for the Sam Spade script format. The scripts are intended for use by Sam Spade, so converting one to another scripting language requires rewriting its instructions manually.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The ss file extension is associated with the SilverStripe, a development tool and framework for creating web applications, available for various platforms.
The ss file stores source code written for SilverStripe framework.
Use any text editor to view content of *.ss files.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Software applications that can open ss files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that can edit ss files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software capable of saving ss files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ss files:
Multiplatform
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: November 27, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ss file extension is also related to XShipWars, a massively multi-player game, ultra graphical, space-oriented gaming system designed exclusively for network play, developed by Wolfpack Entertainment.
The ss file used in XShipWars contains saved sound scheme for the game.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ss files:
Linux/Unix
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