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.
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.
You can open and edit *.ssa files by any simple text editor, such as Notepad etc.
Subtitles may be re-saved to various subtitling formats (SUB, SRT etc.) with a proper tool.
Software applications that can open ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software capable of saving ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Apps designed for playing ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software apps that create ssa files:
Multiplatform
Software apps that convert ssa files:
Multiplatform
On-line services
Software apps that import ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that export ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
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File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 11, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
Children of the Nile is a city-building video game developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in ancient Egypt.
The ssa file contains campaign data used by the game. It belongs to the game's own data files and is not intended to be edited as a normal text or media file.
Open the ssa file with the Windows version of Children of the Nile. The game is expected to read the file from the appropriate game data location; it is not designed to be opened directly in a general-purpose application.
There is no standard conversion for this game-specific campaign format. Use the original Children of the Nile game to use the campaign data, rather than converting the file to another format.
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: February 9, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
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.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
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.
Use Visual SourceSafe to work with *.ssa files.
Software apps that backup ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ssa files:
Microsoft Windows
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