.SSA File

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.

Files with ssa file extension are subtitles in SubStation Alpha format. One of the many subtitle formats, popular with the Anime scene.

How to open:

You can open and edit *.ssa files by any simple text editor, such as Notepad etc.

How to convert:

Subtitles may be re-saved to various subtitling formats (SUB, SRT etc.) with a proper tool.