.SSF File Extension

The SSF format has not been widely adopted.

Sogou Pinyin Method is a popular input method editor (IME) among Chinese users. IMEs enable users to create characters that are not available on their input devices, most commonly, keyboards. In this context, Sogou Pinyin Method allows users of QWERTY keyboards to utilize Chinese Pinyin (the official romanization for Standard Chinese) by creating input codes associated with extra characters unavailable on the keyboard.

The Sogou Pinyin Method utility allows users to customize its appearance, which includes icons and text fields. The SSF file stores the images and settings that alter the appearance when loaded.

You can open SSF files with Sogou Pinyin Method in Windows and macOS. When you open the file in Sogou Pinyin Method, the software loads the skin, and the appearance changes.

You can also open SSF files by decompressing them with a Zip decompression tool, such as File Explorer (bundled with Windows), Apple Archive Utility (bundled with macOS), Corel WinZip (Windows), Corel WinZip Mac (macOS), or RARLAB WinRAR (Windows). You will need to change the .ssf file extension to .zip, then you can decompress it and view its contents.

You can use Audio Overload, Vitamin/CAIG ZXTune, or modizer to open an SSF file and play the music it contains. You can also use Winamp, with the Chipamp plug-in installed, or foobar2000, with the SSF/DSF Decoder plug-in installed.

You can use Audio Overload to convert SSF files to the .WAV (WAVE Audio) format. To do so, open your SSF file and select the Save clip... button.