diff --git a/scenedetect/output/__init__.py b/scenedetect/output/__init__.py
index 6fa26585..7e5fac31 100644
--- a/scenedetect/output/__init__.py
+++ b/scenedetect/output/__init__.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 
 def write_scene_list(
-    output_csv_file: ty.TextIO,
+    output_csv_file: ty.TextIO | str | Path,
     scene_list: SceneList,
     include_cut_list: bool = True,
     cut_list: CutList | None = None,
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ def write_scene_list(
     """Writes the given list of scenes to an output file handle in CSV format.
 
     Arguments:
-        output_csv_file: Handle to open file in write mode.
+        output_csv_file: Handle to open file in write mode, or a filesystem path. A path is
+            opened with a context manager so the file is closed after writing.
         scene_list: List of pairs of FrameTimecodes denoting each scene's start/end FrameTimecode.
         include_cut_list: Bool indicating if the first row should include the timecodes where
             each scene starts. Should be set to False if RFC 4180 compliant CSV output is required.
@@ -92,6 +93,17 @@ def write_scene_list(
     Raises:
         TypeError: "delimiter" must be a 1-character string
     """
+    if isinstance(output_csv_file, (str, Path)):
+        with open(output_csv_file, "w", newline="") as file_handle:
+            write_scene_list(
+                file_handle,
+                scene_list,
+                include_cut_list=include_cut_list,
+                cut_list=cut_list,
+                col_separator=col_separator,
+                row_separator=row_separator,
+            )
+        return
     csv_writer = csv.writer(output_csv_file, delimiter=col_separator, lineterminator=row_separator)
     # If required, output the cutting list as the first row (i.e. before the header row).
     if include_cut_list:
diff --git a/tests/test_output.py b/tests/test_output.py
index 8d1b4d9f..1f434873 100644
--- a/tests/test_output.py
+++ b/tests/test_output.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import json
 from fractions import Fraction
+from io import StringIO
 from pathlib import Path
 from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
     VideoMetadata,
     is_ffmpeg_available,
     split_video_ffmpeg,
+    write_scene_list,
     write_scene_list_edl,
     write_scene_list_fcp7,
     write_scene_list_fcpx,
@@ -248,6 +250,34 @@ def _fake_scenes(fps: Fraction, frames):
     return [(FrameTimecode(start, fps=fps), FrameTimecode(end, fps=fps)) for start, end in frames]
 
 
+def test_write_scene_list_file_handle():
+    """Existing callers that pass an open file handle keep working."""
+    scenes = _fake_scenes(_FPS_CFR, [(0, 30), (30, 60)])
+    buf = StringIO()
+    write_scene_list(buf, scenes, include_cut_list=False)
+    text = buf.getvalue()
+    assert "Scene Number" in text
+    assert "00:00:00.000" in text or "00:00:00:00" in text
+
+
+def test_write_scene_list_accepts_str_path(tmp_path: Path):
+    """A filesystem path string must not raise TypeError from csv.writer."""
+    scenes = _fake_scenes(_FPS_CFR, [(0, 30)])
+    output_path = tmp_path / "scenes.csv"
+    write_scene_list(str(output_path), scenes, include_cut_list=False)
+    assert output_path.exists()
+    assert "Scene Number" in output_path.read_text()
+
+
+def test_write_scene_list_accepts_path(tmp_path: Path):
+    """pathlib.Path is opened with a context manager and closed after write."""
+    scenes = _fake_scenes(_FPS_CFR, [(0, 30)])
+    output_path = tmp_path / "scenes.csv"
+    write_scene_list(output_path, scenes, include_cut_list=False)
+    assert output_path.exists()
+    assert "Scene Number" in output_path.read_text()
+
+
 def test_write_scene_list_edl(tmp_path: Path):
     """EDL output has title header, FCM line, and one event per scene in CMX 3600 format."""
     scenes = _fake_scenes(_FPS_CFR, [(0, 30), (30, 60)])