https://github.com/rogual/fix-quicklook

Remove rounded corners from QuickLook on MacOS
https://github.com/rogual/fix-quicklook

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Remove rounded corners from QuickLook on MacOS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rogual/fix-quicklook
• Owner: rogual
• Created: 2023-12-18T14:55:48.000Z (11 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-18T19:09:11.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T16:51:25.532Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://foon.uk/fixing-quicklook/
• Size: 739 KB
• Stars: 33
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        

As of MacOS 11.0 Big Sur, QuickLook now removes the corners from your images before showing them to you.

This is a simple script to find all running QuickLook processes and patch them so they no longer do this.

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# Requirements

* You must be on an Apple Silicon mac.

* SIP must be disabled.

* LLDB must be installed (it's part of the Xcode command line tools).

* Only tested on Ventura 13.5. Other OS versions may work.

# Usage

`./fix_quicklook.py`

# Room for improvement

This only patches QuickLook for images. Videos, text files etc. are still rounded off. Maybe patch those too.

Maybe add x86 support? I don't have an x86 Mac running an affected OS but would welcome a PR.

Sometimes MacOS spawns new QuickLook processes. Maybe add a daemon that watches for them and patches them as they spawn.

Maybe add a script that adds this as a login item?

It'd be neater to call the script 'fix-quicklook' rather than 'fix_quicklook.py', but it loads itself into LLDB and LLDB requires that the script follows Python module filename conventions. Maybe find a way to get around this.