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List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers
https://github.com/sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins
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List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins
- Owner: sindresorhus
- Created: 2013-12-07T15:43:33.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-12-06T11:51:34.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-14T08:50:57.054Z (6 months ago)
- Homepage:
- Size: 8.29 MB
- Stars: 17,777
- Watchers: 432
- Forks: 536
- Open Issues: 14
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
- Funding: .github/funding.yml
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README
# Quick Look plugins [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)
> List of useful [Quick Look](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look) plugins for developers
## Install
### Using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh)
- Run `brew install `
#### Install all
```
brew install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlimagesize suspicious-package apparency quicklookase qlvideo
```##### Catalina notes
To get plugins working in Catalina, you will need to remove the quarantine attribute.
Run this to see the attributes:
```
xattr -r ~/Library/QuickLook
```And run this to remove the attributes:
```
xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine ~/Library/QuickLook
```### Manually
- Click "download manually"
- Move the downloaded .qlgenerator file to `~/Library/QuickLook`
- Run `qlmanage -r`## Plugins
### [QLColorCode](https://github.com/anthonygelibert/QLColorCode)
> Preview source code files with syntax highlighting
Run `brew install qlcolorcode` or [download manually](https://github.com/anthonygelibert/QLColorCode/releases/latest)
[![](screenshots/QLColorCode.png)](https://github.com/anthonygelibert/QLColorCode)
### [QLStephen](https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen)
> Preview plain text files without or with unknown file extension. Example: README, CHANGELOG, index.styl, etc.
Run `brew install qlstephen` or [download manually](https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen/releases/latest)
[![](screenshots/QLStephen.png)](https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen)
### [QLMarkdown](https://github.com/toland/qlmarkdown)
> Preview Markdown files
Run `brew install qlmarkdown` or [download manually](https://github.com/downloads/toland/qlmarkdown/QLMarkdown-1.3.zip)
[![](screenshots/QLMarkdown.png)](https://github.com/toland/qlmarkdown)
### [QuickLookJSON](http://www.sagtau.com/quicklookjson.html)
> Preview JSON files
Run `brew install quicklook-json` or [download manually](http://www.sagtau.com/media/QuickLookJSON.qlgenerator.zip)
[![](screenshots/QuickLookJSON.png)](http://www.sagtau.com/quicklookjson.html)
### [BetterZipQL](https://macitbetter.com/downloads/)
> Preview archives
> Note: The BetterZipQL plugin was integrated with the BetterZip app.
Run `brew install betterzip` to install the BetterZip app and its Quick Look plugin or [download manually](https://macitbetter.com/BetterZip.zip)
The legacy BetterZipQL plugin can be [downloaded here](https://macitbetter.com/dl/BetterZipQL-1.5.zip).
[![](screenshots/BetterZipQL.png)](https://macitbetter.com/BetterZip-Quick-Look-Generator/)
### [qlImageSize](https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize)
> Display image size and resolution
Run `brew install qlimagesize` or [download manually](https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize#installation)
[![](screenshots/qlImageSize.png)](https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize)
### [Suspicious Package](https://www.mothersruin.com/software/SuspiciousPackage/)
> Preview the contents of a standard Apple installer package
Run `brew install suspicious-package` or [download manually](https://www.mothersruin.com/software/downloads/SuspiciousPackage.xip)
[![](screenshots/SuspiciousPackage.png)](https://www.mothersruin.com/software/SuspiciousPackage/)
### [Apparency](https://www.mothersruin.com/software/Apparency/)
> Preview the contents of a macOS app
Run `brew install apparency` or [download manually](https://mothersruin.com/software/downloads/Apparency.dmg)
[![](screenshots/Apparency.png)](https://mothersruin.com/software/Apparency/)
### [QuickLookASE](https://github.com/rsodre/QuickLookASE)
> Preview Adobe ASE Color Swatches generated with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, [Adobe Color CC](https://color.adobe.com), [Spectrum](http://www.eigenlogik.com/spectrum/mac), [COLOURlovers](https://www.colourlovers.com), [Prisma](http://www.codeadventure.com), among many others.
Run `brew install quicklookase` or [download manually](https://github.com/rsodre/QuickLookASE/releases/latest)
[![](screenshots/QuickLookASE.png)](https://github.com/rsodre/QuickLookASE)
### [QLVideo](https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo)
> Preview most types of video files, as well as their thumbnails, cover art and metadata
Run `brew install qlvideo` or [download manually](https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo/releases/latest)
[![](screenshots/QLVideo.png)](https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo)
## More
*These are not included in [Install all](#install-all).*
### [Peek](https://bigzlabs.com/peek) 💰
> Peek allows you to copy and find text, jump to line numbers, render Github-flavored Markdown with a generated table of contents, restore scroll positions, highlight syntax, & more in the Quick Look previews of over 300 file extensions.
Purchase on the [Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/peek-quick-look-extension/id1554235898)
[![](screenshots/Peek.png)](https://bigzlabs.com/peek)
### [ProvisionQL](https://github.com/ealeksandrov/ProvisionQL)
> Preview iOS / macOS app and provision information
Run `brew install provisionql` or [download manually](https://github.com/ealeksandrov/ProvisionQL/releases/latest)
[![](screenshots/ProvisionQL.png)](https://github.com/ealeksandrov/ProvisionQL)
### [QuickLookAPK](https://github.com/hezi/QuickLookAPK)
> Preview Android APK files
Run `brew install quicklookapk` or [download manually](https://github.com/hezi/QuickLookAPK/blob/master/QuickLookAPK.qlgenerator.zip)
[![](screenshots/QuickLookAPK.png)](https://github.com/hezi/QuickLookAPK)
### [quicklook-pat](https://github.com/pixelrowdies/quicklook-pat)
> Preview Adobe Photoshop pattern files
Run `brew install quicklook-pat` or [download manually](https://github.com/pixelrowdies/quicklook-pat/releases)
[![](screenshots/quicklook-pat.png)](https://github.com/pixelrowdies/quicklook-pat)
### [WebP](https://github.com/dchest/webp-quicklook)
> Preview WebP images
> NOTE: This is already covered by `qlImageSize`, so this plugin is listed here only in case you do not like `qlImageSize`.
Run `brew install webpquicklook` or [download manually](https://github.com/dchest/webp-quicklook/releases/latest)
[![](screenshots/WebP.png)](https://github.com/dchest/webp-quicklook)
### [SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight](https://github.com/sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight)
> Preview many different source code files
Run `brew install --cask --no-quarantine syntax-highlight` or [download manually](https://github.com/sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight/releases/latest)
[![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8471055/118415204-5f53fc80-b6a9-11eb-93d8-b88c442c5744.png)](https://github.com/sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight)
**Note:** This might overwrite some other Quick Look plugins.
## License
[![CC0](https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/svg/cc-zero.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
To the extent possible under law, [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.