# quick-look-plugins

**Repository Path**: vanlemon/quick-look-plugins

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: quick-look-plugins
- **Description**: List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-03-31
- **Last Updated**: 2024-11-30

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# Quick Look plugins [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)

> List of useful [Quick Look](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look) plugins for developers


## Install

### Using [Homebrew Cask](https://github.com/phinze/homebrew-cask)

- Run `brew cask install <package>`

#### Install all

```
brew cask install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlimagesize suspicious-package 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 cask 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 cask 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 cask 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 cask 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 cask 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)](http://macitbetter.com/BetterZip-Quick-Look-Generator/)


### [qlImageSize](https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize)

> Display image size and resolution

Run `brew cask install qlimagesize` or [download manually](https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize#installation)

[![](screenshots/qlImageSize.png)](https://github.com/Nyx0uf/qlImageSize)


### [Suspicious Package](http://www.mothersruin.com/software/SuspiciousPackage/)

> Preview the contents of a standard Apple installer package

Run `brew cask install suspicious-package` or [download manually](http://www.mothersruin.com/software/downloads/SuspiciousPackage.xip)

[![](screenshots/SuspiciousPackage.png)](http://www.mothersruin.com/software/SuspiciousPackage/)


### [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](http://www.colourlovers.com), [Prisma](http://www.codeadventure.com), among many others.

Run `brew cask 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 cask 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).*

### [ProvisionQL](https://github.com/ealeksandrov/ProvisionQL)

> Preview iOS / macOS app and provision information

Run `brew cask 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 cask 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 cask 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 cask install webpquicklook` or [download manually](https://github.com/dchest/webp-quicklook/releases/latest)

[![](screenshots/WebP.png)](https://github.com/dchest/webp-quicklook)


## License

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