List of nearly 50 modern .appex-based Quick Look Previewer extensions, compatible with macOS 15 Sequoia and beyond.
Listed alphabetically in broad categories, with in the first column the names of author/extension, hyperlinking to the repository, and in the second column the verbatim descriptions.
Specialized File Formats
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| insidegui/AssetCatalogTinkerer | An app that lets you open .car files and browse/extract their images |
| neuralink/DicomPreview | MacOS QuickLook Application for viewing DICOMs |
| hacknus/DotTHzQL | A simple Quicklook plugin for macOS Finder to preview the structure of dotTHz files |
| arytek/epub-quicklook-extension | A MacOS Quick Look extension enabling the ability to preview EPUB eBooks |
| graelo/FreeCADCompanion | A simple macOS 15+ QuickLook Extension Plugin for FreeCAD FCStd files |
| lukeredmore/google-drive-ql-preview | Adds Quick Look Preview support for Google Docs files |
| harshal2030/Grizzly | A proper open source modern zip viewer for macOS with quick look support |
| smittytone/PreviewJson | QuickLook JSON preview and icon thumbnailing app extensions for macOS Catalina and beyond |
| benwaffle/musescore-quicklook | QuickLook extension for MuseScore files |
| ealeksandrov/ProvisionQL | Quick Look plugin for mobile apps and provisioning profiles |
| JethroHemmann/QuickLookProtein | Preview for protein/3D structure files (PDB, SDF, CIF) |
| relikd/QLAppBundle | QuickLook plugin for app bundles (.ipa, .tipa, .appex, .xcarchive) |
| sidhantchadha/QuickLookIPA | A macOS app to effortlessly preview .ipa files directly in Finder |
| levitatingpineapple/preview-scad | QuickLook and Thumbnail extensions for OpenSCAD |
| smittytone/PreviewYaml | QuickLook YAML preview and icon thumbnailing app extensions for macOS Catalina and beyond |
Code & Text
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| Oil3/CodeColors | Very fast macOS extension for coloring code, supports every (60+) uti types |
| smittytone/PreviewCode | QuickLook source code preview and icon thumbnailing app extensions for macOS Catalina and beyond |
| jtbandes/quicklookjs | Quick Look plugin for web-based previews |
| sbarex/SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight | Quick Look extension for source code with syntax highlighting |
| MyCometG3/QLStephenSwift | A modern QuickLook extension for macOS to preview text files without extensions |
| smittytone/PreviewText | QuickLook text preview and icon thumbnailing app extensions for macOS Catalina and beyond |
| jason-schell/textfile-ql | This macOS QuickLook extension enables viewing files without a file extension |
Video & Media
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| mkj-is/LottieViewerMac | SwiftUI macOS app for previewing Lottie animations |
| Oil3/Mkv-Quicklook | Free macOS plugin to play mkv movies in Quick Look Preview. |
| Oil3/QLCodec | Quick Look Previewer extension to 'quicklook-play' every video and audio formats not natively supported by macOS |
| Marginal/QLVideo | This package allows macOS Finder to display thumbnails, static QuickLook previews, cover art and metadata for most types of video files |
| wang-bin/SPV | Swift Video Player and QuickLook plugin |
| exgphe/quicklook-webm | A playable QuickLook Preview Extension for WebM Video Files |
| Oil3/Webm-QuickLook-Plug-In | The original free MacOS plugin to play .webm movies in Quick Look Preview |
Development Tools & Frameworks (not extensions)
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| noppefoxwolf/FileManagerUI | A SwiftUI file manager component for iOS apps with native design and QuickLook integration |
| flocked/FZQuicklook | Framework For Quicklook Previews |
| Oil3/PluginKits | Advanced extension/plugin management and Quick Look extension debugging tool, for macOS |
| pmeinhardt/ql | Quick Look from the command-line 👀 |
| rsmmr/qlview | Standalone, Quick Look-based document preview application for macOS |
Examples & Demos (not extensions)
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| lornally/helloQL | macos的quicklook功能其实很好开发, 但是, 因为文档匮乏, 导致坑了我一周. 这个项目方便后来人 |
| elf0-fr/QuickLookAdventure | Interactive application combining elements of a guessing game and a file browser |
| haisombo/QuickLookExtentionViewDoc | QuickLook extension demo |
| joricky91/QuickLookManagerSample | QuickLook manager sample |
| dstd/QuickLookPreview | QuickLook as a standalone app |
| 0Itsuki0/SwiftUI_QuickLookDemo | A demo of using quick look framework to preview/edit files in app, generate thumbnails |
| TopScrech/QuickLooking | QuickLook demo |
| felixparey/QuickLookStore | QuickLook store example |
| yidev0/QuickLookTest | SwiftUI + QuickLook |
| tokufxug/VisionOSQuickLookSample01 | VisionOS QuickLook sample |
The objective is to be as exhaustive as up-to-date, please open an issue or a pull request for correction or addition, but no .qlgenerator as they are now deprecated in favor of the sandboxed .appex.
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