List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers
Using Homebrew Cask
- Run
brew cask install <package>
brew cask install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlprettypatch quicklook-csv betterzipql webp-quicklook suspicious-package
- Click "download manually"
- Move the downloaded .qlgenerator file to /Library/QuickLook
- Run
qlmanage -r
Preview source code files with syntax highlighting
Run brew cask install qlcolorcode or download manually
Preview plain text files without a file extension. Example: README, CHANGELOG, etc.
Run brew cask install qlstephen or download manually
Preview Markdown files
Run brew cask install qlmarkdown or download manually
Preview JSON files
Run brew cask install quicklook-json or download manually
Preview .patch files
Run brew cask install qlprettypatch or download manually
Preview CSV files
Run brew cask install quicklook-csv or download manually
Preview archives
Run brew cask install betterzipql or download manually
Preview WebP images
Run brew cask install webp-quicklook or download manually
Preview the contents of a standard Apple installer package
Run brew cask install suspicious-package or download manually
These are not included in Install all.
Preview iOS / OS X app and provision information
Run brew cask install provisionql or download manually
- CertQuickLook - preview various unprotected certificate tokens like X509 certificates, DER or PEM
Run this in your terminal to allow text selection in the Quick Look window:
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true && killall Finder
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