Quick Look plugins

List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers

Install

  • Run brew cask install <package>

Install all

brew cask install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlprettypatch quicklook-csv betterzipql webp-quicklook suspicious-package

Manually

  • Click "download manually"
  • Move the downloaded .qlgenerator file to /Library/QuickLook
  • Run qlmanage -r

Plugins

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

More

These are not included in Install all.

Preview iOS / OS X app and provision information

Run brew cask install provisionql or download manually

Other

  • CertQuickLook - preview various unprotected certificate tokens like X509 certificates, DER or PEM

Tip

Run this in your terminal to allow text selection in the Quick Look window:

defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true && killall Finder

License

CC0

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